Lubna Azabal
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Lubna Azabal is a Belgian actor, born in Brussels to parents of Moroccan origin. After studies at the Conservatoire royal of Brussels she began a theatrical career in Belgium and in 1997 she took her first film role when Belgian film-maker Vincent Laloo chose her to act beside Olivier Gourmet in his short film J'adore le cinéma. She performs in both French-language and Arabic films.
Her most widely known role is in the 2006 Golden Globe-winning Palestinian political thriller, Paradise Now.
[edit] Selected filmography
- Les Siestes grenadine (1999)
- Loin (2001)
- Aram (2002)
- Une minute de soleil en moins (2002)
- 25 degrés en hiver (2004)
- Exils (2004)
- Les temps qui changent (2004)
- Viva Laldjérie (2004)
- Paradise Now (2005)
- Strangers (2007)
[edit] Selected stage appearances
- Dona Rosita 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 Marivaux (2006)
[edit] External links
- Lubna Azabal at the Internet Movie Database
- Video interview for European television (English)
- Directory of screen captures (including nude scenes)