Lubna Azabal (born 15 August 1973) is a Belgian actress of Moroccan– Spanish descent.

Career

Azabal was born on 15 August 1973 in

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to a Moroccan father and a Spanish mother."Klik hier om een link te hebben waarmee u dit artikel later terug kunt lezen. Belgische actrice Lubna Azabal schittert in ‘Incendies’."
Cinefilm, Bloggen.be After studying at the

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, 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

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in his short film ''J'adore le cinéma''. She performs in English, French and Arabic. She was raised trilingual (French, Spanish and Berber). Her most widely known film role is in the 2005 political

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, '' Paradise Now''. She appears in a smaller role in Ridley Scott's '' Body of Lies''. She has a lead part alongside

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in Hugo Blick's 2014 BBC TV miniseries '' The Honourable Woman''. Azabal won the Black Pearl Award 2010 ( Abu Dhabi Film Festival) for Best Actress for her role in the film ''

Incendies ''Incendies'' (; "Fires") is a 2010 Canadian drama film directed by Denis Villeneuve, who co-wrote the screenplay with Valérie Beaugrand-Champagne. Adapted from Wajdi Mouawad's play of the same name, ''Incendies'' stars Lubna Azabal, Méli ...

''. She also won the Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role at the

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and the

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at the

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. She starred opposite Ben Foster in the independent film ''

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'' (2011). In 2018, Azabal appeared as Susannah in Helen Edmundson's film '' Mary Magdalene''.

Selected filmography

*''Pure Fiction'' (1998) *''Les Siestes grenadine'' (1999) - Mabrouka *'' Loin'' (2001) - Sarah *''Un monde presque paisible'' (2002) - Jacqueline *'' Aram'' (2002) - Méliné *''Une minute de soleil en moins'' (2002, TV Movie) - Touria *''25 degrés en hiver'' (2004) - Loubna *''Viva Laldjérie'' (2004) - Goucem *'' Exils'' (2004) - Naima *'' Changing Times'' (''Les temps qui changent'') (2004) - Nadia / Aïcha *'' Paradise Now'' (2005) - Suha *''

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'' (2007) - Rana Sweid *''24 mesures'' (2007) - Helly *'' Body of Lies'' (2008) - Aisha's Sister Cala *'' Occupation'' (2009, TV Mini-Series) - Aliya Nabil *''Gamines'' (2009) - Angela Di Biaggio *''Une chaîne pour deux'' (2009) - Corinne *''Comme les cinq doigts de la main'' (2010) - Amel Zeroual *''

'' (2010) - Nawal Marwan *'' I Am Slave'' (2010) *'' Captifs'' (2010) *''

'' (2011) - Gadarine Nazarian *'' Coriolanus'' (2011) - First Citizen (Tamora) *''Lipstikka'' (2011) *''

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'' (2011) - Leila *'' Headwinds'' (2011) - La mère de Yamine *''Goodbye Morocco'' (2012) - Dounia *''

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'' (2013) - Kenza *'' The Marchers'' (2013) - Kheira *'' The Honourable Woman'' (2014, TV Mini-Series) - Atika Halabi *''

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'' (2015) *''The Missing Paper'' (2016) - Valja *'' The Frozen Dead'' (2016-2017, TV Series) - Elisabeth Ferney *''Light Thereafter'' (2017) - Soumaya *''Lola Pater'' (2017) - Malika, la mère de Zino *''

'' (2017) - Beatrice *'' Catch the Wind'' (2017) - Nadia *'' Above the Law'' (2017) - Lucie Tesla *'' Mary Magdalene'' (2018) - Susannah *'' A Bluebird in My Heart'' (2018) - Nadia *''Sofia'' (2018) - Leila *''

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'' (2018) - Tala / Manal aka Rachel *''Hellhole'' (2019) - Samira *''

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'' (2019) - Abla *''The blue caftan'' (2022) - Mina

Selected stage appearances

*''Doña Rosita la soltera'' by Federico García Lorca (1999) *''L’Horloge et le désert'' by Ghassan Kanafani (2000) *''Une nuit arabe'' by Roland Schimmelpfenning (2002) *''Le Tampon vert'' by Aziz Chouaki (2003) *''L’Île aux esclaves'' by

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(2006)

Awards

*Nominated: 2022 Magritte Award - Best Actress for ''

'' *Nominated: 2020 Magritte Award - Best Actress for ''

'' *Winner: 2019 Magritte Award - Best Actress for '' Above the Law'' *Winner: 2015 Magritte Award - Best Supporting Actress for '' The Marchers'' *Nominated: 2014 Magritte Award - Best Actress for '' Goodbye Marocco'' *Winner: 2012 Magritte Award - Best Actress for ''

'' *Winner: 2011

31st Genie Awards The 31st Genie Awards ceremony was held on March 10, 2011 to honour films released in 2010.

- Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for ''

'' *Winner: 2011

Jutra Award The Prix Iris is a Canadian film award, presented annually by Québec Cinéma, which recognizes talent and achievement in the mainly francophone feature film industry in Quebec.Incendies ''Incendies'' (; "Fires") is a 2010 Canadian drama film directed by Denis Villeneuve, who co-wrote the screenplay with Valérie Beaugrand-Champagne. Adapted from Wajdi Mouawad's play of the same name, ''Incendies'' stars Lubna Azabal, Méli ...

'' *Winner: 2011

Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress in a Canadian Film The Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress in a Canadian Film is an annual award given by the Vancouver Film Critics Circle The Vancouver Film Critics Circle (VFCC) was founded in 2000 by David Spaner and Ian Caddell, in order to he ...

for ''

'' *Winner: 2007 Jerusalem Film Festival - Most Promising Actress for ''

References

External links

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Video interview for European television (English)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Azabal, Lubna Belgian film actresses Belgian people of Moroccan descent Belgian people of Berber descent Belgian people of Moroccan-Berber descent 1973 births Living people Best Actress Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners Magritte Award winners Belgian people of Spanish descent Moroccan people of Spanish descent 21st-century Belgian actresses Royal Conservatory of Brussels alumni Best Actress Jutra and Iris Award winners