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Ricki Pamela Lake is an American actress, television presenter and producer. Lake is best known for her lead role as Tracy Turnblad in the 1988 film Hairspray. She is also known for her talk show which was broadcast internationally from September 1993 until May 2004. When Lake's show debuted, she was 24 and credited as being the youngest person to host a syndicated talk show at the time. In autumn 2012, Lake embarked on a second syndicated talk show project The Ricki Lake Show, which aired on weekdays. The series was canceled in 2013 after a single season, but Lake won her first Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host.
Birth Name
Ricki Pamela Lake
Born
Saturday, 21 September 1968
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Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Rewind the '90s | Self | 2023 |
| The Wheel | Self - Poker Expert | 2022 |
| That's My Jam | Self - Guest | 2022 |
| Sherri | Self | 2022 |
| Moon Manor | Ricki Lake | 2022 |
| Under the Christmas Tree | Noelle / Marie | 2021 |
| Pictionary | Self - Team Captain | 2021 |
| The Drew Barrymore Show | Self - Guest | 2020 |
| GMA3: What You Need to Know | Self | 2020 |
| The X Factor: Celebrity | Self - Contestant | 2019 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Rewind the '90s | Self | 2023 |
| The Wheel | Self - Poker Expert | 2022 |
| That's My Jam | Self - Guest | 2022 |
| Sherri | Self | 2022 |
| Moon Manor | Ricki Lake | 2022 |
| Under the Christmas Tree | Noelle / Marie | 2021 |
| Pictionary | Self - Team Captain | 2021 |
| The Drew Barrymore Show | Self - Guest | 2020 |
| GMA3: What You Need to Know | Self | 2020 |
| The X Factor: Celebrity | Self - Contestant | 2019 |
| Tamron Hall | Self | 2019 |
| RuPaul | Self | 2019 |
| The Masked Singer | Self - Raven | 2019 |
| The '90s Greatest | Self - Talk Show Host | 2018 |
| GMA3: Strahan, Sara & Keke | Self | 2018 |
| Unexpected | Self - Host | 2017 |
| Drop the Mic | Self | 2017 |
| Gemini | Vanessa | 2017 |
| Hairspray Live! | Pinkette / Pinky's Girl | 2016 |
| Embrace: The Documentary | Herself / Self | 2016 |
| Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | Dream Ghost #1 | 2015 |
| Cocktails & Classics | Self | 2015 |
| Celebrity Name Game | Self - Celebrity Player | 2014 |
| Advanced Style | 2014 | |
| China Beach 25th Anniversary Reunion | 2013 | |
| Whose Line Is It Anyway? | Self - Special Guest Performer | 2013 |
| Hollywood Health Report | Self | 2013 |
| I Am Divine | Herself / Self - Tracy Turnblad | 2013 |
| Oprah: Where Are They Now? | Self | 2012 |
| Home & Family | Self | 2012 |
| The Ricki Lake Show | Self - Host / Self - Hostess | 2012 |
| All the Right Moves | Self | 2012 |
| Sunday Brunch | Self - Guest | 2012 |
| More Business of Being Born | Host | 2011 |
| The Talk | Self - Guest Co-Host | 2010 |
| Drop Dead Diva | Susan Semler | 2009 |
| Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self / Self - Guest | 2009 |
| Charm School with Ricki Lake | Headmistress | 2009 |
| Loving Leah | Rabbi Gerry | 2009 |
| Celebrity Juice | Self | 2008 |
| Easy to Assemble | Self | 2008 |
| Celebrity Family Feud | Self | 2008 |
| The Business of Being Born | Herself / Self - Actress and Producer | 2008 |
| Matters of Life & Dating | Linda Dackman | 2007 |
| Hairspray | Talent Agent | 2007 |
| Chelsea Lately | Herself - Guest | 2007 |
| Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School | Headmistress | 2007 |
| Rachael Ray | Self | 2006 |
| Gameshow Marathon | Self - Hostess / Hostess | 2006 |
| Park | Peggy | 2006 |
| The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie | Ricki Lake | 2005 |
| Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List | Self | 2005 |
| Dancing with the Stars | Self - Contestant | 2005 |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Self | 2005 |
| A Dirty Shame | Herself / Self | 2004 |
| Higglytown Heroes | Carpenter Hero | 2004 |
| The X Factor UK | Self | 2004 |
| Celebrity Blackjack | Herself | 2004 |
| Celebrity Poker Showdown | Self | 2003 |
| Gylne tider | Self | 2002 |
| V Graham Norton | Self | 2002 |
| Cecil B. Demented | Libby | 2000 |
| In Bad Taste | Self | 2000 |
| Loose Women | Self / Self - Presenter / Herself | 1999 |
| Jackie's Back! | Ricki Lake | 1999 |
| The King of Queens | Stephanie Heffernan | 1998 |
| Sin City Spectacular | Self | 1998 |
| So Graham Norton | Self | 1998 |
| The Wonderful World of Disney | Mary Minor 'Harry' Haristeen | 1997 |
| The View | Self | 1997 |
| Light Lunch | Self | 1997 |
| King of the Hill | Lila | 1997 |
| The Daily Show | Self | 1996 |
| The Rosie O'Donnell Show | Self | 1996 |
| Mrs. Winterbourne | Connie Doyle | 1996 |
| E! True Hollywood Story | Herself | 1996 |
| 1995 MTV Video Music Awards | Self | 1995 |
| Skinner | Kerry Tate | 1995 |
| Extra | Self | 1994 |
| Movie Magic | Self | 1994 |
| Serial Mom | Misty / Misty Sutphin | 1994 |
| The Critic | Ricki Lake | 1994 |
| Cabin Boy | Figurehead | 1994 |
| Based on an Untrue Story | Velour / Velour Gnack | 1993 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Herself | 1993 |
| WWE Raw | Self | 1993 |
| Ricki Lake | Herself - Hostess / Herself - Host | 1992 |
| Inside Monkey Zetterland | Bella the Stalker | 1992 |
| Where the Day Takes You | Brenda | 1992 |
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Charlotte | 1992 |
| Riders in the Sky | Broadway Baby | 1991 |
| The Chase | Tammie | 1991 |
| The Idiot Box | Daughter | 1991 |
| Gravedale High | Cleofatra | 1990 |
| The Word | Self | 1990 |
| Cry-Baby | Pepper Walker | 1990 |
| Cookie | Pia | 1989 |
| Last Exit to Brooklyn | Donna | 1989 |
| The 61st Annual Academy Awards | Self - Performer | 1989 |
| Babycakes | Grace | 1989 |
| The Arsenio Hall Show | Herself | 1989 |
| Working Girl | Bridesmaid | 1988 |
| Starlight: A Musical Movie | Nicole | 1988 |
| China Beach | Holly Pelegrino | 1988 |
| Hairspray | Tracy Turnblad | 1988 |
| The in Crowd | Dancer | 1988 |
| Going Live! | Cleofatra | 1987 |
| Kate & Allie | Teri | 1984 |
| Entertainment Tonight | Herself (archive footage) | 1981 |
| The South Bank Show | Tracy Turnblad (clip from Hairspray (1988)) | 1978 |
| ABC Afterschool Specials | Carmen | 1972 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| The Business of Birth Control | 2021 |
| Weed the People | 2018 |
| Breastmilk | 2014 |
| More Business of Being Born | 2011 |
| Charm School with Ricki Lake | 2009 |
| Loving Leah | 2009 |
| The Business of Being Born | 2008 |
| Matters of Life & Dating | 2007 |
| Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School | 2007 |
