Lubna Azabal (born 15 August 1973) is a Belgian actress.

Career

Azabal was born on 15 August 1973 in

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to a Moroccan father and a

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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

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(French, Spanish and

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). Her most widely known film role is in the 2005 political thriller, '' Paradise Now''. She appears in a smaller role in

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'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''. She also won the Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role at the 31st Genie Awards and the Magritte Award for Best Actress at the

2nd Magritte Awards The 2nd Magritte Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie André Delvaux, honored the best films of 2011 in Belgium and took place on February 4, 2012, at the Square in the historic site of Mont des Arts, Brussels beginning at 7:45 p.m. ...

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

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'' (2011). In 2018, Azabal appeared as Susannah in

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's film ''

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''.

Selected filmography

*''Pure Fiction'' (1998) *''Les Siestes grenadine'' (1999) - Mabrouka *''

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'' (2001) - Sarah *'' Almost Peaceful'' (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 *''

Strangers A stranger is a person who is unknown or unfamiliar to another person or group. Because of this unknown status or unfamiliarity, a stranger may be perceived as a threat until their identity (social science), identity and Character structure, chara ...

'' (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 *'' Incendies'' (2010) - Nawal Marwan *''

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'' (2010) *'' Captifs'' (2010) *''

'' (2011) - Gadarine Nazarian *''

Coriolanus ''Coriolanus'' ( or ) is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1605 and 1608. The play is based on the life of the legendary Roman leader Gnaeus Marcius Coriolanus. Shakespeare worked on it during the same ...

'' (2011) - First Citizen (Tamora) *''Lipstikka'' (2011) *'' Free Men'' (2011) - Leila *'' Headwinds'' (2011) - La mère de Yamine *''Goodbye Morocco'' (2012) - Dounia *'' Rock the Casbah'' (2013) - Kenza *'' The Marchers'' (2013) - Kheira *'' The Honourable Woman'' (2014, TV mini-series) - Atika Halabi *''

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'' (2015) *''Ustica: The Missing Paper'' (2016) - Valja Bogdani *'' The Frozen Dead'' (2016-2017, TV Series) - Elisabeth Ferney *''Light Thereafter'' (2017) - Soumaya *''Lola Pater'' (2017) - Malika, Zino's mother *''

'' (2017) - Beatrice *''

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'' (2017) - Nadia *'' Above the Law'' (2017) - Lucie Tesla *''

'' (2018) - Susannah *'' A Bluebird in My Heart'' (2018) - Nadia *''Sofia'' (2018) - Leila *'' Tel Aviv on Fire'' (2018) - Tala / Manal aka Rachel *''Hellhole'' (2019) - Samira *''

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'' (2019) - Abla *'' The Blue Caftan'' (2022) - Mina *''El Houb (The Love)'' (2022) - Fatima Zahwani *''

For My Country ''For My Country'' () is a 2022 drama film co-written and directed by Rachid Hami and starring Karim Leklou. A co-production between France and Taiwan, it premiered at the 79th edition of the Venice Film Festival. Plot During an integration ri ...

'' (2022) - Nadia *'' Amal'' (2023) *'' Maldoror'' (2024) *''Somewhere In Love'' (2024) *''Rabia'' (2024)

Selected stage appearances

*''Doña Rosita la soltera'' by

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(1999) *''L’Horloge et le désert'' by

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(2000) *''Une nuit arabe'' by Roland Schimmelpfenning (2002) *''Le Tampon vert'' by Aziz Chouaki (2003) *''L’Île aux esclaves'' by Marivaux (2006)

Awards

*Winner: 2023 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival - Best Actress for ''Amal'' *Nominated: 2022 Magritte Award - Best Actress for ''

'' *Nominated: 2020 Magritte Award - Best Actress for '' Tel Aviv on Fire'' *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 '' Incendies'' *Winner: 2011 31st Genie Awards - Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for '' Incendies'' *Winner: 2011

Jutra Award Jutras may have several meanings : * Claude Jutra: an award-winning French Canadian filmmaker **Jutra Award: Film awards formerly given in the Canadian province of Quebec, named after the filmmaker and now known as Prix Iris **The Claude Jutra Awa ...

- Best Actress for '' Incendies'' *Winner: 2011

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for '' Incendies'' *Winner: 2007

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- 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 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 Best Actress Magritte Award winners Actresses from Brussels