Katherine Kelly Lang

Katherine Kelly Lang born Katherine Kelly Wegeman July 25 1961 is an American actress She is one of three children in a show business family Her parents are Olympic longjump skier Keith Wegeman and actress Judy Lang her grandfather was Academy Awardwinning cinematographer Charles Lang Born and raised in Hollywood California Lang 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 She took only a few drama classes in school but fate guided her into an acting career It began on the set of Skatetown USA 1979 when the producers took one look at Lang and cast her as the Patrick Swayzes sister She signed with an agent and soon landed roles on such TV shows as Happy Days 1974 Magnum PI 1980 and The Last Precinct 1986 A minor part as Gretchen on The Young and the Restless 1973 in 1981 led to appearances in films such as The Night Stalker 1986 and Desperate Lives 1982 In addition Lang is known for appearing in several Beach Boys music videos which epitomize her as the modern California Girl In 1986 at age 26 the actress landed the part of Brooke Logan a blue collar chemistry student destined to become rich on an indevelopment soapopera Little did Lang know that following the shows premiere in 1987 she would be become a household name all around the world Ever since The Bold and the Beautiful 1987s debut Lang has been nearly constantly enjoyed frontburner status Her characters love affair with Ridge Forrester then played by Ronn Moss has been a key story arc for over 25 years and a love triangle among Brooke Ridge and Taylor Hunter Tylo stretched across an entire decade Her onscreen rivalry with Susan Flannerys Stephanie Forrester was legendary As of 2015 Lang is one of only two original cast members still appearing on the show Lang also appeared on sistershow The Young And The Restless in 1999 and 2007 during crossoverstorylines A fan favorite for decades it wasnt until 2013 when Lang received her first Daytime Emmy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actress The following year she received yet another Emmy nomination this time as Lead Actress Because of BBs global popularity Lang is also in demand for modeling and commercial gigs throughout Europe she often participates in Italian TV shows and Australia In her spare free time Lang loves sports and the outdoors She owns several horses and competes in 25mile and 50mile crosscountry races as well as triathlons IMDb mini biography by Torsten B Tomaschek