Per Kirkeby was born on September 1, 1938 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was a director and writer, known for
Dancer in the Dark (2000),
Antichrist (2009) and
Breaking the Waves (1996). He was married to Mari Anne Duus Jørgensen,
Vibeke Windeløv and Jonna Elisabeth Therkelsen. He died on May 9, 2018 in Copenhagen, Denmark.