K.D. Lang
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.
Known for
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tvJann
2019
Self
movieHeritage Minutes: Jim Egan
2018
Narrator (voice)
movieTower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen
2018
Self - Performer
movieCountry at the BBC
2011
Self (archive footage)
tvPortlandia
2011
Peggy
movieThe Black Dahlia
2006
Lesbian Bar Singer (uncredited)
tvHow I Met Your Mother
2005
k.d. lang
movieRoy Orbison: The Anthology
1999
Self (archive footage)
tvParkinson
1998
Self
tvThe Last Don
1997
Dita Tommey
tvEllen
1994
Janine
movieTeresa's Tattoo
1994
Michelle
tvLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Self - Musical Guest
tvThe Larry Sanders Show
1992
k.d. lang
movieSalmonberries
1991
Kotzebue
movieRoy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
1988
Self - Backing Vocals
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Self - Musical Guest
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Self / Self (archive footage)
Sound1
movieEven Cowgirls Get the Blues
1994
Original Music Composer