Ricki Lake

Q: Has Ricki Lake won any awards?

Yes, Ricki Lake won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host in 1991 for 'The Ricki Lake Show.' She has also received nominations for various other awards throughout her career.

Q: What was Ricki Lake's first film?

Ricki Lake's first film was 'Hairspray' (1988), where she played the lead role of Tracy Turnblad, which launched her acting career.

Q: What is Ricki Lake's estimated net worth?

Ricki Lake's estimated net worth is around $16 million, reflecting her successful career in acting and television hosting.

Q: How many children does Ricki Lake have?

Ricki Lake has two children, Owen and Milo, whom she shares with her former husband, Rob Sussman.

Q: What was Ricki Lake's role in 'The Ricki Lake Show'?

In 'The Ricki Lake Show,' she served as the host and producer, focusing on personal stories and societal issues, which resonated with a broad audience.

Q: What is Ricki Lake known for in her acting style?

Ricki Lake is known for her relatable and warm acting style, often portraying characters that resonate with everyday people and evoke empathy.

Q: Has Ricki Lake appeared in any reality shows?

Yes, Ricki Lake participated in 'Dancing with the Stars' in 2021, where she showcased her dancing skills and connected with fans in a new format.

Known for

Hairspray (1988)

IMDb 7 / 10

1988 / Comedy, Drama / 88mins

'Pleasantly plump' teenager Tracy Turnblad achieves her dream of becoming a regular on the Corny Collins Dance Show. Now a teen hero, she starts...

Name

Ricki Lake

Height

5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)

Born

21 September 1968, New York City, New York, USA

Spouses

Christian Evans (2012–2017)

Children

2, Owen and Milo

Parents

Judy and Barry Lake

Estimated Net Worth

$16 million

Year	Title	Character	Rating
2024	TV Live from the Other Side with Tyler Henry World-renowned medium Tyler Henry gives celebrity guests hope, healing and long-sought answers through emotional readings.	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2022	TV The Wheel Three contestants battle it out to keep their spot at the center of the wheel as six celebrity guests lend...	Self - Expert	TMDB 4.4 / 10
2022	TV Sherri Sherri Shepherd, actress, comic, and Emmy Award-winning longtime co-host of "The View", appears before a live audience with a daily...	Self - Guest	TMDB 2.6 / 10
2022	TV Pictionary Based on the Mattel's party game, two teams of three players will compete against each other, trying to guess the...	Unknown character	TMDB 5.7 / 10
2022	Movie Moon Manor Today is Jimmy's last day alive. His Alzheimer's is worsening, so he's decided to die like he has lived -...	Self	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2021	Movie Under the Christmas Tree Marketing whiz Alma Beltran and Christmas tree whisperer Charlie Freemont cross paths when Charlie finds the perfect tree for the...	Marie	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2020	TV Stars in the House In the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic and theatres across the world closing their curtains indefinitely, SiriusXM host Seth Rudetsky...	Self - Special Guest	Not rated
2019	TV Tamron Hall Former news host and journalist Tamron Hall discusses all things topical and engages those she interviews in thorough meaningful and...	Self - Guest	TMDB 4.7 / 10
2019	TV RuPaul The RuPaul Show is more than just a talk show… It’s a movement! The all new RuPaul Show is building...	Self	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2019	TV The Masked Singer Celebrities compete in a singing competition with one major twist: each singer is shrouded from head to toe in an...	Raven (archive footage)	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2019	TV The Masked Singer Celebrities compete in a singing competition with one major twist: each singer is shrouded from head to toe in an...	Self - Raven	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2018	TV 25 Words or Less Hosted by Meredith Vieira, two teams of celebrities and civilians face off in a fast paced word game with a...	Self	TMDB 5.2 / 10
2017	TV Drop the Mic Based on a popular segment on "The Late Late Show With James Corden" and emceed by rapper-actor Method Man and...	Self	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2017	Movie Gemini A heinous crime tests the complex relationship between a tenacious personal assistant and her Hollywood starlet boss. As the assistant...	Vanessa	TMDB 5.4 / 10
2016	Movie Hairspray Live! A teenage girl living in Baltimore in the early 1960s dreams of appearing on a popular TV dance show.	Pinkette	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2016	Movie Embrace Embrace follows body image activist Taryn Brumfitt's crusade as she explores the global issue of body loathing, inspiring us to...	Self	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2015	TV Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Rebecca Bunch is a successful, driven, and possibly crazy young woman who impulsively gives up everything - her partnership at...	Dream Ghost #1	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2015	TV Celebrity Family Feud Celebrity Family Feud pits celebrities and their families against each other in a contest to name the most popular responses...	Self	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2014	Movie I Am Divine Harris Glenn Milstead, aka Divine (1945-1988) was the ultimate outsider turned underground hero. Spitting in the face of the status...	Self	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2013	TV Through the Keyhole What would happen if Keith Lemon had permission to snoop around celebrities' homes? Find out as Through The Keyhole returns,...	Self	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2013	TV Whose Line Is It Anyway? Comedian Aisha Tyler hosts this improv comedy show where the actors on the show - Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie, Ryan...	Self	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2012	TV The Ricki Lake Show The Ricki Lake Show is an American first-run syndicated talk show hosted by Ricki Lake. The series also marked her...	Unknown character	TMDB 2.0 / 10
2011	Movie More Business of Being Born Executive Producer Ricki Lake and Filmmaker Abby Epstein follow their landmark documentary,'The Business of Being Born', with an all-new, four...	Host	Not rated
2009	TV Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Bravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality show personalities.	Self - Guest	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2009	TV Drop Dead Diva A shallow model suddenly dies in an accident only to find her soul resurfacing in the body of a brilliant,...	Susan Semler	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2009	TV Charm School with Ricki Lake Charm School with Ricki Lake is the third season of the VH1 reality television series Charm School. Fourteen contestants from...	Self - Headmistress	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2009	Movie Loving Leah When Leah's husband Benjamin dies suddenly, Benjamin's brother Jake is stunned to learn he is expected to marry the childless...	Rabbi Gerry	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2008	TV Celebrity Juice The outrageous comedy panel show hosted by the irrepressible Keith Lemon. Each episode sees top celebrities going head to head...	Self	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2008	TV Easy to Assemble Easy to Assemble is a Webseries created by and starring Illeana Douglas, and sponsored by furniture store IKEA. Douglas plays...	Unknown character	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2008	Movie The Business of Being Born Birth: it's a miracle. A rite of passage. A natural part of life. But more than anything, birth is a...	Self	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2007	Movie Hairspray: The Search for Tracy Turnblad Casting the central role of Hairspray, featuring open casting audition footage and screen tests. Produced for the “Hairspray” DVD.	Self	Not rated
2007	Movie The Roots of 'Hairspray' Documentary tracing the history of Hairspray from screen to stage and back to the screen. Featuring interviews with John Waters,...	Self	Not rated
2007	Movie Hairspray: Playing Tracy Featuring all three women to play the role of Tracy Turnblad, Ricki Lake, Marissa Jaret Winokur, and Nikki Blonski, this...	Self	Not rated
2007	Movie Matters of Life & Dating Linda Dackman has been diagnosed with breast cancer, but this does not prevent her from seeing the positive side of...	Linda Dackman	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2007	Movie Hairspray Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad auditions to be on Baltimore's most popular dance show - The Corny Collins Show -...	Talent Agent	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2006	Movie Park Park takes place all in one day in a public park in Los Angeles, as 11 disaffected Angelenos find both...	Peggy	TMDB 4.9 / 10
2006	TV Gameshow Marathon Game$how Marathon is an American television program which aired on CBS from May 31, 2006 to June 29, 2006. It...	Hostess	Not rated
2005	TV The Reichen Show A list of celebrity interviews and sensational topics.	Self	TMDB 4.8 / 10
2005	Movie The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie After making it to the top of the charts, members of the Silver Boulders, a popular tween rock band, find...	Ricki Lake	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2005	Movie It Came from... Baltimore!! Documentary about the making of John Waters' 1990 film Cry-Baby.	Self	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2005	TV Dancing with the Stars The competition sees celebrities perform choreographed dance routines which are judged by a panel of renowned ballroom experts and voted...	Self - Contestant	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2004	Movie The Best of So Graham Norton Part talk-show host, part comedian, and all-out extrovert, the very Irish and very gay Graham Norton is one of the...	Self (archive footage)	Not rated
2004	Movie A Dirty Shame Sylvia Stickles runs a convenience store with her husband and mother-in-law. One day, Sylvia is hit on the head and...	Self	TMDB 5.4 / 10
2003	TV The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to just Ellen, is an American television talk show hosted by comedian/actress Ellen DeGeneres.	Self	TMDB 5.6 / 10
2000	Movie Cecil B. Demented A young lunatic director and his devoted cult of cinema terrorists kidnap a Hollywood movie goddess and force her to...	Libby	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1999	Movie Jackie's Back! A British documentarian profiles washed-up diva Jackie Washington as she prepares for her comeback concert.	Ricki Lake	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1998	Movie Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery A small-town cat-and-dog detective duo investigate a new neighbor who they believe may have committed a murder, but the snag...	Mary Minor 'Harry' Haristeen	TMDB 7.6 / 10
1998	TV The King of Queens Life’s good for deliveryman Doug Heffernan, until his newly widowed father-in-law, Arthur, moves in with him and his wife Carrie....	Stephanie Heffernan	TMDB 7.1 / 10
1998	TV Hollywood Squares On September 14, 1998, a Hollywood Squares revival debuted with Tom Bergeron as its host. In addition to her production...	Self - Panelist	TMDB 7.6 / 10
1998	TV The Entertainment Biz A vivid six-part portrait of the global entertainment industry.	Self	Not rated
1997	TV The View ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro...	Self - Guest	TMDB 4.3 / 10
1997	TV The View ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro...	Self - Guest Co-Host	TMDB 4.3 / 10
1997	TV The View ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro...	Self	TMDB 4.3 / 10
1997	TV King of the Hill Set in Texas, this animated series follows the life of propane salesman Hank Hill, who lives with his overly confident...	Lila (voice)	TMDB 7.4 / 10
1996	TV The Rosie O'Donnell Show The Rosie O'Donnell Show was an American daytime television talk show hosted and produced by actress and comedian Rosie O'Donnell....	Self	TMDB 4.1 / 10
1996	Movie Mrs. Winterbourne Connie Doyle is eighteen, pregnant and alone. She accidentally ends up on a train where she meets Hugh Winterbourne and...	Connie Doyle	TMDB 7.2 / 10
1996	TV TFI Friday TFI Friday was an entertainment show broadcast on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2000. The show...	Unknown character	TMDB 7.1 / 10
1994	Movie Serial Mom Beverly is the perfect happy homemaker, along with her doting husband and two children, but this nuclear family just might...	Misty Sutphin	TMDB 6.7 / 10
1994	TV The Critic Jay Sherman is a TV movie critic who is forced to review the most pathetic films which he always rates...	Ricki Lake (voice)	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1994	Movie Cabin Boy A foul-mouthed finishing school graduate mistakenly winds up on an ill-fated fishing boat, and faces the wrath of a crew...	Figurehead	TMDB 5.2 / 10
1993	TV Intimate Portrait Intimate Portrait is a biographical television series on the Lifetime Television cable network focusing on different celebrities, which includes interviews...	Self	TMDB 4.5 / 10
1993	Movie Skinner A man rents a room in a couple's house and roams the streets at night looking for victims to skin,...	Kerry Tate	TMDB 4.5 / 10
1993	Movie Based on an Untrue Story Perfume creator Satin Chau is about to reveal her new designer scent, 'Puppy,' when she is cruelly struck down by...	Velour Gnack	TMDB 4.6 / 10
1993	TV Ricki Lake Ricki Lake is a daytime tabloid talk show hosted by American actress Ricki Lake. The series debuted in syndication on...	Unknown character	TMDB 4.5 / 10
1993	TV Late Show with David Letterman David Letterman uses mature humor to appeal to his audience in this weeknight series, which gets its music from a...	Self - Guest	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1992	Movie Inside Monkey Zetterland An off beat comedy about an out of work screen writing/artist that complains about being too cool, too talented and...	Bella the Stalker	TMDB 3.6 / 10
1992	Movie Where the Day Takes You King is a young man, but he's already a veteran of life on the streets of Los Angeles. The de...	Brenda	TMDB 6.1 / 10
1992	Movie Buffy the Vampire Slayer Blonde, bouncy Buffy is your typical high school cheerleader. But all that changes when a strange man informs her she's...	Charlotte	TMDB 5.6 / 10
1991	TV The Jenny Jones Show The Jenny Jones Show was an American syndicated daytime tabloid talk show that was hosted by comedian/actress/singer Jenny Jones. It...	Unknown character	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1991	TV The Idiot Box The Idiot Box is an American sketch comedy television series created by Alex Winter, Tom Stern and Tim Burns, which...	Daughter	TMDB 6.6 / 10
1991	Movie The Chase In Denver, a fleeing bank robber kills a cop and kidnaps an old man to hold as a hostage. He...	Tammie	TMDB 4.0 / 10
1990	TV Gravedale High Human teacher Max Schneider has unwittingly taken a job at Gravedale High, a school for monsters, near the city of...	Cleofatra (voice)	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1990	TV The Word The Word was a 1990s Channel 4 television programme in the United Kingdom. The show pushed forward the boundaries of...	Unknown character	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1990	Movie Cry-Baby A prim and proper schoolgirl goes against her society grandmother's wishes when she dates a motorcycle-riding juvenile delinquent.	Pepper Walker	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1989	Movie Cookie Cookie Voltecki is the illegitimate daughter of mobster Dino Capisco, who has just finished thirteen years in prison. Since being...	Pia	TMDB 5.6 / 10
1989	Movie Last Exit to Brooklyn A gallery of characters in Brooklyn in the 1950s are crushed by their surroundings and selves: a union strike leader...	Donna	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1989	Movie Babycakes Grace is an overweight mortuary cosmetician who falls in love with Rob, a handsome subway train conductor who doesn't even...	Grace	TMDB 7.1 / 10
1988	Movie Working Girl When a secretary's idea is stolen by her boss, she takes a risky chance to reclaim it by impersonating him...	Bridesmaid	TMDB 6.6 / 10
1988	Movie A Family Again A family comes to grips with their own grief after the eldest daughter is killed.	Carmen	TMDB 9.0 / 10
1988	TV LIVE with Kelly and Mark A morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind segments that are unrivaled on daytime television, plus...	Unknown character	TMDB 5.6 / 10
1988	TV China Beach Dateline: November 1967. Within klicks of Danang, Vietnam, sits a U.S. Army base, bar and hospital on China Beach filled...	Holly Pelegrino	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1988	Movie Hairspray 'Pleasantly plump' teenager Tracy Turnblad achieves her dream of becoming a regular on the Corny Collins Dance Show. Now a...	Tracy Turnblad	TMDB 6.8 / 10
1988	Movie The In Crowd A young man of the rock and roll generation is in his senior year of high school. When one day...	Dancer (uncredited)	TMDB 6.1 / 10
1984	TV Kate & Allie Kate & Allie is an American television situation comedy which ran from March 19, 1984, to May 22, 1989. Kate...	Unknown character	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1981	TV Entertainment Tonight Daily tabloid television news show on entertainment and celebrity news with unprecedented access to Hollywood's biggest stars, exclusive behind-the-scenes looks...	Unknown character	TMDB 4.3 / 10
TBA	Movie New Line: Independent Legacies An in-depth portrait chronicling the rise of New Line Cinema, between 1967 and 1994, from the perspective of the filmmakers...	Self (archive footage)	Not rated
TBA	Movie Serial Mom: Surreal Moments Interviews with the cast and crew of Serial Mom reflecting on the film and it's impact	Self	Not rated

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2025	Movie Big Rock Burning A gripping documentary exploring the resilient spirit of Malibu's Big Rock community as they rebuild from the ashes of the...	Executive Producer Production	Not rated
2018	Movie Weed the People The uplifting and heart-wrenching struggles of families who treat their cancer-stricken children with marijuana, some with astonishing results.	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2012	TV The Ricki Lake Show The Ricki Lake Show is an American first-run syndicated talk show hosted by Ricki Lake. The series also marked her...	Producer Production	TMDB 2.0 / 10
2012	TV The Ricki Lake Show The Ricki Lake Show is an American first-run syndicated talk show hosted by Ricki Lake. The series also marked her...	Creator Creator	TMDB 2.0 / 10
2011	Movie More Business of Being Born Executive Producer Ricki Lake and Filmmaker Abby Epstein follow their landmark documentary,'The Business of Being Born', with an all-new, four...	Executive Producer Production	Not rated
2009	TV Charm School with Ricki Lake Charm School with Ricki Lake is the third season of the VH1 reality television series Charm School. Fourteen contestants from...	Producer Production	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2009	TV Olivia Olivia is a British-American children's animated television series produced by media company Chorion and based on Ian Falconer's books. It...	Creator Creator	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2009	Movie Loving Leah When Leah's husband Benjamin dies suddenly, Benjamin's brother Jake is stunned to learn he is expected to marry the childless...	Co-Executive Producer Production	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2008	Movie The Business of Being Born Birth: it's a miracle. A rite of passage. A natural part of life. But more than anything, birth is a...	Producer Production	TMDB 6.4 / 10

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Known for

Hairspray (1988)

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