K.D. Lang
Known for ActingBorn 1961-11-02Consort, 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
2006 · as Lesbian Bar Singer (uncredited)
Eye of the Beholder
1999 · as Hilary
Songs & Visions
1997 · as Self
Teresa's Tattoo
1994 · as Michelle
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
1988 · as Self - Backing Vocals
Tony Bennett Celebrates 90
2016 · as Self
Tony Bennett: An American Classic
2006 · as Self
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special
1988 · as Self
Truth or Dairy
1994 · as Self
Country at the BBC
2011 · as Self (archive footage)
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
1990 · as Self
Salmonberries
1991 · as Kotzebue
Tony Bennett: Duets - The Making of an American Classic
2007 · as Self
Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen
2018 · as Self - Performer
Heritage Minutes: Jim Egan
2018 · as Narrator (voice)
Tony Bennett: MTV Unplugged
1994 · as Self
An All-Star Tribute to Joni Mitchell
2000 · as Self
Roy Orbison: Black and White Night 30
2017 · as Self