Lubna Azabal
Actor
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.
Filmography
Incendies
as Nawal 2010
Mary Magdalene
as Susannah 2018
Coriolanus
as First Citizen (Tamora) 2011
Simone: Woman of the Century
as Hafsia Hamdad 2022
Paradise Now
as Suha 2005
The Blue Caftan
as Mina 2023
A Bluebird in My Heart
as Nadia 2018
Headwinds
as La mère de Yamine 2011
Above the Law
as Lucie Tesla 2017
Tel Aviv on Fire
as Tala 2018
Comme les 5 doigts de la main
as Amel Zeroual 2010
Maldoror
as Mme Santos 2024
Adam
as Abla 2019
The Marchers
as Kheira 2013
For My Country
as Nadia 2023
Rebel
as Leila 2022