Katherine Kelly Lang

Katherine Kelly Lang (born Katherine Kelly Wegeman; July 25, 1961 ) is an American actress. She has portrayed Brooke Logan in the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful since 1987.

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 later Krista Allen and Rebecca Budig) 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".

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

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 1979 Skatetown, U.S.A. Allison Johnson 1981 Evilspeak Susie Baker 1982 Desperate Lives Mary Television film 1987 Jocks Julie The Night Stalker Denise Made in U.S.A. Kelly Delta Fever Jillian 1995 Till the End of the Night Diana Davenport 1996 Subliminal Seduction Deb Danver 2016 Monolith Lilith voice role Dear Diary I Died Michelle Wilson 2017 Garlic & Gunpowder Mrs. Smith 2019 Dagli occhi dell'amore Sally Hospice Odyssey Herself 2020 Stan the Man Elizabeth Morgan 2021 The Christmas Dance Mary The Magic Catherine Kane

Television Year Title Role Notes 1981 The Young and the Restless Gretchen 1983 The Powers of Matthew Star Terri Episode: "The Racer's Edge" Masquerade Donna Episode: "Diamonds" 1984 Happy Days Kim Episode: "Social Studies" Riptide Mama Jo's Crew Episode: "Hatchet Job" Legmen Helen Episode: "Poseidon Indenture" Dreams Dream Blonde Episode: "Kiss Me Red" 1985 Crazy Like a Fox Episode: "Murder is a Two Stroke Penalty" 1986 The Fall Guy Episode: "Miami's Nice" Disneyland Widow Marian Episode: "Mr. Boogedy" The Last Precinct Tracey 3 episodes 1st & Ten Annie 6 episodes 1987 Magnum, P.I. Lani Episode: "The Aunt Who Came to Dinner" Circus of the Stars Herself (performer) Television special 1987–present The Bold and the Beautiful Brooke Logan Lead role 1988 The 15th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards Herself (co-host) Television special 1996 Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years Enona 2 episodes 1999 The Young and the Restless Brooke Logan 4 episodes (January 6-8, 1999; May 11, 1999) Everything Can Be Better Brooke Logan 1 episode 2000 Wheel of Fortune Herself (contestant) Episode: "Soap City Week 4" 2007 The Young and the Restless Brooke Logan 1 episode (July 5, 2007) 2014 Ballando con le Stelle Herself (contestant) Season 10; 8 episodes 2016 Neighbours Herself 1 episode The New Price Is Right Herself (contestant) Episode: "CBS Daytime #1 for 30 Years" 2018 Isidingo Herself 1 episode 2019 I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! Herself (contestant) Season 5; 16 episodes 8 Words Grace Hart 16 episodes 2020 The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Herself (guest) Season 10; Episode: "Santa Denise"

Awards and nominations + List of awards and nominations for Katherine Kelly Lang Year Award Category Work Result 1990 Soap Opera Update — MVP Award Best Actress The Bold and the Beautiful 1991 Soap Opera Update — MVP Award Best Actress The Bold and the Beautiful Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series The Bold and the Beautiful 2016 Soap Awards France Best Actress of the Year The Bold and the Beautiful 2020 Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series The Bold and the Beautiful 2020 Soap Hub Awards Favorite The Bold and the Beautiful Actress The Bold and the Beautiful 2024 Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series The Bold and the Beautiful