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
The Graham Norton Show
Saturday Night Live
How I Met Your Mother
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
All Movies (29)
- k.d. lang: songs & silence2023 · as Self
- Anne Murray: Full Circle2021 · as Self
- k.d. lang - Ingénue Redux - Live From the Majestic Theatre2018 · as Cantante
- Heritage Minutes: Jim Egan2018 · as Narrator (voice)
- Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen2018 · as Self - Performer
- Roy Orbison: Black and White Night 302017 · as Self
- Tony Bennett Celebrates 902016 · as Self
- Country at the BBC2011 · as Self (archive footage)
- This Beat Goes On: Canadian Pop Music in the 1970s2009 · as Self
- k.d. lang - Live in London with the BBC Orchestra2009 · as herself
- Anne Murray Friends and Legends2007 · as Self
- Tony Bennett: Duets - The Making of an American Classic2007 · as Self
- Tony Bennett: An American Classic2006 · as Self
- The Black Dahlia2006 · as Lesbian Bar Singer (uncredited)
- Tony Bennett - Wonderful World: Live In San Francisco2002 · as Self
- K.D. Lang: Live By Request2001 · as herself
- An All-Star Tribute to Joni Mitchell2000 · as Self
- Roy Orbison: The Anthology1999 · as Self (archive footage)
- Eye of the Beholder1999 · as Hilary
- Songs & Visions1997 · as Self
- Tony Bennett: MTV Unplugged1994 · as Self
- Teresa's Tattoo1994 · as Michelle
- Truth or Dairy1994 · as Self
- Salmonberries1991 · as Kotzebue
- K.D. Lang: Harvest of Seven Years1991
- Stand On Your Man1991 · as Self
- Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter1990 · as Self
- Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special1988 · as Self
- Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night1988 · as Self - Backing Vocals
All TV Shows (19)
- Jann2019 · as Self
- Portlandia2011 · as Peggy
- The Graham Norton Show2007 · as Self
- How I Met Your Mother2005 · as k.d. lang
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show2003 · as Self
- Parkinson1998 · as Self
- Dharma & Greg1997 · as Self
- The Last Don1997 · as Dita Tommey
- Ellen1994 · as Janine
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993 · as Self - Musical Guest
- The Larry Sanders Show1992 · as k.d. lang
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1992
- The Carol Burnett Show1991 · as Self
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self
- The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour1988
- CBS News Sunday Morning1979 · as Self
- Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Musical Guest
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self (archive footage)