Lubna Azabal
Biography
Lubna Azabal is a Belgian actress, born in Brussels to a Moroccan father and a Spanish mother. After studing at the Conservatoire royal of Brussels, she began a theatrical career in Belgium. In 1997, she took her first film role when Belgian film-maker Vincent Lannoo chose her to act beside Olivier Gourmet in his short film J'adore le cinéma. She performs in both French and Arabic films. She was raised trilingual (French, Spanish and Berber). She also speaks fluent English and Arabic. Her most widely known role is in the 2005 Golden Globe-winning Palestinian political thriller, Paradise Now. She can also be spotted in a smaller role in Ridley Scott's film Body of Lies. Azabal won the Black Pearl Award 2010 (Abu Dhabi Film Festival) for Best Actress for her role in the film Incendies. She also won the Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role at the 31st Genie Awards.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Paradise Now
as Suha
2005
Body of Lies
as Aisha's Sister Cala
2008
Somewhere in Love
as Norah
2024
Echo
as Carole
2007
Almost Peaceful
as Jacqueline
2002
Changing Times
as Nadia
2004
Suicide Club
as Anita
2021
Far Away
as Sarah
2001
Comme les 5 doigts de la main
as Amel Zeroual
2010
Incendies
as Nawal
2010
Exiles
as Naima
2004
Headwinds
as La mère de Yamine
2011
I Am Slave
as Haleema
2010
Betelgeuse
as Sarah
2016
24 Bars
as Helly
2007
A Minute of Sun Less
2003
Free Men
as Warba Shlimane alias Leila
2011
L'école des espions
as Anne-Sophie de Noblecourt
2024
25 Degrees in Winter
as Loubna
2004
Coriolanus
as First Citizen (Tamora)
2011
TV Appearances
Occupation
as Aliya Nabil
2009
The Honourable Woman
as Atika Halibi
2014
Ganglands
as Anissa
2021
Trepalium
as Lisbeth
2016
Banking District
as Luna
2017
The Frozen Dead
as Elizabeth Ferney
2017
Accusé
as Samia
2015
The Crimson Rivers
as Sabrina Harel
2018
The Little Drummer Girl
as Fatmeh Al-Khadar
2018
Cheyenne & Lola
as Rachida
2020
The Collapse
as Sofia Desmarest
2019
The Traveller
as Claire Elgouarch
2019