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Ricki Lake
🎭 Acting

Ricki Lake

September 21, 1968 (age 57)
Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, USA
Female
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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…

Movies

36 credits
Hairspray
★ 6.7
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Hairspray
2007 as Talent Agent
Hairspray Movie
★ 6.8
Comedy, Music
1988 Comedy, Music
Cry-Baby Movie
★ 6.5
Comedy, Romance
1990 Comedy, Romance
Working Girl
★ 6.6
+
Working Girl
1988 as Bridesmaid
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
★ 5.6
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1992 as Charlotte
Serial Mom
★ 6.7
+
Serial Mom
1994 as Misty Sutphin
A Dirty Shame
★ 5.3
+
A Dirty Shame
2004 as Self
Hairspray Live!
★ 7.3
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Hairspray Live!
2016 as Pinkette
Mrs. Winterbourne
★ 7.2
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Mrs. Winterbourne
1996 as Connie Doyle
Where the Day Takes You Movie
★ 6.1
PRO
Crime, Drama
1992 Crime, Drama
Cecil B. Demented
★ 6.4
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Cecil B. Demented
2000 as Libby
I Am Divine
★ 7.3
+
I Am Divine
2014 as Self
Gemini
★ 5.4
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Gemini
2017 as Vanessa
Last Exit to Brooklyn
★ 6.5
+
Last Exit to Brooklyn
1989 as Donna
Loving Leah
★ 6.9
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Loving Leah
2009 as Rabbi Gerry
Cabin Boy
★ 5.2
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Cabin Boy
1994 as Figurehead
Skinner
★ 4.6
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Skinner
1993 as Kerry Tate
Park
★ 4.9
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Park
2006 as Peggy
Jackie's Back!
★ 6.9
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Jackie's Back!
1999 as Ricki Lake
Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery
★ 7.6
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Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery
1998 as Mary Minor 'Harry' Haristeen
Cookie
★ 5.6
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Cookie
1989 as Pia
The Chase
★ 4.0
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The Chase
1991 as Tammie
Embrace
★ 6.5
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Embrace
2016 as Self
The In Crowd
★ 6.1
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The In Crowd
1988 as Dancer (uncredited)
Under the Christmas Tree
★ 6.0
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Under the Christmas Tree
2021 as Marie
The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie
★ 5.0
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The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie
2005 as Ricki Lake
More Business of Being Born
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More Business of Being Born
2011 as Host
Babycakes
★ 7.1
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Babycakes
1989 as Grace
Based on an Untrue Story
★ 4.6
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Based on an Untrue Story
1993 as Velour Gnack
Inside Monkey Zetterland
★ 3.6
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Inside Monkey Zetterland
1992 as Bella the Stalker

TV Shows

45 credits
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen TV
★ 5.0
Comedy, Talk
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen TV
★ 5.0
Comedy, Talk
Late Show with David Letterman TV
★ 6.4
Comedy, Talk
1993 Comedy, Talk
King of the Hill TV
★ 7.4
Animation, Comedy
1997 Animation, Comedy
Dancing with the Stars TV
★ 6.1
Family, Reality
2005 Family, Reality
The View TV
★ 4.4
Talk
1997 Talk
The View TV
★ 4.4
Talk
1997 Talk
The View TV
★ 4.4
Talk
1997 Talk
The King of Queens TV
★ 7.1
Comedy
1998 Comedy
LIVE with Kelly and Mark TV
★ 5.6
Talk
Hollywood Squares TV
★ 7.6
Sherri TV
+
Sherri
2022 as Self - Guest
The Ellen DeGeneres Show TV
★ 5.6
PRO
Comedy, Talk
2003 Comedy, Talk
Tamron Hall TV
★ 4.9
Talk
2019 Talk
The Masked Singer TV
★ 7.6
Reality
2019 Reality
The Masked Singer TV
★ 7.6
Reality
2019 Reality
Drop Dead Diva TV
+
Drop Dead Diva
2009 as Susan Semler
Celebrity Juice TV
★ 6.6
Comedy, Talk
2008 Comedy, Talk
25 Words or Less TV
★ 5.2
Reality
2018 Reality
Intimate Portrait TV
★ 4.5
Documentary
1993 Documentary
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend TV
+
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
2015 as Dream Ghost #1
Celebrity Family Feud TV
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Celebrity Family Feud
2015 as Self
Stars in the House TV
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Stars in the House
2020 as Self - Special Guest
The Reichen Show TV
★ 4.8
Talk
2005 Talk
China Beach TV
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China Beach
1988 as Holly Pelegrino
Whose Line Is It Anyway? TV
★ 7.7
Comedy, Reality
2013 Comedy, Reality
Kate & Allie TV
+
Kate & Allie
1984
Pictionary TV
★ 5.7
Reality
2022 Reality
The Critic TV
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The Critic
1994 as Ricki Lake (voice)
Entertainment Tonight TV
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Entertainment Tonight
1981
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