What Is Katherine Kelly Lang’s Net Worth?

Katherine Kelly Lang, an American actress and producer, has a net worth of $8 million. Lang is famously known for her role as Brooke Logan in the soap opera “The Bold and the Beautiful” (1987–present), which earned her four Daytime Emmy nominations. She began her acting career at the age of 18 with her debut in the film “Skatetown U.S.A.” in 1979. Lang has appeared in over 30 acting credits, including films such as “Evilspeak” (1981) and “Stan the Man” (2020), TV movies such as “Desperate Lives” (1982) and TV series such as “Happy Days” (1984) and “Magnum, P.I.” (1987). Lang has also produced several projects, including the TV movie “The Grove” (2013) and the web series “Venice the Series” (2013–2016).

Early Life and Family

Katherine Kelly Lang was born Katherine Kelly Wegeman on July 25, 1961, in Hollywood, California. Her mother, Judith Lang, is a former actress, and her father, Keith R. Wegeman, was a ski jumper who competed in the 1952 Winter Olympics. Sadly, Keith died of cancer in 1974 at the age of 44.

Lang was just 13 years old when she lost her father, and she later became an ambassador for the charity Amgen’s Breakaway From Cancer. She told “Soaps in Depth” in 2015, “My dad, my grandpa and my grandma all died from colon cancer, so I’ve seen what people go through. This charity helps people from the moment of their diagnosis all the way through their surviving it. About 1,500 people die of cancer every day in the United States alone, and you can imagine what that number would be world wide.”

Katherine’s maternal grandfather, Charles Lang, was a cinematographer who earned 18 Academy Award nominations, winning for “A Farewell to Arms” in 1934. Katherine attended Beverly Hills High School.

Katherine Kelly Lang’s Acting Career

Katherine Kelly Lang began her acting career in 1979, co-starring in the musical comedy “Skatetown, U.S.A.” alongside Patrick Swayze, Scott Baio, Flip Wilson, and Maureen McCormick. She went on to appear in various TV shows such as “The Powers of Matthew Star,” “Happy Days,” and “Magnum, P.I.” and films like “Jocks,” “The Night Stalker,” and “Till the End of the Night.”

In 1987, Lang began starring as Brooke Logan on the CBS soap opera “The Bold and the Beautiful,” a role that earned her numerous Daytime Emmy and “Soap Opera Digest” Award nominations. She has also reprised the role in five episodes of “The Young and the Restless.”

Lang continued to act in various TV shows and movies, including the Italian dancing competition “Ballando con le stelle” and the Australian reality series “I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!” She lent her voice to the 2016 film “Monolith” and appeared in “Dear Diary I Died,” “Garlic & Gunpowder,” “Dagli Occhi dell’Amore,” “Stan the Man,” “The Christmas Dance,” and “The Magic.”

Lang has also made guest appearances as herself on various soap operas around the world, including “Neighbours” in Australia, “Isidingo” in South Africa, and “8 lexeis” in Greece.

Katherine Kelly Lang’s Personal Life

Katherine Kelly Lang was married to Skott Snider from 1989 to 1995 and they had two sons together. She then wed Alex D’Andrea in 1997, and they had a daughter named Zoe. The couple divorced in 2014. Katherine was also stepmother to Alex’s daughter Danyelle during their marriage.

In May 2012, Lang had surgery after dislocating her foot and ankle while horseback riding. She shared the news on Instagram, revealing that she had broken three bones in her ankle and had to push it back into place after dislocating it at a 90-degree angle to her leg.

Accolades

Lang has earned five Daytime Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (2013) and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (2014 and 2020) for “The Bold and the Beautiful.” She also received a nomination for Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series (2017) for “Venice the Series.”

Lang has been nominated for seven “Soap Opera Digest” Awards, including Outstanding Heroine (1991 and 2001), Hottest Female Star (1993 and 1994), and Outstanding Lead Actress (2003). She won Soap Opera Update — MVP Awards for Best Actress in 1990, 1991, and 1995, and earned TV Soap Golden Boomerang Awards for Most Popular Couple (shared with Ronn Moss, 2004 and 2006), Most Popular Female (2004 and 2006), and Most Popular Storyline (shared with Jennifer Finnigan and Ronn Moss, 2004).

Lang has also received Soap Hub Award nominations and a Gold Derby Award nomination, among others.

Lang’s Real Estate Investment

In 2014, Katherine Kelly Lang purchased a 1,900 sq ft home in Glassell Park, Los Angeles for $650,000. Three years later, in 2017, she listed the three-bedroom, two-bathroom property for $815,000.

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