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Ricki Lake

Ricki Lake

Actor · Born 1968-09-21 · Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, USA

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Biography

Ricki Pamela Lake (born September 21, 1968) is an American television host and actress. She is known for her lead role as Tracy Turnblad in the 1988 film Hairspray, for which she received a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead. She is also known for her talk show, Ricki Lake, which was broadcast internationally from September 1993 until May 2004. When the show debuted, she was 24 and credited as being the youngest person to host a syndicated talk show at the time. In late 2012, Lake began hosting a second syndicated talk show, The Ricki Lake Show. The series was canceled in 2013 after a single season, but Lake won her first Daytime Emmy Award for the project. She also starred in other Waters films including Cry-Baby, Cecil B. Demented, and Serial Mom. She starred in Mrs. Winterbourne, Cabin Boy, Last Exit to Brooklyn, Cookie, and Inside Monkey Zetterland. She joined the cast of the Vietnam War drama series China Beach as a Red Cross volunteer, Holly "the Donut Dolly" Pelegrino, for the show's third season. She also had a recurring role on the CBS sitcom The King of Queens as Doug's sister Stephanie. She also had a cameo in the 2007 film Hairspray as a…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Hairspray (2007) — Talent Agent
  2. Cry-Baby (1990) — Pepper Walker
  3. Working Girl (1988) — Bridesmaid
  4. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) — Charlotte
  5. Serial Mom (1994) — Misty Sutphin
  6. The King of Queens (1998) — Stephanie Heffernan
  7. King of the Hill (1997) — Lila (voice)
  8. Hairspray (1988) — Tracy Turnblad
  9. Cecil B. Demented (2000) — Libby
  10. A Dirty Shame (2004) — Self
  11. Drop Dead Diva (2009) — Susan Semler
  12. Mrs. Winterbourne (1996) — Connie Doyle
  13. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2015) — Dream Ghost #1
  14. The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) — Self
  15. Late Show with David Letterman (1993) — Self - Guest
  16. Hairspray Live! (2016) — Pinkette
  17. Gemini (2017) — Vanessa
  18. Dancing with the Stars (2005) — Self - Contestant
  19. The Critic (1994) — Ricki Lake (voice)
  20. The Masked Singer (2019) — Raven (archive footage)
  21. Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989) — Donna
  22. Cabin Boy (1994) — Figurehead
  23. The View (1997) — Self - Guest
  24. Whose Line Is It Anyway? (2013) — Self
  25. I Am Divine (2014) — Self
  26. Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) — Self - Guest
  27. Where the Day Takes You (1992) — Brenda
  28. Loving Leah (2009) — Rabbi Gerry
  29. LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
  30. Celebrity Family Feud (2015) — Self
  31. Embrace (2016) — Self
  32. Skinner (1993) — Kerry Tate
  33. Babycakes (1989) — Grace
  34. China Beach (1988) — Holly Pelegrino
  35. Celebrity Juice (2008) — Self
  36. Park (2006) — Peggy
  37. Under the Christmas Tree (2021) — Marie
  38. Cookie (1989) — Pia
  39. Entertainment Tonight (1981)
  40. The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie (2005) — Ricki Lake