About
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....
Known for
King of the HillSeries • 1997
The King of QueensSeries • 1998
The Masked SingerSeries • 2019
PictionarySeries • 2022
Drop Dead DivaSeries • 2009
TFI FridaySeries • 1996
China BeachSeries • 1988
Crazy Ex-GirlfriendSeries • 2015
Kate & AllieSeries • 1984
The CriticSeries • 1994
Higglytown HeroesSeries • 2004
Working GirlMovie • 1988
HairsprayMovie • 2007
Gravedale HighSeries • 1990
Easy to AssembleSeries • 2008
Buffy the Vampire SlayerMovie • 1992
Cry-BabyMovie • 1990
HairsprayMovie • 1988
A Dirty ShameMovie • 2004
Mrs. WinterbourneMovie • 1996
Serial MomMovie • 1994
SkinnerMovie • 1993
Last Exit to BrooklynMovie • 1989
Cecil B. DementedMovie • 2000