Katherine Kelly Lang

Career overview

Katherine Kelly Lang is an American actress born as Katherine Kelly Wegeman on July 25, 1961, in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. She comes from a show business family as one of three children, with parents who were Olympic long-jump skier Keith Wegeman and actress Judy Lang, and a grandfather who was Academy Award-winning cinematographer Charles Lang. Lang was born and raised in Hollywood and graduated from Beverly Hills High School, where she concentrated more on becoming a jockey or training for the Olympics than studying to be an actress. Although she took only a few drama classes in school, her acting career began on the set of Skatetown U.S.A. in 1979 when producers cast her upon seeing her.

As an actress, Lang has a known career in film and television with 33 known credits listed on The Movie Database. Her work in the industry spans various acting projects, supported by her early entry into the field on the production of Skatetown U.S.A. She continues to be recognized for her contributions to television and film as part of a prominent entertainment family with deep roots in Hollywood history, maintaining her presence in the acting profession.