Chantal Akerman

Chantal Anne Akerman (; 6 June 1950 – 5 October 2015) was a Belgian movie director, artist, and professor at the City College of New York. Her best-known movies were "Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles" (1975).
Akerman was born to Jewish parents in Brussels. She was a lesbian. She died on 5 October 2015 in Paris. "Le Monde" reported that she committed suicide after suffering from depression. She was 65.