Biography

March 27, 1972 · Oslo, Norway

Anne Katrine Hegna Hærland

In November of 2003 she had an infamous bout with the police when she drove from her home to buy newspapers an early morning, a few hours after she had come home from a party. She had a high blood alcohol level, was heavily intoxicated and ended up crashing into a car before continue to drive and later ramming another car before stopping. As Norway's leading female comedian she ended up on the frontpage of Norway's two largest newspapers and the event was heavily publicized. She admitted to her guilt and ended up having to pay her insurance company 228,000 Norwegian Kroners in damages (about 34,000 US dollars) for the cars, as is tradition in Norway when driving while under the influence. On June 7th 2004 she was sentenced to 30 days in jail and given a fine of 90,000 Norwegian Kroners (about 13,000 US dollars).