

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…
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The Little Drummer Girl
2018 • TV
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Incendies
2010 • Movie
Nawal

The Crimson Rivers
2018 • TV
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Ganglands
2021 • TV
Anissa

Body of Lies
2008 • Movie
Aisha's Sister Cala

The Traveller
2019 • TV
Claire Elgouarch

The Honourable Woman
2014 • TV
Atika Halibi

Mary Magdalene
2018 • Movie
Susannah

Occupation
2009 • TV
Aliya Nabil

Coriolanus
2011 • Movie
First Citizen (Tamora)
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