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.
2024
as Madame
2024
as Mme Santos
2024
as Norah
2024
as Anne-Sophie de Noblecourt
2024
as Larivière
2024
as Self - Actress
2024
as Amal
2023
as Rabia
2023
as Mina
2023
as Nadia
2022
as Fatima Zahwani
2022
as Hafsia Hamdad
2022
as Leila
2022
as Gloria
2021
as Rita
2021
as Anita
2021
as Anissa
2020
as Maître Rachida
2019
as Sofia Desmarest
2019
as Abla
2019
as Claire Elgouarch
2019
as Samira
2018
as Sabrina Harel
2018
as Fatmeh Al-Khadar
2018
as Farah
2018
as Leila
2018
as Tala
2018
as Susannah
2018
as Nadia
2017
as Lucie Tesla
2017
as Beatrice
2017
as Luna
2017
as Nadia
2017
as Malika
2017
as Alice Tanner
2017
as Soumaya
2017
as Elizabeth Ferney
2016
as Sarah
2016
as Samia
2016
as Valja
2016
as Lisbeth
2015
as Samia
2014
as Atika Halibi
2013
as Kheira
2013
as Kenza
2013
2013
as Dounia
2011
as La mère de Yamine
2011
as Warba Shlimane alias Leila
2011
2011
as First Citizen (Tamora)
2011
as Gadarine Nazarian
2010
as Nawal
2010
as Haleema
2010
as Amel Zeroual
2009
as Angela Di Biaggio
2009
as Crista
2009
as Fathia
2009
as Aliya Nabil
2009
as Aliya Nabil
2008
as Aisha's Sister Cala
2008
as Corinne
2007
as Helly
2007
as Rana Sweid
2007
as Carole
2005
as Suha
2004
as Nadia
2004
as Loubna
2004
as Naima
2004
as Goucem
2003
2002
as Jacqueline
2002
as Méliné
2002
as Self
2001
as Sarah
1999
as Mabrouka
1998