K.D. Lang
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1961-11-02 (63 years old)
Place of Birth
Consort, Alberta, Canada
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.
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Known For
Acting
(2021)
Anne Murray: Full Circle
as Self
(2018)
Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen
as Self - Performer
(2018)
(2018)
Heritage Minutes: Jim Egan
as Narrator (voice)
(2016)
Tony Bennett Celebrates 90
as Self
(2009)
(2009)
(2007)
(2007)
(2006)
The Black Dahlia
as Lesbian Bar Singer (uncredited)
(2006)
(2002)
(2001)
K.D. Lang: Live By Request
as herself
(2000)
(1999)
Eye of the Beholder
as Hilary
(1999)
Roy Orbison: The Anthology
as Self (archive footage)
(1997)
Songs & Visions
as Self
(1994)
Teresa's Tattoo
as Michelle
(1994)
Truth or Dairy
as Self
(1994)
Tony Bennett: MTV Unplugged
as Self
(1991)
Salmonberries
as Kotzebue
(1991)
Stand On Your Man
as Self
(1991)
(1990)
(1988)
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
as Self - Backing Vocals
(1988)
Crew
(1994)
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Original Music Composer