Ricki Lake
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1968-09-21 (57 years old)
Place of Birth
Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, USA
Also known As
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Ricki Lake
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 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...
Acting
1988
as Dancer (uncredited)
1988
as Carmen
1994
as Misty Sutphin
2021
as Marie
1993
as Velour Gnack
1994
as Figurehead
1990
as Pepper Walker
1996
as Connie Doyle
2000
as Libby
1988
as Bridesmaid
1989
as Donna
1992
as Brenda
2008
as Self
1998
as Mary Minor 'Harry' Haristeen
1993
as Kerry Tate
1989
as Pia
2007
as Linda Dackman
2014
as Self
1992
as Bella the Stalker
1989
as Grace
2005
as Self
2009
as Rabbi Gerry
1991
as Tammie
2022
as Self
2011
as Host
1992
as Charlotte
2016
as Self
2017
as Vanessa
2016
as Pinky's Girl
2007
as Talent Agent
2005
as Ricki Lake
2006
as Peggy
2004
as Self
1988
as Tracy Turnblad
1999
as Ricki Lake
Production
2008
as Producer
2011
as Executive Producer
2018
as Executive Producer
2009
as Co-Executive Producer
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