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.
2010 • Movie
2018 • TV
2023 • Movie
2005 • Movie
2021 • Movie
2021 • TV
as Nawal
as Rabia
as Suha
as Rita
as Kenza
as Aliya Nabil
as Mme Santos
as Mina
as Kheira
as Beatrice
as Fatima Zahwani
as Nadia
as Mabrouka
as Aisha's Sister Cala
as Susannah
as First Citizen (Tamora)
as Anne-Sophie de Noblecourt
as Madame
as La mère de Yamine
as Naima
as Sabrina Harel
1 episodes
as Anissa
5 episodes
as Fatmeh Al-Khadar
4 episodes
as Claire Elgouarch
1 episodes
as Sofia Desmarest
2 episodes
as Atika Halibi
8 episodes
as Samia
1 episodes
as Lisbeth
6 episodes
as Elizabeth Ferney
6 episodes
as Luna
6 episodes
as Aliya Nabil
3 episodes
as Rachida
8 episodes
as Anna Charou
1 episodes
1 episodes
