Lubna Azabal

Lubna Azabal is known for acting, with films including Incendies, Body of Lies, Mary Magdalene. Browse the full filmography and find where to stream on sseenn.

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

• Incendies (2010)
• Body of Lies (2008)
• Mary Magdalene (2018)
• Paradise Now (2005)
• Coriolanus (2011)
• Exiles (2004)
• Above the Law (2017)
• Maldoror (2024)
• Adam (2019)
• Simone: Woman of the Century (2022)
• A Bluebird in My Heart (2018)
• Rebel (2022)
• The Blue Caftan (2023)
• Headwinds (2011)
• For My Country (2023)
• Comme les 5 doigts de la main (2010)
• Tel Aviv on Fire (2018)
• The Marchers (2013)