Known For
Acting
Born
Nov 02, 1961
Place of Birth
Consort, Alberta, Canada
Credits
48 titles
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
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 - Performer
Roy Orbison: Black and White Night 30
Self
Tony Bennett Celebrates 90
Self
Country at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
Portlandia
Peggy
This Beat Goes On: Canadian Pop Music in the 1970s
Self
k.d. lang - Live in London with the BBC Orchestra
herself
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
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
Tony Bennett - Wonderful World: Live In San Francisco
Self
K.D. Lang: Live By Request
herself
An All-Star Tribute to Joni Mitchell
Self
Roy Orbison: The Anthology
Self (archive footage)
Eye of the Beholder
Hilary
Parkinson
Self
Dharma & Greg
Self
Songs & Visions
Self
The Last Don
Dita Tommey
Tony Bennett: MTV Unplugged
Self
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Original Music Composer
Ellen
Janine
Teresa's Tattoo
Michelle
Truth or Dairy
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Musical Guest
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 - Backing Vocals
CBS News Sunday Morning
Self
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self