Lubna Azabal
Acting
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.
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Filmography of
Lubna Azabal
Mme Santos
... 2025
Madame
... 2024
Norah
... 2024
Anne-Sophie de Noblecourt
... 2024
Larivière
... 2024
Self - Actress
... 2024
Amal
... 2024
Rabia
... 2023
Mina
... 2023
Nadia
... 2023
Fatima Zahwani
... 2022
Hafsia Hamdad
... 2022
Leila
... 2022
Gloria
... 2022
Rita
... 2021
Anita
... 2021
Abla
... 2019
Samira
... 2019
Farah
... 2018
Leila
... 2018
Tala
... 2018
Susannah
... 2018
Nadia
... 2018
Lucie Tesla
... 2017
Beatrice
... 2017
Nadia
... 2017
Malika
... 2017
Alice Tanner
... 2017
Soumaya
... 2017
Sarah
... 2016
Samia
... 2016
... 2016
Kheira
... 2013
Kenza
... 2013
... 2013
Dounia
... 2013
La mère de Yamine
... 2011
Warba Shlimane alias Leila
... 2011
Leila El Fassi
... 2011
First Citizen (Tamora)
... 2011
Gadarine Nazarian
... 2011
Nawal
... 2010
Haleema
... 2010
Amel Zeroual
... 2010
Angela Di Biaggio
... 2009
Fathia
... 2009
Aliya Nabil
... 2009
Aisha's Sister Cala
... 2008
Corinne
... 2008
Helly
... 2007
Rana Sweid
... 2007
Carole
... 2007
... 2006
Suha
... 2005
Nadia
... 2004
Naima
... 2004
Loubna
... 2004
Goucem
... 2004
... 2003
Jacqueline
... 2002
Méliné
... 2002
... 2002
Sarah
... 2001
Mabrouka
... 1999
... 1998