Ricki Lake

ProducerActorProduction Sep 21 (age 57) Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, USA 1981–2025 (44 year career)

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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…

Known For

Film

Hairspray

Talent Agent

Film

Cry-Baby

Pepper Walker

Film

Working Girl

Bridesmaid

Film

Serial Mom

Misty Sutphin

Film

Hairspray

Tracy Turnblad

Film

Mrs. Winterbourne

Connie Doyle

Film

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Charlotte

Film

Hairspray Live!

Pinkette

Filmography

Acting (76)

Movies (35)

Moon Manor

2022

as Self

6.6

Under the Christmas Tree

as Marie

Gemini

as Vanessa

Hairspray Live!

as Pinkette

Embrace

as Self

I Am Divine

as Self

More Business of Being Born

2011

as Host

Loving Leah

2009

as Rabbi Gerry

6.9

The Business of Being Born

2008

as Self

6.4

Matters of Life & Dating

as Linda Dackman

Hairspray

as Talent Agent

Park

as Peggy

The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie

2005

as Ricki Lake

4.9

It Came from... Baltimore!!

as Self

A Dirty Shame

as Self

Cecil B. Demented

as Libby

Jackie's Back!

as Ricki Lake

Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery

1998

as Mary Minor 'Harry' Haristeen

Mrs. Winterbourne

as Connie Doyle

Serial Mom

as Misty Sutphin

Cabin Boy

as Figurehead

Skinner

as Kerry Tate

Based on an Untrue Story

1993

as Velour Gnack

4.2

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

1992

as Charlotte

5.6

Where the Day Takes You

1992

as Brenda

6.1

Inside Monkey Zetterland

as Bella the Stalker

The Chase

as Tammie

Cry-Baby

as Pepper Walker

Babycakes

as Grace

as Pia

Last Exit to Brooklyn

as Donna

Hairspray

as Tracy Turnblad

Working Girl

as Bridesmaid

The In Crowd

as Dancer (uncredited)

6.0

A Family Again

1988

as Carmen

Television (41)

Live from the Other Side with Tyler Henry

as Self

Sherri

as Self - Guest

Pictionary

The Wheel

as Self - Expert

Stars in the House

as Self - Special Guest

The Masked Singer

as Self - Raven

Tamron Hall

as Self - Guest

RuPaul

as Self

25 Words or Less

as Self

Drop the Mic

as Self

Celebrity Family Feud

as Self

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

as Dream Ghost #1

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

as Self

Through the Keyhole

as Self

The Ricki Lake Show

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

Drop Dead Diva

as Susan Semler

Charm School with Ricki Lake

2009

as Self - Headmistress

Celebrity Juice

as Self

Easy to Assemble

Gameshow Marathon

as Hostess

Dancing with the Stars

as Self - Contestant

The Reichen Show

as Self

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

Hollywood Squares

as Self - Panelist

The King of Queens

as Stephanie Heffernan

7.1

The Entertainment Biz

1998

as Self

The View

1997

as Self - Guest Co-Host

4.3

King of the Hill

1997

as Lila (voice)

7.4

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

1996

as Self

3.9

The Critic

1994

as Ricki Lake (voice)

7.3

Late Show with David Letterman

as Self - Guest

Intimate Portrait

as Self

Ricki Lake

The Jenny Jones Show

The Idiot Box

as Daughter

Gravedale High

as Cleofatra (voice)

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

China Beach

as Holly Pelegrino

Kate & Allie

Entertainment Tonight

1981

4.1

Crew (7)

Movies (5)

Big Rock Burning

2025

Executive Producer

Weed the People

2018

Executive Producer

7.0

More Business of Being Born

2011

Executive Producer

Loving Leah

2009

Co-Executive Producer

6.9

The Business of Being Born

2008

Producer

6.4

Television (2)

The Ricki Lake Show

2012

Producer

2.0

Charm School with Ricki Lake

2009

Producer

8.0