Lubna Azabal
Born
August 15, 1973 (age 52)
Birthplace
Bruxelles, Belgium

Lubna Azabal

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 recent 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.

Movies

Rabia
Rabia
2024 ★ 6.5
Madame
Maldoror
Maldoror
2024 ★ 6.5
Mme Santos
Somewhere in Love
Somewhere in Love
2024 ★ 6.3
Norah
L'école des espions
L'école des espions
2024 ★ 6.0
Anne-Sophie de Noblecourt
Des blessures invisibles
Des blessures invisibles
2024 ★ 6.4
Larivière
Amal
Amal
2024 ★ 7.7
Amal
You Promised Me the Sea
You Promised Me the Sea
2023 ★ 5.6
Rabia
The Blue Caftan
The Blue Caftan
2023 ★ 7.3
Mina
For My Country
For My Country
2023 ★ 6.1
Nadia
The Love
The Love
2022 ★ 6.4
Fatima Zahwani
Simone: Woman of the Century
Simone: Woman of the Century
2022 ★ 7.9
Hafsia Hamdad
Rebel
Rebel
2022 ★ 7.9
Leila
Champion
Champion
2022 ★ 6.6
Gloria
Life Suits Me Well
Life Suits Me Well
2021 ★ 6.3
Rita
Suicide Club
Suicide Club
2021 ★ 7.0
Anita
Adam
Adam
2019 ★ 6.9
Abla
Hellhole
Hellhole
2019 ★ 3.8
Samira
Lockdown
Lockdown
2018 ★ 6.0
Farah
Sofia
Sofia
2018 ★ 6.2
Leila
Tel Aviv on Fire
Tel Aviv on Fire
2018 ★ 6.7
Tala
Mary Magdalene
Mary Magdalene
2018 ★ 6.3
Susannah
A Bluebird in My Heart
A Bluebird in My Heart
2018 ★ 5.9
Nadia
Above the Law
Above the Law
2017 ★ 5.9
Lucie Tesla
Buğday
Buğday
2017 ★ 5.8
Beatrice
Catch the Wind
Catch the Wind
2017 ★ 5.9
Nadia
Lola Pater
Lola Pater
2017 ★ 6.0
Malika
Ruby Is Dead
Ruby Is Dead
2017 ★ 5.4
Alice Tanner
Light Thereafter
Light Thereafter
2017 ★ 7.0
Soumaya
Betelgeuse
Betelgeuse
2016 ★ 5.0
Sarah
My Revolution
My Revolution
2016 ★ 5.8
Samia
Ustica: The Missing Paper
Ustica: The Missing Paper
2016 ★ 5.5
Valja
The Marchers
The Marchers
2013 ★ 6.3
Kheira
Rock the Casbah
Rock the Casbah
2013 ★ 6.3
Kenza
Le Donne della Vucciria
Le Donne della Vucciria
2013 ★ 5.0
Goodbye Morocco
Goodbye Morocco
2013 ★ 4.8
Dounia
Headwinds
Headwinds
2011 ★ 5.8
La mère de Yamine
Free Men
Free Men
2011 ★ 5.6
Warba Shlimane alias Leila
Tout le monde descend
Tout le monde descend
2011
Leila El Fassi
Coriolanus
Coriolanus
2011 ★ 5.8
First Citizen (Tamora)
Here
Here
2011 ★ 5.0
Gadarine Nazarian
Incendies
Incendies
2010 ★ 8.1
Nawal
I Am Slave
I Am Slave
2010 ★ 6.1
Haleema
Comme les 5 doigts de la main
Comme les 5 doigts de la main
2010 ★ 6.2
Amel Zeroual
Sisters
Sisters
2009 ★ 5.3
Angela Di Biaggio
Bajo el mismo cielo
Bajo el mismo cielo
2009 ★ 2.0
Fathia
Occupation
Occupation
2009 ★ 7.8
Aliya Nabil
Body of Lies
Body of Lies
2008 ★ 6.6
Aisha's Sister Cala
Une chaîne pour deux
Une chaîne pour deux
2008
Corinne
24 Bars
24 Bars
2007 ★ 3.2
Helly
Strangers
Strangers
2007 ★ 5.8
Rana Sweid
Echo
Echo
2007 ★ 3.0
Carole
L'île des esclaves
L'île des esclaves
2006
Paradise Now
Paradise Now
2005 ★ 6.9
Suha
Changing Times
Changing Times
2004 ★ 5.4
Nadia
Exiles
Exiles
2004 ★ 6.0
Naima
25 Degrees in Winter
25 Degrees in Winter
2004 ★ 5.0
Loubna
Viva Algeria
Viva Algeria
2004 ★ 5.5
Goucem
A Minute of Sun Less
A Minute of Sun Less
2003
Almost Peaceful
Almost Peaceful
2002 ★ 5.4
Jacqueline
Aram
Aram
2002 ★ 5.4
Méliné
Far Away
Far Away
2001 ★ 5.5
Sarah
Les siestes Grenadine
Les siestes Grenadine
1999
Mabrouka
Pure fiction
Pure fiction
1998
Malika
Malika

TV Series