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{{Short description|American actress}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Katherine Kelly Lang | name = Katherine Kelly Lang
| image = | image = Katherine Kelly Lang - Monte-Carlo Television Festival.jpg
| caption = Lang at the ] in June 2013
| birth_name = Katherine Kelly Wegeman
| birth_name = Katherine Kelly Wegeman
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|7|25}}<ref name="imdb">{{imdb name|id=0485810}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|7|25}}
| birth_place = ]<ref name="imdb"/>
| birth_place = ], ], U.S.
| death_date =
| father = ]
| death_place =
| years_active = 1979–present
| parents = Olympic ski-jumper ] and actress ]<ref name="cbsbio"> from the ] website</ref>
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1979 - present
| known_for = '']'' as ]
| spouse = Alex D'Andrea <br /> (1997–2009;divorced) 1 child <br /> Skott Snider (1989–1995; divorced) 2 children
| spouse = {{Unbulleted list|{{marriage|Skott Snider|1989|1995|reason=divorced}}|{{marriage|Alex D'Andrea|1997|2014|reason=divorced}}}}
| other_names = Kelly Lang
| children = 3
| notable role = ] on '']''
| other_names = Kelly Lang
}} }}


'''Katherine Kelly Lang''' (born '''Katherine Kelly Wegeman''' on July 25, 1961) is an ] ]. She is known for her role as ] on '']'' (1987 - present). '''Katherine Kelly Lang''' (born '''Katherine Kelly Wegeman'''; July 25, 1961<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.welovesoaps.net/2015/07/today-in-soap-opera-history-july-25.html|title=Today in Soap Opera History (July 25)|last=Newcomb|first=Roger|work=]|date=July 25, 2015|access-date=June 1, 2018}}</ref>) is an American actress. She is best known for playing ] in the ] soap opera '']'' of the ] programming block.
==Personal life==
She was born in ]; she graduated from ].<ref name="cbsbio"></ref> She is the daughter of Olympic ski-jumper ] and actress Judith Lang and the granddaughter of ] ].<ref name="cbsbio" />


== Early life ==
Lang has been married and divorced twice, the second time to manager Alex D'Andrea. D'Andrea represents such actors as ] and works for Edmonds Entertainment. Lang is the mother of three children: Jeremy Skott Snider (born 1990), Julian Lang Snider (born 1992), Zoe Katrina D'Andrea (born 1997) and stepdaughter Danyelle Puschendorf D'Andrea (born 1991).<ref name="2272007sow">{{cite news | title=Spotlight on Katherine Kelly Lang | date=2007-02-27 | publisher= ''Soap Opera Weekly''| page = 16 }}</ref>
Lang was born in ], ], and graduated from ]. She is the daughter of Olympic ski jumper ], a ] and actress Judith Lang, an ] and the granddaughter of ] ].<ref name="CBS Bio">{{cite web |title=The Bold and the Beautiful Cast: Katherine Kelly Lang |url=https://www.cbs.com/shows/the_bold_and_the_beautiful/cast/6314/ |access-date=January 24, 2019 |work=]}}</ref>


==Career== ==Career==
Lang's first credit was a movie called '']'' (]), with ], ] and ]. That was followed by guest roles in various television series such as the short-lived '']'' and '']'' and the longer-running '']'', '']'', '']'', and HBO's '']''.<ref name="imdb"/> Lang made her acting debut in the film '']'' (1979), alongside ], ], and ]. That was followed by guest roles in numerous television series such as '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'' and '']''. Lang starred in the 1996 television film ''Subliminal Seduction''. In 1985, she appeared in four ]s: ]'s "]" (where she played the love interest of Alabama lead singer Randy Owen) ]' "]" and its sequel "]" and The Medflys' "Compulsive" for a band from her childhood hometown, Carmel CA.{{Citation needed|date=October 2018}}


In 1987, Lang was offered the role of blue-collar ] on the ] soap opera '']'' for the ] programming block, and has been an integral part of the program ever since. Her love affair with ] (originally played by ], and since 2013 by ]) has been a key ] for 35 years, and a love triangle among Brooke, Ridge and ] (Originally played by ] and since December 2021 ]) stretched over more than thirty years starting with Taylor's entrance to the show in 1990. The show's 5,000th episode included only the four core characters: Brooke, Ridge, Stephanie and Eric.<ref name="2132007sow">{{cite web|title=A Beautiful Occasion|publisher=]|pages=30–31|date=February 13, 2007}}</ref> As of February 2015, Lang is one of only two actors to be on ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' throughout the series. The other is ], who portrays ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/icymi-katherine-kelly-lang-john-mccook-interview/|title=ICYMI Katherine Kelly Lang and John McCook Interview|author=SOD|author-link=Soap Opera Digest|work=]|agency=Odyssey Magazine Publishing Group Inc.|publisher=]|date=March 27, 2017|access-date=June 1, 2018}}</ref>
In 1985 Lang appeared in two ]: ] '']'' (where she played the love interest of Alabama lead singer Randy Owen), and ] '']''.


In 1999, she appeared as Brooke in '']'', interacting with ] (Victor), ] (Jack), and ] (Ashley). Lang previously appeared on ''The Young and the Restless'' as Gretchen in 1981, and returned to the soap, for a brief stint, in July 2007. Her work as Brooke has been recognized with seven ] nominations, beginning in 1991 and most recently in 2005.
In 1987, she was offered the part of blue-collar ] on the soap opera ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' (''B&B''), and has been an integral part of the program ever since. Her love affair with ] (played by ]) has been a key ] for over 20 years, and a love triangle among Brooke, Ridge, and ] (]) stretched across an entire decade. The show's 5,000th episode included only the four core characters: Brooke, Ridge, Stephanie and Eric.<ref name="2007sow">{{cite news | title=A Beautiful Occasion | date=2007-02-13 | publisher= '']''| pages = 30–31 }}</ref>


In 2016, Lang made a special guest appearance as herself in the Australian soap opera '']'' on ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/neighbours/a775341/the-bold-and-the-beautfiuls-katherine-kelly-lang-has-filmed-a-guest-role-in-neighbours/|title=The Bold and the Beautfiul's Katherine Kelly Lang has filmed a guest role in Neighbours|last=Dainty|first=Sophie|work=]|date=November 26, 2015|access-date=December 29, 2018}}</ref> In January 2019, she returned to Australian television as a contestant on '']'' for ]. In October 2019 she made a guest appearance on the Greek soap opera "8 lexeis" for SKAI TV. She played Grace Heart, a reporter who traveled from New York, to Corfu, Greece, only that was not her true identity!
She appeared as her character, ] on ''B&B'''s sister show, '']'' in 1998. She interacted with ] (Victor), ] (Jack), and ] (Ashley). She previously appeared on ''Y&R'' as Gretchen in 1981. She returned to ''Y&R'' in July 2007 for a brief stint as Brooke.


==Personal life==
Her work on ''B&B'' has been recognized with seven ] nominations, beginning in 1991 and most recently in 2005.<ref name="imdb"/>
Lang has been married twice. She is the mother of three children from her two marriages: her two sons Jeremy Skott Snider (born 1990), Julian Lang Snider (born 1992) from her then husband Skott Snider, and her daughter Zoe Katrina D'Andrea (born 1997) from her then husband Alex D'Andrea, and has a stepdaughter, Danyelle D'Andrea (born 1991).<ref>{{cite news |date=February 27, 2007 |title=Spotlight on Katherine Kelly Lang |publisher=] |page=16}}</ref>

On November 11, 2012, it was announced that Lang had filed for divorce, after 15 years of marriage citing "irreconcilable differences".<ref>{{cite web |last=Sloane |first=Stephanie |date=November 11, 2012 |title=B&B Star Files For Divorce |url=https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/bb-star-files-divorce/ |access-date=July 1, 2019 |work=]}}</ref> The divorce was finalized in June 2014.{{Citation needed|date=October 2018}}

In May 2018, she became a grandmother with the birth of her granddaughter, Zuma, via her daughter Zoe.<ref>{{cite web |date=August 7, 2018 |title=THE BOLD & THE BEAUTIFUL's Katherine Kelly Lang Opens up About Why Being a Grandma is "So Great" (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://www.cbs.soapsindepth.com/posts/the-bold-and-the-beautiful-katherine-kelly-lang-grandmother-164274 |access-date=May 7, 2019 |work=]}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ List of acting performances in film and television
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1979
| '']''
| Allison
| Movie
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1981
| rowspan="1" | '']''
| Gretchen
|
|-
| '']''
| Susie Baker
|
|-
| 1982
| '']''
| Mary
| Movie
|-
| 1986
| '']''
| Widow Marion
| Television film
|-
| 1987–Present
| '']''
| ]
| Series regular
|-
| 1987
| '']''
| Denise
| Movie
|-
|1987
| '']
| Kelly
|
|-
| 1995
| ''Till the End of the Night''
| Diana Davenport
| Movie
|-
| 1996
| '']''
| Deb Danver
| Television film
|-
| 1999, 2007
| '']''
| ]
| Guest role (January 6-8, 1999; May 11, 1999; July 5, 2007)
|-
| 2014
| '']''
| Herself
| Contestant (Italy; ])
|-
| 2016
| '']''
| Herself
| Guest role
|-
| 2016
| '']''
| Herself
| Guest quiz master
|-
| 2018
| '']''
| Herself
| Guest role
|-
| 2019
| '']''
| Herself
| Contestant (Australia; ])
|-
| 2020
| '']''
| Grace Hart
| Guest (Greece)
|-
| 2021
| ''The Christmas Dance''
| Mary
| Movie<ref>{{Citation |last=Arcell |first=Michael |title=The Christmas Dance |date=2021-07-23 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11260886/ |type=Drama, Family, Romance |publisher=Genius Minds, Vision Builders Entertainment |access-date=2022-12-11}}</ref>
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ List of awards and nominations for Katherine Kelly Lang
|-
! scope="col"| Year
! scope="col"| Award
! scope="col"| Category
! scope="col"| Work
! scope="col"| Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
|style="text-align:center;"| 1990
| Soap Opera Update — MVP Award
| Best Actress
| '']''
| {{won}}
|style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="Awards list">{{cite web|url=http://www.boldandbeautiful.com/index.cfm?pid=401061|title=Awards List|work=BoldandBeautiful.com|access-date=March 17, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014005053/http://www.boldandbeautiful.com/index.cfm?pid=401061|archive-date=October 14, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center;"| 1991
| Soap Opera Update — MVP Award
| Best Actress
| ''The Bold and the Beautiful''
| {{won}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Awards list" />
|-
|style="text-align:center;"| 1991
| ]
| ]
| ''The Bold and the Beautiful''
| {{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Awards list" />
|-
|style="text-align:center;"| 1991
| Soap Opera Digest Award
| ] <small>(shared with ]) </small>
| ''The Bold and the Beautiful''
| {{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Awards list" />
|-
| {{center|1992}}
| Soap Opera Digest Award
|] <small>(shared with John McCook) </small>
| ''The Bold and the Beautiful''
| {{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Awards list" />
|-
| {{center|1993}}
| Soap Opera Digest Award
| ]
| ''The Bold and the Beautiful''
| {{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Awards list" />
|-
| {{center|1994}}
| Soap Opera Digest Award
|Hottest Female Star
| ''The Bold and the Beautiful''
| {{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Awards list" />
|-
| {{center|1995}}
| Soap Opera Update — MVP Award
| Best Actress
| ''The Bold and the Beautiful''
| {{won}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Awards list" />
|-
| {{center|1995}}
| Soap Opera Digest Award
| ] <small> (shared with ]) </small>
| ''The Bold and the Beautiful''
| {{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Awards list" />
|-
| {{center|1996}}
| Soap Opera Digest Award
| ] <small> (shared with ] and Ronn Moss) </small>
| ''The Bold and the Beautiful''
| {{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Awards list" />
|-
| {{center|2001}}
| Soap Opera Digest Award
| ] <small>(shared with ]) </small>
| ''The Bold and the Beautiful''
| {{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Awards list" />
|-
| {{center|2001}}
| Soap Opera Digest Award
|Outstanding Heroine
| ''The Bold and the Beautiful''
| {{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Awards list" />
|-
| {{center|2002}}
| ]
|America's Favorite Couple Special Fan Award <small> (shared with ])</small>
| ''The Bold and the Beautiful''
| {{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Awards list" />
|-
| {{center|2003}}
| Soap Opera Digest Award
| ]
| ''The Bold and the Beautiful''
| {{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Awards list" />
|-
| {{center|2004}}
| TV Soap Golden Boomerang Award
| Most Popular Couple <small> (shared with Ronn Moss) </small>
| ''The Bold and the Beautiful''
| {{won}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Awards list" />
|-
|{{center|2004}}
| TV Soap Golden Boomerang Award
|Most Popular Female
| ''The Bold and the Beautiful''
| {{won}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Awards list" />
|-
|{{center|2004}}
| TV Soap Golden Boomerang Award
|Most Popular Storyline <small> (shared with Ronn Moss and ]) </small>
| ''The Bold and the Beautiful''
| {{won}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Awards list" />
|-
| {{center|2006}}
| TV Soap Golden Boomerang Award
| Most Popular Couple <small> (shared with Ronn Moss) </small>
| ''The Bold and the Beautiful''
| {{won}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Awards list" />
|-
| {{center|2006}}
| TV Soap Golden Boomerang Award
|Most Popular Female Actor
| ''The Bold and the Beautiful''
| {{won}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Awards list" />
|-
| {{center|2013}}
| Daytime Emmy Award
| ]
| ''The Bold and the Beautiful''
| {{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="NATAS 2013">{{cite web|url=http://emmyonline.org/mediacenter/daytime_40th_nominations.html |title=The 40th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations |publisher=emmyonline.org and ] |access-date=May 1, 2013 |date=May 1, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606100958/http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/daytime_40th_nominations.html |archive-date=June 6, 2013 |location=] |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| {{center|2014}}
| Daytime Emmy Award
| ]
| ''The Bold and the Beautiful''
| {{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="NATAS 2014">{{cite web|url=http://emmyonline.org/day_41st_nominations |title=The 41st Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations |publisher=emmyonline.org and ] |location=New York |access-date=May 1, 2014 |date=May 1, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140623154747/http://emmyonline.org/day_41st_nominations |archive-date=June 23, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center;"| 2016
| Soap Awards France
| Best Actress of the Year
| ''The Bold and the Beautiful''
| {{nom }}
|style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="FR SOAP 2016 Wins">{{cite web|title=Soap Awards France 2016 : Hélène Rollès, Les Mystères de l'amour, Rena Sofer, Plus belle la vie...le palmarès complet|work=Toutelatele |url=https://www.toutelatele.com/soap-awards-france-2016-helene-rolles-les-mysteres-de-l-amour-rena-sofer-plus-belle-la-vie-le-palmares-complet-81727|publisher=toutelatele.com and ]|access-date=August 17, 2020|date=May 2, 2016|location=] |author1=Toutelatele }}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 2020
| Daytime Emmy Award
|Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
| ''The Bold and the Beautiful''
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>
Various citations concerning the nominations for the ]:
* {{cite web |last=Hipes |first=Patrick |title=Daytime Emmy Nominations: ''General Hospital'', ''Sesame Street'', ''The View'' Top List; CBS, Amazon Prime Lead Networks |url=https://deadline.com/2020/05/daytime-emmy-nominations-2020-list-of-nomineesospital-sesame-street-the-view-top-list-cbs-amazon-prime-lead-networks-1202940564/ |website=] |publisher=] |access-date=May 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200521191900/https://deadline.com/2020/05/daytime-emmy-nominations-2020-list-of-nomineesospital-sesame-street-the-view-top-list-cbs-amazon-prime-lead-networks-1202940564/ |archive-date=May 21, 2020 |location=United States |date=May 21, 2020 |url-status=live}}
* {{cite magazine |last=Rice |first=Lynette |title=''General Hospital'', ''Days of Our Lives'' lead 2020 Daytime Emmy nominations |url=https://ew.com/tv/daytime-emmys-2020-nominees/ |magazine=] |publisher=] |access-date=May 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200521210133/https://ew.com/tv/daytime-emmys-2020-nominees/ |archive-date=May 21, 2020 |location=United States |date=May 21, 2020 |url-status=live}}
* {{cite web |last1=Nordyke |first1=Kimberley |last2=Howard |first2=Annie |title=Daytime Emmy Awards: ''General Hospital'' Tops Nominations |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/daytime-emmy-awards-2020-full-list-nominees-1289414 |website=] |publisher=] |access-date=May 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200521192447/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/daytime-emmy-awards-2020-full-list-nominees-1289414 |archive-date=May 21, 2020 |location=United States |date=May 21, 2020 |url-status=live}}
* {{cite web |last=Williams |first=Janice |title=Here are the nominations for the 2020 Daytime Emmy Awards |url=https://www.newsweek.com/daytime-emmys-awards-2020-nominations-1505739 |website=] |access-date=May 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200521195614/https://www.newsweek.com/daytime-emmys-awards-2020-nominations-1505739 |archive-date=May 21, 2020 |location=United States |date=May 21, 2020 |url-status=live}}
* {{cite web |author=SOD |author-link=Soap Opera Digest |title=Daytime Emmy Nominees Announced! |url=https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/daytime-emmy-nominees-announced-2/ |website=] |publisher=] |access-date=May 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200521183810/https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/daytime-emmy-nominees-announced-2/ |archive-date=May 21, 2020 |location=United States |date=May 21, 2020 |url-status=live}}
* {{cite web |last=Schneider |first=Michael |title=Daytime Emmy Nominations 2020: CBS, ''General Hospital'' Top This Year's Nods |url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/daytime-emmy-2020-nominations-2020-cbs-general-hospital-1234613387/ |website=] |publisher=] |access-date=May 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200521193914/https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/daytime-emmy-2020-nominations-2020-cbs-general-hospital-1234613387/ |archive-date=May 21, 2020 |location=United States |date=May 21, 2020 |url-status=live}}
</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center;"| 2020
| Soap Hub Awards
| Favorite ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' Actress
| ''The Bold and the Beautiful''
| {{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|last1=Montgomery|first1=Daniel|title=1st Annual Soap Hub Awards decided by fans honored 'Days of Our Lives,' Steve Burton, Sharon Case and more|url=https://www.goldderby.com/article/2020/soap-hub-awards-days-of-our-lives-steve-burton/|website=]|publisher=]|access-date=September 3, 2020|date=September 2, 2020}}
</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 2024
| Daytime Emmy Award
|Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
| ''The Bold and the Beautiful''
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;"|
|}


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American actress

Katherine Kelly Lang
Lang at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival in June 2013
BornKatherine Kelly Wegeman
(1961-07-25) July 25, 1961 (age 63)
Hollywood, California, U.S.
Other namesKelly Lang
OccupationActress
Years active1979–present
Known forThe Bold and the Beautiful as Brooke Logan
Spouses
  • Skott Snider ​ ​(m. 1989; div. 1995)​
  • Alex D'Andrea ​ ​(m. 1997; div. 2014)​
Children3
FatherKeith R. Wegeman

Katherine Kelly Lang (born Katherine Kelly Wegeman; July 25, 1961) is an American actress. She is best known for playing Brooke Logan in the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful of the CBS Daytime programming block.

Early life

Lang was born in Hollywood, California, and graduated from Beverly Hills High School. She is the daughter of Olympic ski jumper Keith R. Wegeman, a German-American and actress Judith Lang, an Anglo-American and the granddaughter of Oscar-winning cinematographer Charles Lang.

Career

Lang made her acting debut in the film Skatetown, U.S.A. (1979), alongside Scott Baio, Maureen McCormick, and Patrick Swayze. That was followed by guest roles in numerous television series such as The Powers of Matthew Star, Masquerade, Riptide, Magnum, P.I., Happy Days, The Fall Guy and 1st & Ten. Lang starred in the 1996 television film Subliminal Seduction. In 1985, she appeared in four music videos: Alabama's "There's No Way" (where she played the love interest of Alabama lead singer Randy Owen) The Beach Boys' "Getcha Back" and its sequel "It's Gettin' Late" and The Medflys' "Compulsive" for a band from her childhood hometown, Carmel CA.

In 1987, Lang was offered the role of blue-collar Brooke Logan on the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful for the CBS Daytime programming block, and has been an integral part of the program ever since. Her love affair with Ridge Forrester (originally played by Ronn Moss, and since 2013 by Thorsten Kaye) has been a key story arc for 35 years, and a love triangle among Brooke, Ridge and Taylor (Originally played by Hunter Tylo and since December 2021 Krista Allen) stretched over more than thirty years starting with Taylor's entrance to the show in 1990. The show's 5,000th episode included only the four core characters: Brooke, Ridge, Stephanie and Eric. As of February 2015, Lang is one of only two actors to be on The Bold and the Beautiful throughout the series. The other is John McCook, who portrays Eric Forrester.

In 1999, she appeared as Brooke in The Young and the Restless, interacting with Eric Braeden (Victor), Peter Bergman (Jack), and Eileen Davidson (Ashley). Lang previously appeared on The Young and the Restless as Gretchen in 1981, and returned to the soap, for a brief stint, in July 2007. Her work as Brooke has been recognized with seven Soap Opera Digest Award nominations, beginning in 1991 and most recently in 2005.

In 2016, Lang made a special guest appearance as herself in the Australian soap opera Neighbours on 10 Peach. In January 2019, she returned to Australian television as a contestant on I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! for season 5. In October 2019 she made a guest appearance on the Greek soap opera "8 lexeis" for SKAI TV. She played Grace Heart, a reporter who traveled from New York, to Corfu, Greece, only that was not her true identity!

Personal life

Lang has been married twice. She is the mother of three children from her two marriages: her two sons Jeremy Skott Snider (born 1990), Julian Lang Snider (born 1992) from her then husband Skott Snider, and her daughter Zoe Katrina D'Andrea (born 1997) from her then husband Alex D'Andrea, and has a stepdaughter, Danyelle D'Andrea (born 1991).

On November 11, 2012, it was announced that Lang had filed for divorce, after 15 years of marriage citing "irreconcilable differences". The divorce was finalized in June 2014.

In May 2018, she became a grandmother with the birth of her granddaughter, Zuma, via her daughter Zoe.

Filmography

List of acting performances in film and television
Year Title Role Notes
1979 Skatetown, U.S.A. Allison Movie
1981 The Young and the Restless Gretchen
Evilspeak Susie Baker
1982 Desperate Lives Mary Movie
1986 Mr. Boogedy Widow Marion Television film
1987–Present The Bold and the Beautiful Brooke Logan Series regular
1987 The Night Stalker Denise Movie
1987 Made in U.S.A. Kelly
1995 Till the End of the Night Diana Davenport Movie
1996 Subliminal Seduction Deb Danver Television film
1999, 2007 The Young and the Restless Brooke Logan Guest role (January 6-8, 1999; May 11, 1999; July 5, 2007)
2014 Ballando con le stelle Herself Contestant (Italy; season 10)
2016 Neighbours Herself Guest role
2016 Have You Been Paying Attention? Herself Guest quiz master
2018 Isidingo Herself Guest role
2019 I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! Herself Contestant (Australia; season 5)
2020 8 Words Grace Hart Guest (Greece)
2021 The Christmas Dance Mary Movie

Awards and nominations

List of awards and nominations for Katherine Kelly Lang
Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
1990 Soap Opera Update — MVP Award Best Actress The Bold and the Beautiful Won
1991 Soap Opera Update — MVP Award Best Actress The Bold and the Beautiful Won
1991 Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Heroine The Bold and the Beautiful Nominated
1991 Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Story Line (shared with John McCook) The Bold and the Beautiful Nominated
1992 Soap Opera Digest Award Best Wedding (shared with John McCook) The Bold and the Beautiful Nominated
1993 Soap Opera Digest Award Hottest Female Star The Bold and the Beautiful Nominated
1994 Soap Opera Digest Award Hottest Female Star The Bold and the Beautiful Nominated
1995 Soap Opera Update — MVP Award Best Actress The Bold and the Beautiful Won
1995 Soap Opera Digest Award Hottest Soap Couple (shared with Ronn Moss) The Bold and the Beautiful Nominated
1996 Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Love Story (shared with Hunter Tylo and Ronn Moss) The Bold and the Beautiful Nominated
2001 Soap Opera Digest Award Favorite Storyline (shared with Winsor Harmon) The Bold and the Beautiful Nominated
2001 Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Heroine The Bold and the Beautiful Nominated
2002 Daytime Emmy Award America's Favorite Couple Special Fan Award (shared with Sean Kanan) The Bold and the Beautiful Nominated
2003 Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Lead Actress in a Daytime Drama The Bold and the Beautiful Nominated
2004 TV Soap Golden Boomerang Award Most Popular Couple (shared with Ronn Moss) The Bold and the Beautiful Won
2004 TV Soap Golden Boomerang Award Most Popular Female The Bold and the Beautiful Won
2004 TV Soap Golden Boomerang Award Most Popular Storyline (shared with Ronn Moss and Jennifer Finnigan) The Bold and the Beautiful Won
2006 TV Soap Golden Boomerang Award Most Popular Couple (shared with Ronn Moss) The Bold and the Beautiful Won
2006 TV Soap Golden Boomerang Award Most Popular Female Actor The Bold and the Beautiful Won
2013 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series The Bold and the Beautiful Nominated
2014 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series The Bold and the Beautiful Nominated
2016 Soap Awards France Best Actress of the Year The Bold and the Beautiful Nominated
2020 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series The Bold and the Beautiful Nominated
2020 Soap Hub Awards Favorite The Bold and the Beautiful Actress The Bold and the Beautiful Nominated
2024 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series The Bold and the Beautiful Nominated

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