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Personal Info

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

2019

Jann as Self

2018

2016

2011

Portlandia as Peggy

2009

2007

2006

The Black Dahlia as Lesbian Bar Singer (uncredited)

2003

2002

2001

2000

1999

Roy Orbison: The Anthology as Self (archive footage)

1998

Parkinson as Self

1997

The Last Don as Dita Tommey

1994

1993

Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Musical Guest

1992

1991

1990

1989

1988

1979

1975

Saturday Night Live as Self - Musical Guest

1962

Sound

1994

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues as Original Music Composer