K.D. Lang
Known for: Acting
Born: November 2, 1961
Place of birth: 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". 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.
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Filmography
30 movies · 18 TV shows, newest first
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k.d. lang: songs & silence
2023
8.0
Anne Murray: Full Circle
2021
6.2
Jann
2019
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k.d. lang - Ingénue Redux - Live From the Majestic Theatre
2018
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Heritage Minutes: Jim Egan
2018
10.0
Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen
2018
7.0
Roy Orbison: Black and White Night 30
2017
8.0
Tony Bennett Celebrates 90
2016
7.5
Country at the BBC
2011
6.9
Portlandia
2011
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This Beat Goes On: Canadian Pop Music in the 1970s
2009
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k.d. lang - Live in London with the BBC Orchestra
2009NR
Anne Murray Friends and Legends
2007
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Tony Bennett: Duets - The Making of an American Classic
2007
7.2
The Graham Norton Show
2007
7.7
Tony Bennett: An American Classic
2006
5.6
The Black Dahlia
2006
8.1
How I Met Your Mother
2005
5.6
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
8.3
Tony Bennett - Wonderful World: Live In San Francisco
2002
7.0
K.D. Lang: Live By Request
2001
8.0
An All-Star Tribute to Joni Mitchell
2000
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Roy Orbison: The Anthology
1999
5.0
Eye of the Beholder
1999
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Parkinson
1998
6.4
Dharma & Greg
1997
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Songs & Visions
1997
7.1
The Last Don
1997
7.0
Tony Bennett: MTV Unplugged
1994
4.3
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
1994
6.1
Ellen
1994
4.9
Teresa's Tattoo
1994
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Truth or Dairy
1994
7.3
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
7.7
The Larry Sanders Show
1992
5.4
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
19927.3
The Carol Burnett Show
1991
5.5
Salmonberries
19917.0
K.D. Lang: Harvest of Seven Years
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Stand On Your Man
1991
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Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
1990
7.2
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special
1988
5.6
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
19887.5
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
1988
7.7
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
1988
6.8
CBS News Sunday Morning
1979
6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962