Lubna Azabal
Known for Acting · 83 credits
- Born
- 1973-08-15 (age 52)
- Place of birth
- Bruxelles, Belgium
- Also known as
- לובנה אזאבל · 루브나 아자발
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.
Known For
TV Shows (15)
The Crimson Rivers
2018
as Sabrina Harel
The Little Drummer Girl
2018
as Fatmeh Al-Khadar
Ganglands
2021
as Anissa
The Traveller
2019
as Claire Elgouarch
Cheyenne & Lola
2020
as Rachida
The Honourable Woman
2014
as Atika Halibi
Occupation
2009
as Aliya Nabil
The Frozen Dead
2017
as Elizabeth Ferney
Trepalium
2016
as Lisbeth
Banking District
2017
as Luna
Accusé
2015
as Samia
Malin Fors
Surviving Pompeii with Tom Hiddleston
as Julia Felix
The Collapse
2019
as Sofia Desmarest
Ardennes
2025
as Anna Charou
Movies (68)
Incendies
2010
as Nawal
Body of Lies
2008
as Aisha's Sister Cala
Coriolanus
2011
as First Citizen (Tamora)
Mary Magdalene
2018
as Susannah
Here
2011
as Gadarine Nazarian
Buğday
2017
as Beatrice
The Blue Caftan
2023
as Mina
Simone: Woman of the Century
2022
as Hafsia Hamdad
Paradise Now
2005
as Suha
A Day in the Life of French Cinema
2002
as Self
Rebel
2022
as Leila
A Bluebird in My Heart
2018
as Nadia
Maldoror
2024
as Mme Santos
For My Country
2023
as Nadia
Tel Aviv on Fire
2018
as Tala
Light Thereafter
2017
as Soumaya
Above the Law
2017
as Lucie Tesla
Goodbye Morocco
2013
as Dounia
Almost Peaceful
2002
as Jacqueline
Comme les 5 doigts de la main
2010
as Amel Zeroual
Aram
2002
as Méliné
Rabia
2024
as Madame
Hot Water
2026
as Layla
Hellhole
2019
as Samira
Rock the Casbah
2013
as Kenza
Joaquin Phoenix: An Actor of Extremes
2024
as Self - Actress
The Marchers
2013
as Kheira
The Love
2022
as Fatima Zahwani
Somewhere in Love
2024
as Norah
Lola Pater
2017
as Malika
Adam
2019
as Abla
Changing Times
2004
as Nadia
I Am Slave
2010
as Haleema
Headwinds
2011
as La mère de Yamine
24 Bars
2007
as Helly
Les siestes Grenadine
1999
as Mabrouka
You Promised Me the Sea
2023
as Rabia
Ustica: The Missing Paper
2016
as Valja
Exiles
2004
as Naima
My Revolution
2016
as Samia
Une chaîne pour deux
2008
as Corinne
Occupation
2009
as Aliya Nabil
Free Men
2011
as Warba Shlimane alias Leila
Life Suits Me Well
2021
as Rita
Viva Algeria
2004
as Goucem
Sofia
2018
as Leila
Sisters
2009
as Angela Di Biaggio
Amal
2024
as Amal
Far Away
2001
as Sarah
Ruby Is Dead
2017
as Alice Tanner
Malika
25 Degrees in Winter
2004
as Loubna
Strangers
2007
as Rana Sweid
A Turkish case
2026
as Faïza Benseddik
Des blessures invisibles
2024
as Larivière
Tout le monde descend
2011
as Leila El Fassi
Pure fiction
1998
Champion
2022
as Gloria
Catch the Wind
2017
as Nadia
L'école des espions
2024
as Anne-Sophie de Noblecourt
Lockdown
2018
as Farah
A Minute of Sun Less
2003
Echo
2007
as Carole
L'île des esclaves
2006
Suicide Club
2021
as Anita
Betelgeuse
2016
as Sarah
Bajo el mismo cielo
2009
as Fathia
Le Donne della Vucciria
2013
About 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-winn… With 83 credits spanning from 1998 to 2026, Lubna Azabal has appeared in 68 films and 15 TV shows.
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Most Popular Lubna Azabal Movies
- Incendies (2010) — as Nawal
- Body of Lies (2008) — as Aisha's Sister Cala
- Coriolanus (2011) — as First Citizen (Tamora)
- Mary Magdalene (2018) — as Susannah
- Here (2011) — as Gadarine Nazarian
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