Lubna Azabal
Lubna Azabal is a Belgian actress, born 1973 in Brussels to a Moroccan father and a Spanish mother.[1] 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.[citation needed] She performs in both French and Arabic films. She was raised trilingual (French, Spanish and Berber).[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]
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[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)
- Changing Times (Les temps qui changent) (2004)
- Viva Laldjérie (2004)
- Paradise Now (2005)
- Strangers (2007)
- Occupation (2009)
- Captifs (2010)
- Incendies (2010)
- I Am Slave (2010)
- Coriolanus (2011)
[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] Awards
- 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 - Best Actress for Incendies
- Winner: 2011 Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress in a Canadian Film for Incendies
- Winner: 2007 Jerusalem Film Festival - Most Promising Actress for Strangers
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Klik hier om een link te hebben waarmee u dit artikel later terug kunt lezen.Belgische actrice Lubna Azabal schittert in ‘Incendies’." (Dutch) Cinefilm, Bloggen.be
- ^ "Lebanese filmmakers financially feted at Abu Dhabi Film Festival" October 25, 2010, The Daily Star (Lebanon)
- ^ "Villeneuve’s Incendies wins eight Genies, including best picture". The Globe and Mail, March 10, 2011.
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