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. Description above from the Wikipedia article k.d. lang, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.  

Known For

The Black Dahlia

as Lesbian Bar Singer (uncredited)

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Musical Guest

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

Dharma & Greg

as Self

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

Eye of the Beholder

as Hilary

Portlandia

as Peggy

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Musical Guest

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self