Lubna Azabal
Born August 15, 1973 (Age: 52)
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Bruxelles, 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.
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.
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Filmography
Rabia
2024
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as Madame
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Age: 51
Somewhere in Love
2024
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as Norah
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Age: 51
Ustica: The Missing Paper
2016
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as Valja
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Age: 42
Free Men
2011
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as Warba Shlimane alias Leila
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Age: 38
Coriolanus
2011
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as First Citizen (Tamora)
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Age: 37
Incendies
2010
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as Nawal
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Age: 37
Body of Lies
2008
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as Aisha's Sister Cala
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Age: 35
L'île des esclaves
2006
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as
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Age: 33
Paradise Now
2005
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as Suha
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Age: 32
A Day in the Life of French Cinema
2002
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as Self
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Age: 28
Pure fiction
1998
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Age: 25