Name
K.D. Lang
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1961-11-02 (65 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
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- 2009 k.d. lang - Live in London with the BBC Orchestra as herself
- 2007 Anne Murray Friends and Legends as Self
- 2002 Tony Bennett - Wonderful World: Live In San Francisco as Self
- 1994 Tony Bennett: MTV Unplugged as Self
- 1988 Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night as Self - Backing Vocals
- 1999 Eye of the Beholder as Hilary
- 1991 Salmonberries as Kotzebue
- 2006 Tony Bennett: An American Classic as Self
- 2001 K.D. Lang: Live By Request as herself
- 1994 Teresa's Tattoo as Michelle
- 1991 K.D. Lang: Harvest of Seven Years
- 2006 The Black Dahlia as Lesbian Bar Singer (uncredited)
- 2021 Anne Murray: Full Circle as Self
- 2018 Heritage Minutes: Jim Egan as Narrator (voice)
- 2007 Tony Bennett: Duets - The Making of an American Classic as Self
- 1997 Songs & Visions as Self
- 1988 Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special as Self
- 2016 Tony Bennett Celebrates 90 as Self
- 2018 Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen as Self - Performer
- 2009 This Beat Goes On: Canadian Pop Music in the 1970s as Self
- 2000 An All-Star Tribute to Joni Mitchell as Self
- 1994 Truth or Dairy as Self
- 1990 Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter as Self
- 2018 k.d. lang - Ingénue Redux - Live From the Majestic Theatre as Cantante
- 1999 Roy Orbison: The Anthology as Self (archive footage)
- 1991 Stand On Your Man as Self
- 2023 k.d. lang: songs & silence as Self
- 2017 Roy Orbison: Black and White Night 30 as Self
- 2011 Country at the BBC as Self (archive footage)
- 2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno ( 2 episodes )
- 1997 Dharma & Greg ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien ( 1 episode ) as Self - Musical Guest
- 1991 The Carol Burnett Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 1 episode ) as Self - Musical Guest
- 1979 CBS News Sunday Morning ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2011 Portlandia ( 1 episode ) as Peggy
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 2007 The Graham Norton Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1994 Ellen ( 2 episodes ) as Janine
- 1998 Parkinson ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2019 Jann ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1997 The Last Don ( 2 episodes ) as Dita Tommey
- 1988 The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour ( 1 episode )
- 2005 How I Met Your Mother ( 1 episode ) as k.d. lang
- 1992 The Larry Sanders Show ( 1 episode ) as k.d. lang
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ( 1 episode ) as Self (archive footage)
