A Norwegian-born Canadian director, born on May 25, 1958, in Hamar, Norway. She was chosen among 115 applicants to join AMPAS in 2007. She is known for Hokus pokus Albert Åberg (2013), My Grandmother Ironed the King's Shirts (1999), and Me and My Moulton (2014). She received an Academy Award for Best Short Film, Animated, for The Danish Poet (2006).