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.

Filmler ulaşılamıyor Ricki Lake

The In Crowd

Dancer (uncredited)

Film 1988

A Family Again

Carmen

Film 1988

Cry-Baby

Pepper Walker

Film 1990

Cecil B. Demented

Libby

Film 2000

The Business of Being Born

Self

Film 2008

Skinner

Kerry Tate

Film 1993

I Am Divine

Self

Film 2013

Inside Monkey Zetterland

Bella the Stalker

Film 1992

Babycakes

Grace

Film 1989

It Came from... Baltimore!!

Self

Film 2005

Moon Manor

Self

Film 2022

More Business of Being Born

Host

Film 2011

Embrace

Self

Film 2016

The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie

Ricki Lake

Film 2005

A Dirty Shame

Self

Film 2004

TV dizisi ulaşılamıyor Ricki Lake

Kate & Allie

Tv 1984

Ricki Lake

Tv 1993

China Beach

Holly Pelegrino

Tv 1988

Tamron Hall

Self - Guest

Tv 2019

The King of Queens

Stephanie Heffernan

Tv 1998

Late Show with David Letterman

Self - Guest

Tv 1993

The Masked Singer

Raven (archive footage)

Tv 2019

Easy to Assemble

Tv 2008

The Ricki Lake Show

Tv 2012

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

Self

Tv 2013

The View

Self - Guest

Tv 1997

Gameshow Marathon

Hostess

Tv 2006

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

Dream Ghost #1

Tv 2015

Dancing with the Stars

Self - Contestant

Tv 2005

Drop Dead Diva

Susan Semler

Tv 2009

Sherri

Self - Guest

Tv 2022

Drop the Mic

Self

Tv 2017

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Self - Guest

Tv 2009

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Tv 1988

The Reichen Show

Self

Tv 2005

Intimate Portrait

Self

Tv 1993

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

Self

Tv 1996

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Self

Tv 2003

Celebrity Juice

Self

Tv 2008

The View

Self

Tv 1997

The Jenny Jones Show

Tv 1991

Hollywood Squares

Self

Tv 1998

The Masked Singer

Raven

Tv 2019

RuPaul

Self

Tv 2019

Stars in the House

Self - Special Guest

Tv 2020

The Wheel

Self - Expert

Tv 2022

The View

Self - Guest Co-Host

Tv 1997

25 Words or Less

Tv 2018

Celebrity Family Feud

Self

Tv 2015

Through the Keyhole

Self

Tv 2013

Pictionary

Tv 2022

Live from the Other Side with Tyler Henry

Self

Tv 2024