- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- November 2, 1961
- Place of Birth
- Consort, Alberta, Canada
K.D. Lang
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. D…
Filmography
moviek.d. lang: songs & silence
2023 · Self
movieAnne Murray: Full Circle
2021 · Self
tvJann
2019 · Self
moviek.d. lang - Ingénue Redux - Live From the Majestic Theatre
2018 · Cantante
movieHeritage Minutes: Jim Egan
2018 · Narrator (voice)
movieTower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen
2018 · Self - Performer
movieRoy Orbison: Black and White Night 30
2017 · Self
movieTony Bennett Celebrates 90
2016 · Self
movieCountry at the BBC
2011 · Self (archive footage)
tvPortlandia
2011 · Peggy
movieThis Beat Goes On: Canadian Pop Music in the 1970s
2009 · Self
moviek.d. lang - Live in London with the BBC Orchestra
2009 · herself
Anne Murray Friends and Legends
movieAnne Murray Friends and Legends
2007 · Self
movieTony Bennett: Duets - The Making of an American Classic
2007 · Self
tvThe Graham Norton Show
2007 · Self
movieTony Bennett: An American Classic
2006 · Self
movieThe Black Dahlia
2006 · Lesbian Bar Singer (uncredited)
tvHow I Met Your Mother
2005 · k.d. lang
tvThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Self
movieTony Bennett - Wonderful World: Live In San Francisco
2002 · Self
movieK.D. Lang: Live By Request
2001 · herself
movieAn All-Star Tribute to Joni Mitchell
2000 · Self
movieRoy Orbison: The Anthology
1999 · Self (archive footage)
movieEye of the Beholder
1999 · Hilary
tvParkinson
1998 · Self
tvDharma & Greg
1997 · Self
movieSongs & Visions
1997 · Self
tvThe Last Don
1997 · Dita Tommey
movieTony Bennett: MTV Unplugged
1994 · Self
movieEven Cowgirls Get the Blues
1994 · Original Music Composer
tvEllen
1994 · Janine
movieTeresa's Tattoo
1994 · Michelle
movieTruth or Dairy
1994 · Self
tvLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Self - Musical Guest
tvThe Larry Sanders Show
1992 · k.d. lang
tvThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Carol Burnett Show
tvThe Carol Burnett Show
1991 · Self
movieSalmonberries
1991 · Kotzebue
K.D. Lang: Harvest of Seven Years
movieK.D. Lang: Harvest of Seven Years
1991
Stand On Your Man
movieStand On Your Man
1991 · Self
movieRed Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
1990 · Self
moviePee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special
1988 · Self
tvLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Self
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
tvThe Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
1988
movieRoy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
1988 · Self - Backing Vocals
tvCBS News Sunday Morning
1979 · Self
tvSaturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Musical Guest
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self, Self (archive footage)