K.D. Lang
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 2, 1961 (age 65)
- Birthplace
- Consort, Alberta, Canada
Biography
Kathryn Dawn Lang OC AOE (born November 2, 1961), known by her stylized stage name k.d. lang, is a Canadian pop and country singer-songwriter and occasional actress. Lang has won Juno Awards and Grammy Awards for her musical performances. Hits include the songs "Constant Craving" and "Miss Chatelaine". A mezzo-soprano, lang has contributed songs to movie soundtracks and has collaborated with musicians such as Roy Orbison, Tony Bennett, Elton John, The Killers, Anne Murray, Ann Wilson, and Jane Siberry. She performed at the closing ceremony of the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, and at the opening ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, where she performed Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah". Lang has also been active as an animal rights, gay rights, and Tibetan human rights activist. She is a tantric practitioner of the old school of Tibetan Buddhism. Description above from the Wikipedia article k.d. lang, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Photos
Filmography
k.d. lang: songs & silence
Movie · as Self
Anne Murray: Full Circle
Movie · as Self
Jann
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Heritage Minutes: Jim Egan
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen
Movie · as Self - Performer
k.d. lang - Ingénue Redux - Live From the Majestic Theatre
Movie · as Cantante
Roy Orbison: Black and White Night 30
Movie · as Self
Tony Bennett Celebrates 90
Movie · as Self
Country at the BBC
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Portlandia
TV · as Peggy · 1 ep
k.d. lang - Live in London with the BBC Orchestra
Movie · as herself
This Beat Goes On: Canadian Pop Music in the 1970s
Movie · as Self
Anne Murray Friends and Legends
Movie · as Self
Tony Bennett: Duets - The Making of an American Classic
Movie · as Self
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Tony Bennett: An American Classic
Movie · as Self
The Black Dahlia
Movie · as Lesbian Bar Singer (uncredited)
How I Met Your Mother
TV · as k.d. lang · 1 ep
Parkinson
TV · as Self - Guest / Performer · 1 ep
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Tony Bennett - Wonderful World: Live In San Francisco
Movie · as Self
K.D. Lang: Live By Request
Movie · as herself
An All-Star Tribute to Joni Mitchell
Movie · as Self
Eye of the Beholder
Movie · as Hilary
Roy Orbison: The Anthology
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Parkinson
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Songs & Visions
Movie · as Self
Dharma & Greg
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Last Don
TV · as Dita Tommey · 2 eps
Tony Bennett: MTV Unplugged
Movie · as Self
Teresa's Tattoo
Movie · as Michelle
Truth or Dairy
Movie · as Self
Ellen
TV · as Janine · 2 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · 2 eps
The Larry Sanders Show
TV · as k.d. lang · 1 ep
Later... with Jools Holland
TV · 5 eps
Salmonberries
Movie · as Kotzebue
K.D. Lang: Harvest of Seven Years
Movie
Stand On Your Man
Movie · as Self
The Carol Burnett Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
Movie · as Self
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
Movie · as Self - Backing Vocals
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special
Movie · as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
TV · 1 ep
CBS News Sunday Morning
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The South Bank Show
TV · 1 ep
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 3 eps