Lubna Azabal
Born
August 15, 1973 (51 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Bruxelles, Belgium
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.
Maldoror
Mme Santos
2025
Rabia
Madame
2024
Somewhere in Love
Norah
2024
L'école des espions
Anne-Sophie de Noblecourt
2024
Des blessures invisibles
Larivière
2024
Joaquin Phoenix: An Actor of Extremes
Self - Actress
2024
Amal
Amal
2024
You Promised Me the Sea
Rabia
2023
The Blue Caftan
Mina
2023
For My Country
Nadia
2023
The Love
Fatima Zahwani
2022
Simone: Woman of the Century
Hafsia Hamdad
2022
Rebel
Leila
2022
Champion
Gloria
2022
Life Suits Me Well
Rita
2021
Suicide Club
Anita
2021
Ganglands
Anissa · (5 episodes)
2021
Cheyenne & Lola
Rachida · (8 episodes)
2020
The Collapse
Sofia Desmarest · (2 episodes)
2019
Adam
Abla
2019
The Traveller
Claire Elgouarch · (1 episode)
2019
Hellhole
Samira
2019
The Crimson Rivers
Sabrina Harel · (1 episode)
2018
The Little Drummer Girl
Fatmeh Al-Khadar · (4 episodes)
2018
Lockdown
Farah
2018
Sofia
Leila
2018
Tel Aviv on Fire
Tala
2018
Mary Magdalene
Susannah
2018
A Bluebird in My Heart
Nadia
2018
Above the Law
Lucie Tesla
2017
Buğday
Beatrice
2017
Banking District
Luna · (6 episodes)
2017
Catch the Wind
Nadia
2017
Lola Pater
Malika
2017
Ruby Is Dead
Alice Tanner
2017
Light Thereafter
Soumaya
2017
The Frozen Dead
Elizabeth Ferney · (6 episodes)
2017
Betelgeuse
Sarah
2016
My Revolution
Samia
2016
Ustica: The Missing Paper
Valja
2016
Trepalium
Lisbeth · (6 episodes)
2016
Accusé
Samia · (1 episode)
2015
The Honourable Woman
Atika Halibi · (8 episodes)
2014
The Marchers
Kheira
2013
Rock the Casbah
Kenza
2013
Le Donne della Vucciria
2013
Goodbye Morocco
Dounia
2013
Headwinds
La mère de Yamine
2011
Free Men
Warba Shlimane alias Leila
2011
Tout le monde descend
2011
Coriolanus
First Citizen (Tamora)
2011
Here
Gadarine Nazarian
2011
Incendies
Nawal
2010
I Am Slave
Haleema
2010
Comme les 5 doigts de la main
Amel Zeroual
2010
Sisters
Angela Di Biaggio
2009
Bajo el mismo cielo
Fathia
2009
Occupation
Aliya Nabil · (3 episodes)
2009
Occupation
Aliya Nabil
2009
Body of Lies
Aisha's Sister Cala
2008
Une chaîne pour deux
Corinne
2008
24 Bars
Helly
2007
Strangers
Rana Sweid
2007
Echo
Carole
2007
L'île des esclaves
2006
Paradise Now
Suha
2005
Changing Times
Nadia
2004
25 Degrees in Winter
Loubna
2004
Exiles
Naima
2004
Viva Algeria
Goucem
2004
A Minute of Sun Less
2003
Almost Peaceful
Jacqueline
2002
Aram
Méliné
2002
A Day in the Life of French Cinema
Self
2002
Far Away
Sarah
2001
Les siestes Grenadine
Mabrouka
1999
Pure fiction
1998
Tomahawk Springs
Ardennes
Anna Charou · (1 episode)