Actor
Ricki Lake
September 21, 1968 · Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, USA
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.
Notable work
6.7Hairspray (2007)
as Talent Agent
6.5Cry-Baby (1990)
as Pepper Walker
6.6Working Girl (1988)
as Bridesmaid
5.6Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)
as Charlotte
6.7Serial Mom (1994)
as Misty Sutphin
7.1The King of Queens (1998)
as Stephanie Heffernan
7.4King of the Hill (1997)
as Lila (voice)
6.8Hairspray (1988)
as Tracy Turnblad
6.4Cecil B. Demented (2000)
as Libby
5.4A Dirty Shame (2004)
as Ricki Lake
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