Katherine Kelly Lang (born Katherine Kelly Wegeman; July 25, 1961[1]) 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.
Katherine Kelly Lang | |
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 Lang at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival in June 2013 | |
| Born | Katherine Kelly Wegeman July 25, 1961 Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Kelly Lang |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Known for | The Bold and the Beautiful as Brooke Logan |
| Spouses |
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| Children | 3 |
| Father | Keith R. Wegeman |
Early life
editLang 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.[2]
Career
editLang 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.[citation needed]
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.[3] 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.[4]
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.[5] 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
editLang 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).[6]
On November 11, 2012, it was announced that Lang had filed for divorce, after 15 years of marriage citing "irreconcilable differences".[7] The divorce was finalized in June 2014.[citation needed]
In May 2018, she became a grandmother with the birth of her granddaughter, Zuma, via her daughter Zoe.[8]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 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[9] |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Soap Opera Update — MVP Award | Best Actress | The Bold and the Beautiful | Won | [10] |
| 1991 | Soap Opera Update — MVP Award | Best Actress | The Bold and the Beautiful | Won | [10] |
| 1991 | Soap Opera Digest Award | Outstanding Heroine | The Bold and the Beautiful | Nominated | [10] |
| 1991 | Soap Opera Digest Award | Outstanding Story Line (shared with John McCook) | The Bold and the Beautiful | Nominated | [10] |
1992
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Soap Opera Digest Award | Best Wedding (shared with John McCook) | The Bold and the Beautiful | Nominated | [10] |
1993
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Soap Opera Digest Award | Hottest Female Star | The Bold and the Beautiful | Nominated | [10] |
1994
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Soap Opera Digest Award | Hottest Female Star | The Bold and the Beautiful | Nominated | [10] |
1995
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Soap Opera Update — MVP Award | Best Actress | The Bold and the Beautiful | Won | [10] |
1995
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Soap Opera Digest Award | Hottest Soap Couple (shared with Ronn Moss) | The Bold and the Beautiful | Nominated | [10] |
1996
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Soap Opera Digest Award | Outstanding Love Story (shared with Hunter Tylo and Ronn Moss) | The Bold and the Beautiful | Nominated | [10] |
2001
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Soap Opera Digest Award | Favorite Storyline (shared with Winsor Harmon) | The Bold and the Beautiful | Nominated | [10] |
2001
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Soap Opera Digest Award | Outstanding Heroine | The Bold and the Beautiful | Nominated | [10] |
2002
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Daytime Emmy Award | America's Favorite Couple Special Fan Award (shared with Sean Kanan) | The Bold and the Beautiful | Nominated | [10] |
2003
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Soap Opera Digest Award | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Daytime Drama | The Bold and the Beautiful | Nominated | [10] |
2004
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TV Soap Golden Boomerang Award | Most Popular Couple (shared with Ronn Moss) | The Bold and the Beautiful | Won | [10] |
2004
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TV Soap Golden Boomerang Award | Most Popular Female | The Bold and the Beautiful | Won | [10] |
2004
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TV Soap Golden Boomerang Award | Most Popular Storyline (shared with Ronn Moss and Jennifer Finnigan) | The Bold and the Beautiful | Won | [10] |
2006
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TV Soap Golden Boomerang Award | Most Popular Couple (shared with Ronn Moss) | The Bold and the Beautiful | Won | [10] |
2006
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TV Soap Golden Boomerang Award | Most Popular Female Actor | The Bold and the Beautiful | Won | [10] |
2013
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Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | The Bold and the Beautiful | Nominated | [11] |
2014
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Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | The Bold and the Beautiful | Nominated | [12] |
| 2016 | Soap Awards France | Best Actress of the Year | The Bold and the Beautiful | Nominated | [13] |
| 2020 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | The Bold and the Beautiful | Nominated | [14] |
| 2020 | Soap Hub Awards | Favorite The Bold and the Beautiful Actress | The Bold and the Beautiful | Nominated | [15] |
| 2024 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | The Bold and the Beautiful | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ Newcomb, Roger (July 25, 2015). "Today in Soap Opera History (July 25)". We Love Soaps. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
- ^ "The Bold and the Beautiful Cast: Katherine Kelly Lang". CBS. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
- ^ "A Beautiful Occasion". Soap Opera Weekly. February 13, 2007. pp. 30–31.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ SOD (March 27, 2017). "ICYMI Katherine Kelly Lang and John McCook Interview". Soap Opera Digest. American Media, Inc. Odyssey Magazine Publishing Group Inc. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
- ^ Dainty, Sophie (November 26, 2015). "The Bold and the Beautfiul's [sic] Katherine Kelly Lang has filmed a guest role in Neighbours". Digital Spy. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
- ^ "Spotlight on Katherine Kelly Lang". Soap Opera Weekly. February 27, 2007. p. 16.
- ^ Sloane, Stephanie (November 11, 2012). "B&B Star Files For Divorce". Soap Opera Digest. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
- ^ "THE BOLD & THE BEAUTIFUL's Katherine Kelly Lang Opens up About Why Being a Grandma is "So Great" (EXCLUSIVE)". CBS Soaps In Depth. August 7, 2018. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- ^ Arcell, Michael (July 23, 2021), The Christmas Dance (Drama, Family, Romance), Genius Minds, Vision Builders Entertainment, retrieved December 11, 2022
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Awards List". BoldandBeautiful.com. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
- ^ "The 40th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations". New York City: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. May 1, 2013. Archived from the original on June 6, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
- ^ "The 41st Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations". New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. May 1, 2014. Archived from the original on June 23, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
- ^ "Soap Awards France 2016 : Hélène Rollès, Les Mystères de l'amour, Rena Sofer, Plus belle la vie...le palmarès complet". France: toutelatele.com and Médiamétrie. May 2, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
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Various citations concerning the nominations for the 47th Daytime Emmy Awards:
- Hipes, Patrick (May 21, 2020). "Daytime Emmy Nominations: General Hospital, Sesame Street, The View Top List; CBS, Amazon Prime Lead Networks". Deadline Hollywood. United States: Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on May 21, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- Rice, Lynette (May 21, 2020). "General Hospital, Days of Our Lives lead 2020 Daytime Emmy nominations". Entertainment Weekly. United States: Meredith Corporation. Archived from the original on May 21, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- Nordyke, Kimberley; Howard, Annie (May 21, 2020). "Daytime Emmy Awards: General Hospital Tops Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. United States: Valence Media. Archived from the original on May 21, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- Williams, Janice (May 21, 2020). "Here are the nominations for the 2020 Daytime Emmy Awards". Newsweek. United States. Archived from the original on May 21, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- SOD (May 21, 2020). "Daytime Emmy Nominees Announced!". Soap Opera Digest. United States: American Media, Inc. Archived from the original on May 21, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- Schneider, Michael (May 21, 2020). "Daytime Emmy Nominations 2020: CBS, General Hospital Top This Year's Nods". Variety. United States: Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on May 21, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ^ Montgomery, Daniel (September 2, 2020). "1st Annual Soap Hub Awards decided by fans honored 'Days of Our Lives,' Steve Burton, Sharon Case and more". Gold Derby. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
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