Photo: Nadine Labaki / CC BY 4.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
What I admire about Nadine Labaki is her refusal to be boxed in. She could have coasted as a glamorous Lebanese actress, but instead she picked up the director's chair and turned the everyday lives of women in Beirut into cinema that travels the world. Caramel announcing itself at Cannes in 2007 took real nerve, and the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres feels earned rather than ceremonial. Because she has lived on both sides of the camera, her films carry an unusual emotional honesty. For me she is one of the most quietly important voices coming out of the Middle East today.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Nadine Labaki
- Name (Japanese)
- ナディーン・ラバキー
- Reading
- なでぃーん・らばきー
- Born
- February 18, 1974 (age 52)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Tiger
- Origin
- Baabdat, Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film director / screenwriter / film actor / director
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Saint Joseph University of Beirut
Awards & achievements
- 2008 Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
- 2011 Valois de l'actrice
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Nadine Labaki born?
Born February 18, 1974 (age 52).
Where is Nadine Labaki from?
Nadine Labaki is from Baabdat, Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon.
What does Nadine Labaki do?
Nadine Labaki works as actor, film director, screenwriter, film actor, director.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-24
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.