K.D. Lang
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self (archive footage)
1962
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
1975
Series
How I Met Your Mother
k.d. lang
2005
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The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self
1988
Series
The Larry Sanders Show
k.d. lang
1992
Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Series
CBS News Sunday Morning
Self
1979
Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Musical Guest
1993
Series
Ellen
Janine
1994
Series
Portlandia
Peggy
2011
Series
Parkinson
Self
1998
Series
Dharma & Greg
Self
1997
Film
The Black Dahlia
Lesbian Bar Singer (uncredited)
2006
Series
The Last Don
Dita Tommey
1997
Film
Eye of the Beholder
Hilary
1999
Series
Jann
Self
2019
The Carol Burnett Show
Self
1991
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
1988
Film
Songs & Visions
Self
1997
Film
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
Self - Backing Vocals
1988
Film
Tony Bennett Celebrates 90
Self
2016
Film
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
Self
1990
Film
Teresa's Tattoo
Michelle
1994
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Tony Bennett: An American Classic
Self
2006
Film
Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen
Self - Performer
2018
Film
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special
Self
1988
Film
Tony Bennett: Duets - The Making of an American Classic
Self
2007
Film
Tony Bennett - Wonderful World: Live In San Francisco
Self
2002
Film
k.d. lang - Ingénue Redux - Live From the Majestic Theatre
Cantante
2018
Film
Salmonberries
Kotzebue
1991
Film
Heritage Minutes: Jim Egan
Narrator (voice)
2018
Film
Country at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
2011
Film
Truth or Dairy
Self
1994
Film
An All-Star Tribute to Joni Mitchell
Self
2000
Film
Roy Orbison: Black and White Night 30
Self
2017
Film
Tony Bennett: MTV Unplugged
Self
1994
Film
Anne Murray: Full Circle
Self
2021
Film
This Beat Goes On: Canadian Pop Music in the 1970s
Self
2009
Film
Roy Orbison: The Anthology
Self (archive footage)
1999
Film
k.d. lang: songs & silence
Self
2023
Anne Murray Friends and Legends
Self
2007
Stand On Your Man
Self
1991
K.D. Lang: Harvest of Seven Years
1991
Film
k.d. lang - Live in London with the BBC Orchestra
herself
2009
Film
K.D. Lang: Live By Request
herself
2001