Cast & creator
Lubna Azabal
Best known for Incendies, The Crimson Rivers, The Little Drummer Girl
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.
Also known as: לובנה אזאבל, 루브나 아자발
68
film credits
15
television credits
83
1998–2026 · acting roles
6.2
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (83)
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Incendies
Nawal
2010
The Crimson Rivers
Sabrina Harel
2018
The Little Drummer Girl
Fatmeh Al-Khadar
2018
Pompeii: Out of Time with Tom Hiddleston
Julia Felix
2026
Body of Lies
Aisha's Sister Cala
2008
The Traveller
Claire Elgouarch
2019
The Honourable Woman
Atika Halibi
2014
Ganglands
Anissa
2021
Accusé
Samia
2015
The Frozen Dead
Elizabeth Ferney
2017
Mary Magdalene
Susannah
2018
The Collapse
Sofia Desmarest
2019
Paradise Now
Suha
2005
Simone: Woman of the Century
Hafsia Hamdad
2022
Maldoror
Mme Santos
2024
Hot Water
Layla
2026
Trepalium
Lisbeth
2016
Occupation
Aliya Nabil
2009
Rebel
Leila
2022
The Blue Caftan
Mina
2023
Cheyenne & Lola
Rachida
2020Malin Fors
Coriolanus
First Citizen (Tamora)
2011
Above the Law
Lucie Tesla
2017
The Marchers
Kheira
2013
Buğday
Beatrice
2017
Changing Times
Nadia
2004
Banking District
Luna
2017
Ardennes
Anna Charou
2025
Here
Gadarine Nazarian
2011
A Day in the Life of French Cinema
Self
2002
Exiles
Naima
2004
A Bluebird in My Heart
Nadia
2018
Adam
Abla
2019
For My Country
Nadia
2023
25 Degrees in Winter
Loubna
2004
Comme les 5 doigts de la main
Amel Zeroual
2010
Rock the Casbah
Kenza
2013
Amal
Amal
2024
Pure fiction
1998
Tel Aviv on Fire
Tala
2018
Ruby Is Dead
Alice Tanner
2017
You Promised Me the Sea
Rabia
2023
Almost Peaceful
Jacqueline
2002
Joaquin Phoenix: An Actor of Extremes
Self - Actress
2024
I Am Slave
Haleema
2010
Strangers
Rana Sweid
2007
Free Men
Warba Shlimane alias Leila
2011
Lockdown
Farah
2018
Betelgeuse
Sarah
2016
Hellhole
Samira
2019
Rabia
Madame
2024
Ustica: The Missing Paper
Valja
2016
L'école des espions
Anne-Sophie de Noblecourt
2024
A Turkish Case
Faïza Benseddik
2026
Somewhere in Love
Norah
2024
Far Away
Sarah
2001
Headwinds
La mère de Yamine
2011
Champion
Gloria
2022
My Revolution
Samia
2016
Lola Pater
Malika
2017
Sofia
Leila
2018
Light Thereafter
Soumaya
2017
Catch the Wind
Nadia
2017
Sisters
Angela Di Biaggio
2009
Une chaîne pour deux
Corinne
2008
Goodbye Morocco
Dounia
2013
Bajo el mismo cielo
Fathia
2009Le Donne della Vucciria
2013
A Minute of Sun Less
2003Malika
2026
Les siestes Grenadine
Mabrouka
1999
Tout le monde descend
Leila El Fassi
2011
Life Suits Me Well
Rita
2021
Echo
Carole
2007
L'île des esclaves
2006
Occupation
Aliya Nabil
2009
24 Bars
Helly
2007
The Love
Fatima Zahwani
2022
Aram
Méliné
2002
Viva Algeria
Goucem
2004
Des blessures invisibles
Larivière
2024
Suicide Club
Anita
2021