K.D. Lang

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

46

Gender

Female

Birthday

1961-11-02 (64 years old)

Place of Birth

Consort, Alberta, Canada

K.D. Lang

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

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • How I Met Your Mother

    How I Met Your Mother

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • CBS News Sunday Morning

    CBS News Sunday Morning

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Ellen

    Ellen

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Portlandia

    Portlandia

  • Tony Bennett Celebrates 90

    Tony Bennett Celebrates 90

  • Dharma & Greg

    Dharma & Greg

  • Parkinson

    Parkinson

  • This Beat Goes On: Canadian Pop Music in the 1970s

    This Beat Goes On: Canadian Pop Music in the 1970s

  • The Black Dahlia

    The Black Dahlia

  • Salmonberries

    Salmonberries

  • The Last Don

    The Last Don

  • Jann

    Jann

  • Roy Orbison: Black and White Night 30

    Roy Orbison: Black and White Night 30

  • Eye of the Beholder

    Eye of the Beholder

  • Tony Bennett: An American Classic

    Tony Bennett: An American Classic

  • Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special

    Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special

  • Tony Bennett: Duets - The Making of an American Classic

    Tony Bennett: Duets - The Making of an American Classic

  • The Jim Henson Hour

    The Jim Henson Hour

  • Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

    Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

  • Roy Orbison: The Anthology

    Roy Orbison: The Anthology

  • Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night

    Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night

  • The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

    The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

  • The Carol Burnett Show

    The Carol Burnett Show

  • Stand On Your Man

    Stand On Your Man

  • Heritage Minutes: Jim Egan

    Heritage Minutes: Jim Egan

  • Truth or Dairy

    Truth or Dairy

  • Songs & Visions

    Songs & Visions

  • Teresa's Tattoo

    Teresa's Tattoo

  • Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen

    Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen

  • An All-Star Tribute to Joni Mitchell

    An All-Star Tribute to Joni Mitchell

  • Anne Murray Friends and Legends

    Anne Murray Friends and Legends

  • Tony Bennett: MTV Unplugged

    Tony Bennett: MTV Unplugged

  • K.D. Lang: Harvest of Seven Years

    K.D. Lang: Harvest of Seven Years

  • Anne Murray: Full Circle

    Anne Murray: Full Circle

  • Tony Bennett - Wonderful World: Live In San Francisco

    Tony Bennett - Wonderful World: Live In San Francisco

  • k.d. lang - Live in London with the BBC Orchestra

    k.d. lang - Live in London with the BBC Orchestra

  • k.d. lang - Ingénue Redux - Live From the Majestic Theatre

    k.d. lang - Ingénue Redux - Live From the Majestic Theatre

  • K.D. Lang: Live By Request

    K.D. Lang: Live By Request

  • k.d. lang: songs & silence

    k.d. lang: songs & silence