Ricki Lake
ActingBorn
September 21, 1968
Place of Birth
Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, USA
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,…
Known For
Filmography
Moon Manor
2022
Under the Christmas Tree
2021
Gemini
2017
Hairspray Live!
2016
Embrace
2016
I Am Divine
2014
More Business of Being Born
2011
Loving Leah
2009
The Business of Being Born
2008
Matters of Life & Dating
2007
Hairspray
2007
Park
2006
The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie
2005
It Came from... Baltimore!!
2005
A Dirty Shame
2004
Cecil B. Demented
2000
Jackie's Back!
1999
Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery
1998
Mrs. Winterbourne
1996
Serial Mom
1994
Cabin Boy
1994
Skinner
1993
Based on an Untrue Story
1993
Inside Monkey Zetterland
1992
Where the Day Takes You
1992
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1992
The Chase
1991
Cry-Baby
1990
Cookie
1989
Last Exit to Brooklyn
1989
Babycakes
1989
Working Girl
1988
A Family Again
1988
Hairspray
1988
The In Crowd
1988
Serial Mom: Surreal Moments
Live from the Other Side with Tyler Henry
2024
The Wheel
2022
Sherri
2022
Pictionary
2022
Stars in the House
2020
Tamron Hall
2019
RuPaul
2019
The Masked Singer
2019
The Masked Singer
2019
25 Words or Less
2018
Drop the Mic
2017
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
2015
Celebrity Family Feud
2015
Through the Keyhole
2013
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
2013
The Ricki Lake Show
2012
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Drop Dead Diva
2009
Charm School with Ricki Lake
2009
Celebrity Juice
2008
Easy to Assemble
2008
Gameshow Marathon
2006
The Reichen Show
2005
Dancing with the Stars
2005
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
The King of Queens
1998
Hollywood Squares
1998
The Entertainment Biz
1998
The View
1997
The View
1997
The View
1997
King of the Hill
1997
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
The Critic
1994
Intimate Portrait
1993
Ricki Lake
1993
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
The Jenny Jones Show
1991
The Idiot Box
1991
Gravedale High
1990
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
China Beach
1988
Kate & Allie
1984
Entertainment Tonight
1981