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Lubna Azabal
Bruxelles, Belgium
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…
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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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2026
Malika
Movie
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2026
Pompeii: Out of Time with Tom Hiddleston
TV show Julia Felix
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2026
A Turkish Case
Movie Faïza Benseddik
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2026
Hot Water
Movie Layla
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2025
Ardennes
TV show Anna Charou
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2024
Rabia
Movie Madame
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2024
Maldoror
Movie Mme Santos
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2024
Somewhere in Love
Movie Norah
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2024
L'école des espions
Movie Anne-Sophie de Noblecourt
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2024
Des blessures invisibles
Movie Larivière
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2024
Joaquin Phoenix: An Actor of Extremes
Movie Self - Actress
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2024
Amal
Movie Amal
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2023
You Promised Me the Sea
Movie Rabia
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2023
The Blue Caftan
Movie Mina
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2023
For My Country
Movie Nadia
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2022
The Love
Movie Fatima Zahwani
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2022
Simone: Woman of the Century
Movie Hafsia Hamdad
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2022
Rebel
Movie Leila
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2022
Champion
Movie Gloria
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2021
Life Suits Me Well
Movie Rita
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2021
Suicide Club
Movie Anita
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2021
Ganglands
TV show Anissa
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2020
Cheyenne & Lola
TV show Rachida
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2019
The Collapse
TV show Sofia Desmarest
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2019
Adam
Movie Abla
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2019
The Traveller
TV show Claire Elgouarch
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2019
Hellhole
Movie Samira
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2018
The Crimson Rivers
TV show Sabrina Harel
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2018
The Little Drummer Girl
TV show Fatmeh Al-Khadar
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2018
Lockdown
Movie Farah
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2018
Sofia
Movie Leila
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2018
Tel Aviv on Fire
Movie Tala
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2018
Mary Magdalene
Movie Susannah
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2018
A Bluebird in My Heart
Movie Nadia
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2017
Above the Law
Movie Lucie Tesla
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2017
Buğday
Movie Beatrice
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2017
Banking District
TV show Luna
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2017
Catch the Wind
Movie Nadia
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2017
Lola Pater
Movie Malika
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2017
Ruby Is Dead
Movie Alice Tanner
