Lubna Azabal

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

81

Gender

Female

Birthday

1973-08-15 (52 years old)

Place of Birth

Bruxelles, Belgium

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 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.

Known For

  • Incendies

    Incendies

  • Coriolanus

    Coriolanus

  • The Love

    The Love

  • The Crimson Rivers

    The Crimson Rivers

  • Rabia

    Rabia

  • Paradise Now

    Paradise Now

  • The Traveller

    The Traveller

  • Viva Algeria

    Viva Algeria

  • Buğday

    Buğday

  • Goodbye Morocco

    Goodbye Morocco

  • Ganglands

    Ganglands

  • Strangers

    Strangers

  • Aram

    Aram

  • Mary Magdalene

    Mary Magdalene

  • Light Thereafter

    Light Thereafter

  • Exiles

    Exiles

  • The Little Drummer Girl

    The Little Drummer Girl

  • Sisters

    Sisters

  • Ardennes

    Ardennes

  • Maldoror

    Maldoror

  • Occupation

    Occupation

  • Body of Lies

    Body of Lies

  • The Marchers

    The Marchers

  • Above the Law

    Above the Law

  • My Revolution

    My Revolution

  • Here

    Here

  • Headwinds

    Headwinds

  • A Bluebird in My Heart

    A Bluebird in My Heart

  • The Honourable Woman

    The Honourable Woman

  • Comme les 5 doigts de la main

    Comme les 5 doigts de la main

  • Somewhere in Love

    Somewhere in Love

  • Une chaîne pour deux

    Une chaîne pour deux

  • Sofia

    Sofia

  • The Blue Caftan

    The Blue Caftan

  • Rock the Casbah

    Rock the Casbah

  • Almost Peaceful

    Almost Peaceful

  • Changing Times

    Changing Times

  • You Promised Me the Sea

    You Promised Me the Sea

  • Cheyenne & Lola

    Cheyenne & Lola

  • The Collapse

    The Collapse

  • Hot Water

    Hot Water

  • Life Suits Me Well

    Life Suits Me Well

  • L'école des espions

    L'école des espions

  • Tel Aviv on Fire

    Tel Aviv on Fire

  • Ruby Is Dead

    Ruby Is Dead

  • A Day in the Life of French Cinema

    A Day in the Life of French Cinema

  • Betelgeuse

    Betelgeuse

  • I Am Slave

    I Am Slave

  • Rebel

    Rebel

  • The Frozen Dead

    The Frozen Dead

  • Accusé

    Accusé

  • Catch the Wind

    Catch the Wind

  • For My Country

    For My Country

  • Trepalium

    Trepalium

  • Far Away

    Far Away

  • Joaquin Phoenix: An Actor of Extremes

    Joaquin Phoenix: An Actor of Extremes

  • Amal

    Amal

  • Banking District

    Banking District

  • Le Donne della Vucciria

    Le Donne della Vucciria

  • Free Men

    Free Men

  • A Minute of Sun Less

    A Minute of Sun Less

  • Les siestes Grenadine

    Les siestes Grenadine

  • Occupation

    Occupation

  • Bajo el mismo cielo

    Bajo el mismo cielo

  • Adam

    Adam

  • Simone: Woman of the Century

    Simone: Woman of the Century

  • Lola Pater

    Lola Pater

  • Pure fiction

    Pure fiction

  • Lockdown

    Lockdown

  • Hellhole

    Hellhole

  • Malin Fors

    Malin Fors

  • 25 Degrees in Winter

    25 Degrees in Winter

  • Echo

    Echo

  • Champion

    Champion

  • 24 Bars

    24 Bars

  • Ustica: The Missing Paper

    Ustica: The Missing Paper

  • L'île des esclaves

    L'île des esclaves

  • Des blessures invisibles

    Des blessures invisibles

  • Malika

    Malika

  • Suicide Club

    Suicide Club

  • Tout le monde descend

    Tout le monde descend