Ricki Lake
Biografia
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 show's third season. She also had a recurring role on the CBS sitcom The King of Queens as Doug's sister Stephanie. She also had a cameo in the 2007 film Hairspray as a talent agent and sang "Mama I'm A Big Girl Now" with Nikki Blonsky and Marissa Jaret Winokur for the film's 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 VH1's 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 Alley's 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.
Filmografia
Filmy i seriale od najnowszych
American Catastrophe: LA Burning -- Special Edition of 20/20
Film • 2025
jako Self (archive footage)
Tyler Henry i rozmówcy z zaświatów
Serial • 2024
jako Self
The Wheel
Serial • 2022
jako Self - Expert
Sherri
Serial • 2022
jako Self - Guest
Pictionary
Serial • 2022
Moon Manor
Film • 2022
jako Ricki Lake
Under the Christmas Tree
Film • 2021
jako Marie
Stars in the House
Serial • 2020
jako Self - Special Guest
The Tamron Hall Show
Serial • 2019
jako Self - Guest
RuPaul
Serial • 2019
jako Self
The Masked Singer
Serial • 2019
jako Raven (archive footage)
25 Words or Less
Serial • 2018
jako Self
Drop the Mic
Serial • 2017
jako Self
Bliźnięta
Film • 2017
jako Vanessa
Hairspray Live!
Film • 2016
jako Pinkette
Embrace
Film • 2016
jako Self
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Serial • 2015
jako Dream Ghost #1
Celebrity Family Feud
Serial • 2015
jako Self
I Am Divine
Film • 2014
jako Self
Through the Keyhole
Serial • 2013
jako Self
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Serial • 2013
jako Self
The Ricki Lake Show
Serial • 2012
More Business of Being Born
Film • 2011
jako Host
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Serial • 2009
jako Self - Guest
Drop Dead Diva
Serial • 2009
jako Susan Semler
Charm School with Ricki Lake
Serial • 2009
jako Self - Headmistress
Kochając Leah
Film • 2009
jako Rabbi Gerry
Celebrity Juice
Serial • 2008
jako Self
Easy to Assemble
Serial • 2008
The Business of Being Born
Film • 2008
jako Self
Hairspray: Playing Tracy
Film • 2007
jako Self
The Roots of 'Hairspray'
Film • 2007
jako Self
Hairspray: The Search for Tracy Turnblad
Film • 2007
jako Self
Matters of Life & Dating
Film • 2007
jako Linda Dackman
Lakier do włosów
Film • 2007
jako Talent Agent
Park
Film • 2006
jako Peggy
Gameshow Marathon
Serial • 2006
jako Hostess
The Reichen Show
Serial • 2005
jako Self
The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie
Film • 2005
jako Ricki Lake
It Came from... Baltimore!!
Film • 2005
jako Self
Taniec z Gwiazdami
Serial • 2005
jako Self - Contestant
The Best of So Graham Norton
Film • 2004
jako Self (archive footage)
Apetyt na seks
Film • 2004
jako Ricki Lake
Opowieści z Kręciołkowa
Serial • 2004
jako Carpenter Hero (voice)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Serial • 2003
jako Self
Cecil B. Demented
Film • 2000
jako Libby
Jackie's Back!
Film • 1999
jako Ricki Lake
Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery
Film • 1998
jako Mary Minor 'Harry' Haristeen
Diabli Nadali
Serial • 1998
jako Stephanie Heffernan
Hollywood Squares
Serial • 1998
jako Self - Panelist
The Entertainment Biz
Serial • 1998
jako Self
The View
Serial • 1997
jako Self - Guest
Bobby kontra wapniaki
Serial • 1997
jako Lila (voice)
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Serial • 1996
jako Self
Mrs. Winterbourne
Film • 1996
jako Connie Doyle
TFI Friday
Serial • 1996
W czym mamy problem?
Film • 1994
jako Misty Sutphin
The Critic
Serial • 1994
jako Ricki Lake (voice)
Cabin Boy
Film • 1994
jako Figurehead
Intimate Portrait
Serial • 1993
jako Self
Skinner
Film • 1993
jako Kerry Tate
Based on an Untrue Story
Film • 1993
jako Velour Gnack
Ricki Lake
Serial • 1993
Late Show with David Letterman
Serial • 1993
jako Self - Guest
Inside Monkey Zetterland
Film • 1992
jako Bella the Stalker
Where the Day Takes You
Film • 1992
jako Brenda
Buffy - postrach wampirów
Film • 1992
jako Charlotte
The Jenny Jones Show
Serial • 1991
The Idiot Box
Serial • 1991
jako Daughter
The Chase
Film • 1991
jako Tammie
Gravedale High
Serial • 1990
jako Cleofatra (voice)
The Word
Serial • 1990
Beksa
Film • 1990
jako Pepper Walker
Cookie
Film • 1989
jako Pia
Piekielny Brooklyn
Film • 1989
jako Donna
Babycakes
Film • 1989
jako Grace
Pracująca Dziewczyna
Film • 1988
jako Bridesmaid
A Family Again
Film • 1988
jako Carmen
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Serial • 1988
China Beach
Serial • 1988
jako Holly Pelegrino
Lakier do włosów
Film • 1988
jako Tracy Turnblad
Taniec gwiazd
Film • 1988
jako Dancer (uncredited)
Kate & Allie
Serial • 1984
Entertainment Tonight
Serial • 1981
New Line: Independent Legacies
Film
jako Self (archive footage)