K.D. Lang
- Acting
- November 2, 1961 · 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
Filmography
- k.d. lang: songs & silence · Self
- Anne Murray: Full Circle · Self
- Jann · Self
- k.d. lang - Ingénue Redux - Live From the Majestic Theatre · Cantante
- Heritage Minutes: Jim Egan · Narrator (Voice)
- Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen · Self
- Roy Orbison: Black and White Night 30 · Self
- Tony Bennett Celebrates 90 · Self
- Country at the BBC · Self
- Portlandia · Peggy
- This Beat Goes On: Canadian Pop Music in the 1970s · Self
- k.d. lang - Live in London with the BBC Orchestra · Self
- Anne Murray Friends and Legends · Self
- Tony Bennett: Duets - The Making of an American Classic · Self
- The Graham Norton Show · Self
- Tony Bennett: An American Classic · Self
- The Black Dahlia · Lesbian Bar Singer (uncredited)
- How I Met Your Mother · k.d. lang
- Parkinson · Self
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show · Self
- Tony Bennett - Wonderful World: Live In San Francisco · Self
- K.D. Lang: Live By Request · Self
- An All-Star Tribute to Joni Mitchell · Self
- Roy Orbison: The Anthology · Self
- Eye of the Beholder · Hilary
- Parkinson · Self
- Tomorrow Never Dies · Songs
- Dharma & Greg · Self
- Songs & Visions · Self
- The Last Don · Dita Tommey
- Tony Bennett: MTV Unplugged · Self
- Even Cowgirls Get the Blues · Music
- Ellen · Janine
- Teresa's Tattoo · Michelle
- Truth or Dairy · Self
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien · Self
- Later... with Jools Holland
- The Larry Sanders Show · k.d. lang
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
- The Carol Burnett Show · Self
- Salmonberries · Kotzebue
- K.D. Lang: Harvest of Seven Years
- Stand On Your Man · Self
- Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter · Self
- Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special · Self
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark · Self
- The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
- Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night · Self
- CBS News Sunday Morning · Self
- The South Bank Show
- Saturday Night Live · Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson · Self