Lubna Azabal

Lubna Azabal

Acting
Born 1973-08-15Bruxelles, Belgium

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 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 (68)

Incendies
8.1

Incendies

2010Movie8.1
Body of Lies
6.6

Body of Lies

2008Movie6.6
Coriolanus
5.8

Coriolanus

2011Movie5.8
Mary Magdalene
6.3

Mary Magdalene

2018Movie6.3
Hot Water
3.0

Hot Water

2026Movie3.0
Simone: Woman of the Century
7.9

Simone: Woman of the Century

2022Movie7.9
Pure fiction
7.0

Pure fiction

1998Movie7.0
Paradise Now
6.9

Paradise Now

2005Movie6.9
The Blue Caftan
7.2

The Blue Caftan

2023Movie7.2
A Turkish Case
7.3

A Turkish Case

2026Movie7.3
Lockdown
6.0

Lockdown

2018Movie6.0
Maldoror
6.4

Maldoror

2024Movie6.4
Hellhole
3.8

Hellhole

2019Movie3.8
Above the Law
5.9

Above the Law

2017Movie5.9
Here
5.0

Here

2011Movie5.0
Headwinds
5.7

Headwinds

2011Movie5.7
Buğday
5.8

Buğday

2017Movie5.8
Rebel
7.7

Rebel

2022Movie7.7
Tel Aviv on Fire
6.7

Tel Aviv on Fire

2018Movie6.7
I Am Slave
6.1

I Am Slave

2010Movie6.1
Adam
7.0

Adam

2019Movie7.0
Far Away
5.8

Far Away

2001Movie5.8
Light Thereafter
7.8

Light Thereafter

2017Movie7.8
For My Country
6.2

For My Country

2023Movie6.2
A Bluebird in My Heart
5.9

A Bluebird in My Heart

2018Movie5.9
Champion
6.6

Champion

2022Movie6.6
Exiles
6.1

Exiles

2004Movie6.1
Les siestes Grenadine
10.0

Les siestes Grenadine

1999Movie10.0
Rabia
6.3

Rabia

2024Movie6.3
Almost Peaceful
5.7

Almost Peaceful

2002Movie5.7
Occupation
7.8

Occupation

2009Movie7.8
Changing Times
5.6

Changing Times

2004Movie5.6
Free Men
5.6

Free Men

2011Movie5.6
Rock the Casbah
6.3

Rock the Casbah

2013Movie6.3
25 Degrees in Winter
5.4

25 Degrees in Winter

2004Movie5.4
Betelgeuse
5.0

Betelgeuse

2016Movie5.0
A Day in the Life of French Cinema
7.0

A Day in the Life of French Cinema

2002Movie7.0
Joaquin Phoenix: An Actor of Extremes
6.7

Joaquin Phoenix: An Actor of Extremes

2024Movie6.7
Aram
6.3

Aram

2002Movie6.3
Amal
7.6

Amal

2024Movie7.6
Comme les 5 doigts de la main
6.2

Comme les 5 doigts de la main

2010Movie6.2
The Love
6.5

The Love

2022Movie6.5
You Promised Me the Sea
5.7

You Promised Me the Sea

2023Movie5.7
Somewhere in Love
6.3

Somewhere in Love

2024Movie6.3
The Marchers
6.3

The Marchers

2013Movie6.3
Catch the Wind
6.0

Catch the Wind

2017Movie6.0
Goodbye Morocco
4.9

Goodbye Morocco

2013Movie4.9
Strangers
5.8

Strangers

2007Movie5.8
Tout le monde descend

Tout le monde descend

2011Movie
My Revolution
5.6

My Revolution

2016Movie5.6
Ustica: The Missing Paper
5.5

Ustica: The Missing Paper

2016Movie5.5
Life Suits Me Well
6.3

Life Suits Me Well

2021Movie6.3
Bajo el mismo cielo
2.0

Bajo el mismo cielo

2009Movie2.0
Des blessures invisibles
6.6

Des blessures invisibles

2024Movie6.6
Lola Pater
6.0

Lola Pater

2017Movie6.0
Viva Algeria
5.8

Viva Algeria

2004Movie5.8
Suicide Club
6.0

Suicide Club

2021Movie6.0
Malika

Malika

2026Movie
Sofia
6.2

Sofia

2018Movie6.2
Ruby Is Dead
5.4

Ruby Is Dead

2017Movie5.4
24 Bars
3.2

24 Bars

2007Movie3.2
L'école des espions
6.0

L'école des espions

2024Movie6.0
Sisters
5.2

Sisters

2009Movie5.2
L'île des esclaves

L'île des esclaves

2006Movie
Echo
3.0

Echo

2007Movie3.0
Une chaîne pour deux

Une chaîne pour deux

2008Movie
A Minute of Sun Less
9.0

A Minute of Sun Less

2003Movie9.0
Le Donne della Vucciria
5.0

Le Donne della Vucciria

2013Movie5.0

TV Shows (15)

Pompeii: Out of Time with Tom Hiddleston
7.5

Pompeii: Out of Time with Tom Hiddleston

2026Series7.5
The Crimson Rivers
6.6

The Crimson Rivers

2018Series6.6
Ganglands
7.1

Ganglands

2021Series7.1
The Traveller
7.0

The Traveller

2019Series7.0
The Little Drummer Girl
7.1

The Little Drummer Girl

2018Series7.1
The Collapse
7.9

The Collapse

2019Series7.9
Occupation

Occupation

2009Series
The Honourable Woman
7.3

The Honourable Woman

2014Series7.3
Accusé
7.5

Accusé

2015Series7.5
Trepalium
5.6

Trepalium

2016Series5.6
The Frozen Dead
6.3

The Frozen Dead

2017Series6.3
Ardennes

Ardennes

2025Series
Malin Fors

Malin Fors

Series
Banking District
5.9

Banking District

2017Series5.9
Cheyenne & Lola
6.9

Cheyenne & Lola

2020Series6.9