Nome di nascita: Lubna Azabal
Data di nascita: 1973-08-15
Luogo di nascita: Brussels metropolitan area, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Dettagli
Nomi alternativi: לובנה אזאבל, 루브나 아자발
Caratteristiche fisiche: N/A
Carriera
Prime apparizioni:
Ruoli più importanti: - Paradise Now (2005) come Suha
- Body of Lies (2008) come Aisha's Sister Cala
- Somewhere in Love (2024) come Norah
- Echo (2007) come Carole
- Almost Peaceful (2002) come Jacqueline
- Changing Times (2004) come Nadia
- Suicide Club (2021) come Anita
- Far Away (2001) come Sarah
- Comme les 5 doigts de la main (2010) come Amel Zeroual
- Incendies (2010) come Nawal
Punti salienti della carriera: - Paradise Now (2005)
- Body of Lies (2008)
- Somewhere in Love (2024)
- Echo (2007)
- Almost Peaceful (2002)
- Changing Times (2004)
- Suicide Club (2021)
- Far Away (2001)
- Comme les 5 doigts de la main (2010)
- Incendies (2010)
Premi
Premi: - Nominated for 1 Prix Michel Simon - Best Actress (2001)
- Won Best Actress (2007)
- Won EFP Shooting Star (2004)
- Won Genie - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (2011)
- Won Most Promising Actress (2007)
- Won Jutra - Best Actress (2011)
- Won Golden Space Needle Award - Best Performance (2023)
- Won Best Actress - Best Actress (2022)
- Won Special Mention (2010)
- Won VFCC Award - Best Actress in a Canadian Film (2011)
- Won Special Mention - International Competition (2020)
- Won Best Actress - Best Actress (2023)
- Won Magritte Award - Best Actress (Meilleure actrice) (2025)
- Won Magritte Award - Best Actress (Meilleure actrice) (2024)
- Nominated for 1 Magritte Award - Best Actress (Meilleure actrice) (2023)
- Nominated for 1 Magritte Award - Best Actress (Meilleure actrice) (2022)
- Nominated for 1 Magritte Award - Best Actress (Meilleure actrice) (2020)
- Won Prix D'Interpretation Feminine - Best Actress (2022)
- Won Días de Cine Award - Best International Actress (2025)
- Nominated for 1 The Critics Awards for Arab Films Award - Best Actress (2020)
Biografia completa
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 recent 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.
