Acting · Consort, Alberta, Canada · Born November 2, 1961
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.
Moviek.d. lang: songs & silence
2023
as Self
MovieAnne Murray: Full Circle
2021
as Self
TVJann
2019
as Self
Moviek.d. lang - Ingénue Redux - Live From the Majestic Theatre
2018
as Cantante
MovieHeritage Minutes: Jim Egan
2018
as Narrator (voice)
MovieTower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen
2018
as Self - Performer
MovieRoy Orbison: Black and White Night 30
2017
as Self
MovieTony Bennett Celebrates 90
2016
as Self
MovieCountry at the BBC
2011
as Self (archive footage)
TVPortlandia
2011
as Peggy
MovieThis Beat Goes On: Canadian Pop Music in the 1970s
2009
as Self
Moviek.d. lang - Live in London with the BBC Orchestra
2009
as herself
Anne Murray Friends and Legends
2007
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MovieTony Bennett: Duets - The Making of an American Classic
2007
as Self
TVThe Graham Norton Show
2007
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MovieTony Bennett: An American Classic
2006
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MovieThe Black Dahlia
2006
as Lesbian Bar Singer (uncredited)
TVHow I Met Your Mother
2005
as k.d. lang
TVThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
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MovieTony Bennett - Wonderful World: Live In San Francisco
2002
as Self
MovieK.D. Lang: Live By Request
2001
as herself
MovieAn All-Star Tribute to Joni Mitchell
2000
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MovieRoy Orbison: The Anthology
1999
as Self (archive footage)
MovieEye of the Beholder
1999
as Hilary
TVParkinson
1998
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TVDharma & Greg
1997
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MovieSongs & Visions
1997
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TVThe Last Don
1997
as Dita Tommey
MovieTony Bennett: MTV Unplugged
1994
as Self
TVEllen
1994
as Janine
MovieTeresa's Tattoo
1994
as Michelle
MovieTruth or Dairy
1994
as Self
TVLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Musical Guest
TVThe Larry Sanders Show
1992
as k.d. lang
TVThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Carol Burnett Show
1991
as Self
MovieSalmonberries
1991
as Kotzebue
K.D. Lang: Harvest of Seven Years
1991
Stand On Your Man
1991
as Self
MovieRed Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
1990
as Self
MoviePee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special
1988
as Self
TVLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
1988
MovieRoy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
1988
as Self - Backing Vocals
TVCBS News Sunday Morning
1979
as Self
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Musical Guest
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
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