Chantal Akerman

Chantal Anne Akerman (French: [akɛʁman]; 6 June 1950 – 5 October 2015) was a Belgian movie director, artist, and professor at the City College of New York.^[1] Her best-known movies were Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975).

Chantal Akerman
Chantal Akerman (2012)
Born	Chantal Anne Akerman (1950-06-06)6 June 1950 Brussels, Belgium
Died	5 October 2015(2015-10-05) (aged 65) Paris, France
Nationality	Belgian
Occupation(s)	Artist, movie director, professor, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer, film editor, actress
Years active	1968–2015
Notable work	Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles

Akerman was born to Jewish parents in Brussels.^[2] She was a lesbian.^[3] She died on 5 October 2015 in Paris. Le Monde reported that she died by suicide after suffering from depression. She was 65.^[4][5][6][7]