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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 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.She joined the cast of the Vietnam War drama series China Beach as a Red Cross volunteer, Holly the Donut Dolly Pelegrino, for the shows third season. She also had a recurring role on the CBS sitcom The King of Queens as Dougs sister Stephanie. She also had a cameo in the 2007 film Hairspray as a talent agent and sang Mama Im A Big Girl Now with Nikki Blonsky and Marissa Jaret Winokur for the films end credits.In 2008, her documentary about home birth and midwifery, The Business of Being Born, was released. She also jointly wrote a book, Your Best Birth, on the world of natural childbirth and birthing options, along with Abby Epstein and Jacques Moritz, which was published in 2009. Lake and Epstein also launched MyBestBirth.com, an online social network, powered by Ning, intended to allow parents and medical professionals to dialogue about varying birthing options and resources.She returned to television on May 11, 2009, succeeding Sharon Osbourne as host for the third season of VH1s Charm School. On November 10, 2010, Lake joined fellow talkers Phil Donahue, Sally Jessy Raphael, Geraldo Rivera, and Montel Williams as guests of Oprah Winfrey on The Oprah Winfrey Show, marking the first time those hosts appeared together on one show since their respective programs left the air.She competed on the 13th season of Dancing with the Stars. She was partnered with three-time champion Derek Hough and cited Kirstie Alleys appearance as an inspiration to do the show. In October 2019, she began competing in The X Factor Celebrity.In March 2018, at SXSW, Lake and Epstein premiered their documentary film Weed the People, examining the use of cannabis as medicine and its status as a Schedule I prohibited drug in the United States. The film focused in particular on the use of cannabis in the treatment of pediatric cancer.
Dancer (uncredited)
Film 1988
Carmen
Film 1988
Pepper Walker
Film 1990
Libby
Film 2000
Self
Film 2008
Kerry Tate
Film 1993
Self
Film 2013
Bella the Stalker
Film 1992
Grace
Film 1989
Self
Film 2005
Self
Film 2022
Host
Film 2011
Self
Film 2016
Ricki Lake
Film 2005
Self
Film 2004
Tv 1984
Tv 1993
Holly Pelegrino
Tv 1988
Self - Guest
Tv 2019
Stephanie Heffernan
Tv 1998
Self - Guest
Tv 1993
Raven (archive footage)
Tv 2019
Tv 2008
Tv 2012
Self
Tv 2013
Self - Guest
Tv 1997
Hostess
Tv 2006
Dream Ghost #1
Tv 2015
Self - Contestant
Tv 2005
Susan Semler
Tv 2009
Self - Guest
Tv 2022
Self
Tv 2017
Self - Guest
Tv 2009
Tv 1988
Self
Tv 2005
Self
Tv 1993
Self
Tv 1996
Self
Tv 2003
Self
Tv 2008
Self
Tv 1997
Tv 1991
Self
Tv 1998
Raven
Tv 2019
Self
Tv 2019
Self - Special Guest
Tv 2020
Self - Expert
Tv 2022
Self - Guest Co-Host
Tv 1997
Tv 2018
Self
Tv 2015
Self
Tv 2013
Tv 2022
Self
Tv 2024
