Katherine Kelly Lang
| Katherine Kelly Lang | |
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 Katherine Kelly Lang at 2013 Monte Carlo Television Festival | |
| Born |
Katherine Kelly Wegeman July 25, 1961[1] Hollywood, California[1] |
| Other names | Kelly Lang |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Known for | The Bold and the Beautiful as Brooke Logan |
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| Children | 3 |
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| http://www.katherinekellylang.org | |
Katherine Kelly Lang (born Katherine Kelly Wegeman on July 25, 1961) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Brooke Logan on The Bold and the Beautiful (1987–present).
Personal life
She was born in Hollywood, California and graduated from Beverly Hills High School.[2] She is the daughter of Olympic ski-jumper Keith R. Wegeman and actress Judith Lang and the granddaughter of Oscar-winning cinematographer Charles Lang.[2]
Lang has been married and divorced twice. She 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 D'Andrea (born 1991).[3]
On November 11, 2012, it was announced that Lang had filed for divorce, citing irreconciliable differences after 15-years of marriage.[4][5]
Career
Lang's first credit role was a movie called Skatetown, U.S.A. (1979), with Scott Baio, Maureen McCormick and Patrick Swayze. That was followed by guest roles in various television series such as the short-lived The Powers of Matthew Star and Masquerade and the longer-running Riptide, Happy Days, The Fall Guy, and HBO's 1st & Ten.[1]
In 1985 Lang appeared in two music videos: Alabama's There's No Way (where she played the love interest of Alabama lead singer Randy Owen), and The Beach Boys' Getcha Back.
In 1987, she was offered the part of blue-collar Brooke Logan 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 Ridge Forrester (played by Ronn Moss) has been a key story arc for over 20 years, and a love triangle among Brooke, Ridge, and Taylor (Hunter Tylo) stretched across an entire decade. The show's 5,000th episode included only the four core characters: Brooke, Ridge, Stephanie and Eric.[6]
She appeared as her character, Brooke Logan on B&B's sister show, The Young and the Restless in 1999. She interacted with Eric Braeden (Victor), Peter Bergman (Jack), and Eileen Davidson (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.
Her work on B&B has been recognized with seven Soap Opera Digest Award nominations, beginning in 1991 and most recently in 2005.[1]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Work | Result | Ref |
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Most Valuable Professional Award for Best Soap Opera Actress | The Bold and the Beautiful | Won | |
| 1991 | Most Valuable Professional Award for Best Soap Opera Actress | Won | ||
| Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Heroine | Nominated | |||
| Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Story Line (shared with John McCook) | Nominated | |||
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Soap Opera Digest Award for Best Wedding (shared with John McCook) | Nominated | ||
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Soap Opera Digest Award for Hottest Female Star | Nominated | ||
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Soap Opera Digest Award for Hottest Female Star | Nominated | ||
| 1995 | Most Valuable Professional Award for Best Soap Opera Actress | Won | ||
| Soap Opera Digest Award for Hottest Soap Couple (shared with Ronn Moss) | Nominated | |||
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Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Love Story (shared with Hunter Tylo and Ronn Moss) | Nominated | ||
| 2001 | Soap Opera Digest Award for Favorite Storyline (shared with Winsor Harmon) | Nominated | ||
| Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Heroine | Nominated | |||
| 2002 | Daytime Emmy Award for America’s Favorite Couple’ Special Fan Award (shared with Sean Kanan) | Nominated | ||
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Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Daytime Drama | Nominated | ||
| 2004 | TV Soap Golden Boomerang Awards for Most Popular Couple (shared with Ronn Moss) | Won | ||
| TV Soap Golden Boomerang Awards for Most Popular Female | Won | |||
| TV Soap Golden Boomerang Awards for Most Popular Storyline (shared with Ronn Moss and Jennifer Finnigan) | Won | |||
| 2006 | TV Soap Golden Boomerang Awards for Most Popular Couple (shared with Ronn Moss) | Won | ||
| TV Soap Golden Boomerang Awards for Most Popular Female Actor | Won | |||
| Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Katherine Kelly Lang at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 CBS biography page
- ↑ "Spotlight on Katherine Kelly Lang". Soap Opera Weekly. 2007-02-27. p. 16.
- ↑ Sloane, Stephanie (2012-11-11). "B&B Star Files For Divorce". Soap Opera Digest. Soapoperadigest.com. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
- ↑ Larkin, Michael (2012-11-11). "Bold and the Beautiful star Katherine Kelly Lang files for divorce". Daily Mail. Dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
- ↑ "A Beautiful Occasion". Soap Opera Weekly. 2007-02-13. pp. 30–31.
- ↑ "Awards List". boldandbeautiful.com. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
- ↑ "The 40th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations". National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. emmyonline.org. May 1, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
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