K.D. Lang

Actor

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

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How I Met Your Mother

2005

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The Black Dahlia

2006

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Saturday Night Live

1975

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Dharma & Greg

1997

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The Graham Norton Show

2007

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Portlandia

2011

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The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003

Eye of the Beholder

2000

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Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

Acting

2023 k.d. lang: songs & silence as Self

2021 Anne Murray: Full Circle as Self

2019 Jann as Self (1 episode)

2018 Heritage Minutes: Jim Egan as Narrator (voice)

2018 Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen as Self - Performer

2018 k.d. lang - Ingénue Redux - Live From the Majestic Theatre as Cantante

2017 Roy Orbison: Black and White Night 30 as Self

2016 Tony Bennett Celebrates 90 as Self

2011 Country at the BBC as Self

2011 Portlandia as Peggy (1 episode)

2009 k.d. lang - Live in London with the BBC Orchestra as herself

2009 This Beat Goes On: Canadian Pop Music in the 1970s as Self

2007 Anne Murray Friends and Legends as Self

2007 Tony Bennett: Duets - The Making of an American Classic as Self

2007 The Graham Norton Show as Self (1 episode)

2006 Tony Bennett: An American Classic as Self

2006 The Black Dahlia as Lesbian Bar Singer (uncredited)

2005 How I Met Your Mother as k.d. lang (1 episode)

2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self (1 episode)

2002 Tony Bennett - Wonderful World: Live In San Francisco as Self

2001 K.D. Lang: Live By Request as herself

2000 Eye of the Beholder as Hilary In Library

2000 An All-Star Tribute to Joni Mitchell as Self

1999 Roy Orbison: The Anthology as Self (archive footage)

1998 Parkinson as Self (1 episode)

1997 Songs & Visions as Self

1997 Dharma & Greg as Self (2 episodes)

1997 The Last Don as Dita Tommey (2 episodes)

1994 Tony Bennett: MTV Unplugged as Self

1994 Teresa's Tattoo as Michelle

1994 Truth or Dairy as Self

1994 Ellen as Janine (2 episodes)

1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Musical Guest (1 episode)

1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992 The Larry Sanders Show as k.d. lang (1 episode)

1991 Salmonberries as Kotzebue

1991 K.D. Lang: Harvest of Seven Years

1991 Stand On Your Man as Self

1991 The Carol Burnett Show as Self (1 episode)

1990 Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter as Self

1989 The Jim Henson Hour as Herself (1 episode)

1988 Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night as Self - Backing Vocals

1988 Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special as Self

1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self (2 episodes)

1988 The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

1979 CBS News Sunday Morning as Self (1 episode)

1975 Saturday Night Live as Self - Musical Guest (1 episode)

1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self (3 episodes)

1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self (archive footage) (1 episode)

Sound

1994 Even Cowgirls Get the Blues Original Music Composer