Lubna Azabal
Known for: Acting
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 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
Series
Pompeii: Out of Time with Tom Hiddleston
Julia Felix
2026
Film
Incendies
Nawal
2010
Film
Body of Lies
Aisha's Sister Cala
2008
Series
The Crimson Rivers
Sabrina Harel
2018
Series
The Little Drummer Girl
Fatmeh Al-Khadar
2018
Series
The Traveller
Claire Elgouarch
2019
Series
Ganglands
Anissa
2021
Film
Mary Magdalene
Susannah
2018
Series
The Honourable Woman
Atika Halibi
2014
Series
The Collapse
Sofia Desmarest
2019
Film
Hot Water
Layla
2026
Series
Accusé
Samia
2015
Series
Trepalium
Lisbeth
2016
Film
Pure fiction
1998
Film
Paradise Now
Suha
2005
Film
Coriolanus
First Citizen (Tamora)
2011
Series
The Frozen Dead
Elizabeth Ferney
2017
Series
Banking District
Luna
2017
Film
The Blue Caftan
Mina
2023
Film
Above the Law
Lucie Tesla
2017
Film
Exiles
Naima
2004
Series
Cheyenne & Lola
Rachida
2020
Film
Maldoror
Mme Santos
2024
Film
For My Country
Nadia
2023
Malin Fors
Film
Rebel
Leila
2022
Series
Occupation
Aliya Nabil
2009
Film
Simone: Woman of the Century
Hafsia Hamdad
2022
Film
Adam
Abla
2019
Film
A Turkish case
Faïza Benseddik
2026
Film
Buğday
Beatrice
2017
Film
I Am Slave
Haleema
2010
Film
A Bluebird in My Heart
Nadia
2018
Film
Lockdown
Farah
2018
Film
Hellhole
Samira
2019
Film
Rabia
Madame
2024
Film
A Day in the Life of French Cinema
Self
2002
Series
Ardennes
Anna Charou
2025
Film
Tel Aviv on Fire
Tala
2018
Film
Far Away
Sarah
2001
Film
Champion
Gloria
2022
Film
Here
Gadarine Nazarian
2011
Film
Free Men
Warba Shlimane alias Leila
2011
Film
Comme les 5 doigts de la main
Amel Zeroual
2010
Film
The Love
Fatima Zahwani
2022
Film
Amal
Amal
2024
Film
Changing Times
Nadia
2004
Film
Joaquin Phoenix: An Actor of Extremes
Self - Actress
2024
Film
My Revolution
Samia
2016
Film
Lola Pater
Malika
2017
Film
Goodbye Morocco
Dounia
2013
Film
Somewhere in Love
Norah
2024
Film
Aram
Méliné
2002
Film
Les siestes Grenadine
Mabrouka
1999
Film
Betelgeuse
Sarah
2016
Film
Ustica: The Missing Paper
Valja
2016
Film
Rock the Casbah
Kenza
2013
Film
24 Bars
Helly
2007
Film
Sisters
Angela Di Biaggio
2009
Film
You Promised Me the Sea
Rabia
2023
Film
L'école des espions
Anne-Sophie de Noblecourt
2024
Film
Headwinds
La mère de Yamine
2011
Film
Viva Algeria
Goucem
2004
Film
The Marchers
Kheira
2013
Film
Catch the Wind
Nadia
2017
Film
A Minute of Sun Less
2003
Film
Sofia
Leila
2018
Film
Light Thereafter
Soumaya
2017
Film
Life Suits Me Well
Rita
2021
Film
25 Degrees in Winter
Loubna
2004
Film
Strangers
Rana Sweid
2007
Malika
2026
Film
Suicide Club
Anita
2021
Film
Almost Peaceful
Jacqueline
2002
Film
L'île des esclaves
2006
Film
Des blessures invisibles
Larivière
2024
Le Donne della Vucciria
2013
Film
Bajo el mismo cielo
Fathia
2009
Film
Ruby Is Dead
Alice Tanner
2017
Film
Une chaîne pour deux
Corinne
2008
Film
Occupation
Aliya Nabil
2009
Film
Echo
Carole
2007
Film
Tout le monde descend
Leila El Fassi
2011