K.D. Lang
Actor
- Born
- November 2, 1961 (age 64) · Consort, Alberta, Canada
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".
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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.
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Known for
The Black Dahlia
September 15, 2006
Eye of the Beholder
November 24, 1999
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special
December 21, 1988
Salmonberries
October 31, 1991
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
January 3, 1988
Teresa's Tattoo
March 15, 1994
Tony Bennett: An American Classic
November 22, 2006
Tony Bennett Celebrates 90
December 20, 2016
Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen
January 3, 2018
An All-Star Tribute to Joni Mitchell
April 16, 2000
Country at the BBC
December 23, 2011
Tony Bennett - Wonderful World: Live In San Francisco
December 10, 2002
Acting29
- 2023k.d. lang: songs & silence as Self
- 2021Anne Murray: Full Circle as Self
- 2018k.d. lang - Ingénue Redux - Live From the Majestic Theatre as Cantante
- 2018Heritage Minutes: Jim Egan as Narrator (voice)
- 2018Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen as Self - Performer
- 2017Roy Orbison: Black and White Night 30 as Self
- 2016Tony Bennett Celebrates 90 as Self
- 2011Country at the BBC as Self (archive footage)
- 2009This Beat Goes On: Canadian Pop Music in the 1970s as Self