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Chantal Akerman

Belgian film director, screenwriter, and educator (1950–2015)
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Summary

Chantal Akerman was born on June 6, 1950[1], in Etterbeek[2]. She died on October 5, 2015[3], in 20th arrondissement of Paris[4]. She worked as a film director[5], actor[6], screenwriter[7], film producer[8], and university teacher[9]. She ranks in the top 0.65% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,014 views/month, #6,521 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Père Lachaise Cemetery[11]
  • Spouse: Sonia Wieder-Atherton[12]
  • Country of citizenship: Belgium[13], France[14]
  • Native language: French[15]
  • Occupation: visual artist[16], photographer[17], performing artist[18], cinematographer[19], video installation artist[20], director[21], artist[22], filmmaker[23], writer[24], video artist[25]
  • Field of work: performing arts[26], art[27], film[28]
  • Employer: European Graduate School[29], City University of New York[30]
  • Educated at: INSAS[31]
  • Notable work: Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles[32]
  • Award received: Commander of the Order of Leopold[33]
  • Sex or gender: female[34]
  • Commons category: Chantal Akerman[35]
  • Archives at: CINEMATEK[36]
  • Family name: Akerman[37]
  • Given name: Chantal[38], Anne[39]
  • Significant event: funeral[40]
  • Work location: Brussels[41], New York City[42], Paris[43]
  • Described at URL: https://v2.nl/people/chantal-akerman/[44]
  • Manner of death: suicide[45]
  • Described by source: V2 archive[46], Women film directors : an international bio-critical dictionary[47], The St. James women filmmakers encyclopedia[48]
  • Participant in: Documenta 6[49], Documenta 11[50], 1977 Cannes Film Festival[51], 1975 Cannes Film Festival[52]

Why It Matters

Chantal Akerman has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] She is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

FAQs

Where was Chantal Akerman born?

Chantal Akerman was born in Etterbeek[2].

Where did Chantal Akerman die?

Chantal Akerman died in 20th arrondissement of Paris[4].

Who was Chantal Akerman married to?

Chantal Akerman's spouses include Sonia Wieder-Atherton[12].

What did Chantal Akerman do for work?

Chantal Akerman worked as a film director[5], actor[6], screenwriter[7], film producer[8], and university teacher[9].

Where did Chantal Akerman go to school?

Chantal Akerman was educated at INSAS[31].

What awards did Chantal Akerman receive?

Honors received include Commander of the Order of Leopold[33].

Related Entities

art Belgium film France New York City

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . seventh-row.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . lemonde.fr. Retrieved . lemonde.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . v2.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . 7joursaclermont.fr. 7joursaclermont.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [27] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [28] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . HOLLIS. Retrieved . seventh-row.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . V2 archive. Retrieved . v2.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . HOLLIS. Retrieved . id.lib.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . www.acmi.net.au. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . V2 archive. Retrieved . v2.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . V2 archive. Retrieved . v2.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [25] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [11] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . next.liberation.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . munzinger.de. munzinger.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . telebruxelles.be. telebruxelles.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  42. [43] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  43. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [45] ↑ . Le Monde. Retrieved . lemonde.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  45. [46] ↑ . v2.nl. Retrieved . v2.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  46. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [49] ↑ . documenta.de. Retrieved . documenta.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  49. [50] ↑ . documenta.de. Retrieved . documenta.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  50. [51] ↑ . seventh-row.com. seventh-row.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  51. [52] ↑ . seventh-row.com. seventh-row.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [53] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [54] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 5w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Personality database profile id → 158548
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  4. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  6. 10w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → chantal-akerman
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: chantal-akerman, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289918326|chantal akerman (#289918326)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper'"
  7. 12w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  8. 13w ago · Estevoaei · 2026-07-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  9. 18w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0437487-Akerman-Chantal-19502015
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  10. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Etterbeek
    Work period end → —
    End of work period → +2015-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Educated at → INSAS
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