Lubna Azabal
1973-08-15 ( 51 years old ) in 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.

Movies

Maldoror 2025-01-15
Rabia 2024-11-27
Amal 2024-04-17
For My Country 2023-02-08
The Love 2022-10-13
Rebel 2022-08-31
Champion 2022-08-19
Suicide Club 2021-10-27
Adam 2019-10-18
Hellhole 2019-03-20
Lockdown 2018-09-09
Sofia 2018-09-05
Mary Magdalene 2018-03-15
Above the Law 2017-12-06
Buğday 2017-11-24
Catch the Wind 2017-11-08
Lola Pater 2017-08-09
Ruby Is Dead 2017-06-07
Betelgeuse 2016-10-01
My Revolution 2016-08-03
The Marchers 2013-11-27
Headwinds 2011-12-14
Free Men 2011-09-28
Coriolanus 2011-02-14
Here 2011-01-21
Incendies 2010-09-17
I Am Slave 2010-09-14
Sisters 2009-12-16
Occupation 2009-06-15
Body of Lies 2008-10-09
24 Bars 2007-12-05
Strangers 2007-06-06
Echo 2007-01-27
Paradise Now 2005-09-07
Changing Times 2004-12-08
Exiles 2004-05-19
Viva Algeria 2004-04-07
Aram 2002-11-27
Far Away 2001-08-29
Pure fiction 1998-11-04