Following her 1985 film debut, Lahbib did not appear in a feature film until 2005's Red Mercury, with Stockard Channing, and from 2013, she has frequently been appearing in films such as the award-winning Philomena, with Judi Dench, Wayward's Song, Film: The Movie, which was directed by her husband, Raffaello Degruttola, as well as being co-produced by herself and the 'making of' of the film was also produced by Lahbib. She will appear in the upcoming film Detour.