Person Details

Birthday: 1961-11-02 20:04:20

Aliases: Kathryn Dawn Lang

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Consort, Alberta, Canada

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Movie Involvements: 22

TV Involvements: 3


Most Famous Work

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Kathryn Dawn Lang, OC (born November 2, 1961), known by her stage name k.d. lang, is a Canadian pop and country singer-songwriter and occasional actress. She gives her name in lowercase letters, with the given names contracted to initials and no space between these initials. Lang has won both Juno Awards and Grammy Awards for her musical performances; hits include "Constant Craving" and "Miss Chatelaine". She has contributed songs to movie soundtracks and has teamed with musicians such as Roy Orbison, Tony Bennett, Elton John and Anne Murray. Lang is also known for being a vegan as well as an animal rights, gay rights and Tibetan human rights activist. She performed Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" live at the opening ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada.     Description above from the Wikipedia article k.d. lang, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.  

Most Famous Work

CBS News Sunday Morning
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7
The Last Don
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7

The Last Don

(1997) Dita Tommey
The Black Dahlia
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6

The Black Dahlia

(2006) Lesbian Bar Singer (uncredited)
Eye of the Beholder
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5

Eye of the Beholder

(1999) Hilary
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
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7
The Carol Burnett Show
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0
Tony Bennett: An American Classic
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9
Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen
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10

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2021 Self
2018 Cantante
Narrator (voice)
Self - Performer
2016 Self
2011 Peggy
2009 Self
herself
2007 Self
Self
Herself
2006 Self
Lesbian Bar Singer (uncredited)
2003 Self
2002 N/A
2001 herself
2000 Self
1999 Self (archive footage)
Hilary
1997 Self
Dita Tommey
1994 Self
Michelle
Self
1993 Self - Musical Guest
1992 N/A
1991 Self
Kotzebue
N/A
Self
1990 Self
1988 Self
N/A
Self - Backing Vocals
1979 Self
1975 Self - Musical Guest
1962 Self
Year Character Movie/Tv

Sound

Year Role Movie/Tv
1994 Original Music Composer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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