Lubna Azabal
Biography
Lubna Azabal is a Belgian actress who works across film, television and theater in English, French and Arabic. Born in Brussels in 1973, she trained at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels and started out in Belgian theater. Her first screen role came in 1997, when Vincent Lannoo cast her opposite Olivier Gourmet in the short film J'adore le cinéma. She is most widely known for her role in the 2005 political thriller Paradise Now and for Incendies (2010), for which she won the Black Pearl Award at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival, a Genie Award and a Magritte Award. Her other films include Ridley Scott's Body of Lies (2008), Here (2011), in which she starred with Ben Foster, and Mary Magdalene (2018). On television she took a lead part alongside Maggie Gyllenhaal in the 2014 BBC miniseries The Honourable Woman.
53years old
Turns 54 on August 15in 306 days
- Born Brussels metropolitan area
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 9
- Career span
- 17 years2005 to 2022
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First role
Azabal got her first film role in 1997 when Belgian filmmaker Vincent Lannoo picked her to act opposite Olivier Gourmet in the short film J'adore le cinéma.
Lubna Azabal movies on Netflix
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Awards
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| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2011 | Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role | Won | |
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