Ricki Lake: movies and TV shows
Ricki Lake has 94 credits in the archive: 45 films and 49 TV series, from 1981 to 2025. Highest rated: Whose Line Is It Anyway? (7.7/10).
Career timeline
1981 – 2025 · busiest year: 2009 (7 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Big Rock Burning | Film | — | 56 | |
| 2024 | Live from the Other Side with Tyler Henry | Self | TV | 7.0 | 55 |
| 2022 | Sherri | Self - Guest | TV | 2.6 | 53 |
| 2022 | Pictionary | TV | 5.7 | 53 | |
| 2022 | The Wheel | Self - Expert | TV | 4.4 | 53 |
| 2022 | Moon Manor | Self | Film | 6.8 | 53 |
| 2021 | Under the Christmas Tree | Marie | Film | 6.0 | 52 |
| 2020 | Stars in the House | Self - Special Guest | TV | — | 51 |
| 2019 | Tamron Hall | Self - Guest | TV | 4.7 | 50 |
| 2019 | The Masked Singer | Raven (archive footage) | TV | 7.5 | 50 |
| 2019 | The Masked Singer | Self - Raven | TV | 7.5 | 50 |
| 2019 | RuPaul | Self | TV | 5.8 | 50 |
| 2018 | 25 Words or Less | Self | TV | 5.2 | 49 |
| 2018 | Weed the People | Film | 7.0 | 49 | |
| 2017 | Drop the Mic | Self | TV | 6.5 | 48 |
| 2017 | Gemini | Vanessa | Film | 5.4 | 48 |
| 2016 | Hairspray Live! | Pinkette | Film | 7.3 | 47 |
| 2016 | Embrace | Self | Film | 6.5 | 47 |
| 2015 | Celebrity Family Feud | Self | TV | 7.6 | 46 |
| 2015 | Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | Dream Ghost #1 | TV | 6.8 | 46 |
| 2014 | I Am Divine | Self | Film | 7.3 | 45 |
| 2013 | Whose Line Is It Anyway? | Self | TV | 7.7 | 44 |
| 2013 | Through the Keyhole | Self | TV | 6.3 | 44 |
| 2012 | The Ricki Lake Show | TV | 2.0 | 43 | |
| 2012 | The Ricki Lake Show | TV | 2.0 | 43 | |
| 2012 | The Ricki Lake Show | TV | 2.0 | 43 | |
| 2011 | More Business of Being Born | Host | Film | — | 42 |
| 2011 | More Business of Being Born | Film | — | 42 | |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest | TV | 5.0 | 40 |
| 2009 | Drop Dead Diva | Susan Semler | TV | 7.7 | 40 |
| 2009 | Olivia | TV | 7.2 | 40 | |
| 2009 | Loving Leah | Rabbi Gerry | Film | 6.9 | 40 |
| 2009 | Loving Leah | Film | 6.9 | 40 | |
| 2009 | Charm School with Ricki Lake | Self - Headmistress | TV | 8.0 | 40 |
| 2009 | Charm School with Ricki Lake | TV | 8.0 | 40 | |
| 2008 | Celebrity Juice | Self | TV | 6.7 | 39 |
| 2008 | Easy to Assemble | TV | 5.0 | 39 | |
| 2008 | The Business of Being Born | Self | Film | 6.4 | 39 |
| 2008 | The Business of Being Born | Film | 6.4 | 39 | |
| 2007 | Hairspray | Talent Agent | Film | 6.7 | 38 |
| 2007 | Matters of Life & Dating | Linda Dackman | Film | 5.0 | 38 |
| 2007 | Hairspray: The Search for Tracy Turnblad | Self | Film | — | 38 |
| 2007 | The Roots of 'Hairspray' | Self | Film | — | 38 |
| 2007 | Hairspray: Playing Tracy | Self | Film | — | 38 |
| 2006 | Park | Peggy | Film | 4.9 | 37 |
| 2006 | Gameshow Marathon | Hostess | TV | — | 37 |
| 2005 | Dancing with the Stars | Self - Contestant | TV | 6.1 | 36 |
| 2005 | The Reichen Show | Self | TV | 4.8 | 36 |
| 2005 | It Came from... Baltimore!! | Self | Film | 7.6 | 36 |
| 2005 | The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie | Ricki Lake | Film | 5.0 | 36 |
| 2004 | A Dirty Shame | Self | Film | 5.3 | 35 |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self | TV | 5.5 | 34 |
| 2000 | Cecil B. Demented | Libby | Film | 6.4 | 31 |
| 1999 | Jackie's Back! | Ricki Lake | Film | 6.9 | 30 |
| 1998 | The King of Queens | Stephanie Heffernan | TV | 7.1 | 29 |
| 1998 | Hollywood Squares | Self - Panelist | TV | 7.6 | 29 |
| 1998 | The Entertainment Biz | Self | TV | — | 29 |
| 1998 | Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery | Mary Minor 'Harry' Haristeen | Film | 7.6 | 29 |
| 1997 | King of the Hill | Lila (voice) | TV | 7.4 | 28 |
| 1997 | The View | Self - Guest | TV | 4.3 | 28 |
| 1997 | The View | Self | TV | 4.3 | 28 |
| 1997 | The View | Self - Guest Co-Host | TV | 4.3 | 28 |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show | Self | TV | 4.1 | 27 |
| 1996 | Mrs. Winterbourne | Connie Doyle | Film | 7.2 | 27 |
| 1994 | The Critic | Ricki Lake (voice) | TV | 7.3 | 25 |
| 1994 | Serial Mom | Misty Sutphin | Film | 6.7 | 25 |
| 1994 | Cabin Boy | Figurehead | Film | 5.2 | 25 |
| 1993 | Late Show with David Letterman | Self - Guest | TV | 6.4 | 24 |
| 1993 | Intimate Portrait | Self | TV | 4.5 | 24 |
| 1993 | Skinner | Kerry Tate | Film | 4.5 | 24 |
| 1993 | Ricki Lake | TV | 4.5 | 24 | |
| 1993 | Based on an Untrue Story | Velour Gnack | Film | 4.6 | 24 |
| 1992 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Charlotte | Film | 5.6 | 23 |
| 1992 | Where the Day Takes You | Brenda | Film | 6.1 | 23 |
| 1992 | Inside Monkey Zetterland | Bella the Stalker | Film | 3.6 | 23 |
| 1991 | The Jenny Jones Show | TV | 7.0 | 22 | |
| 1991 | The Idiot Box | Daughter | TV | 6.6 | 22 |
| 1991 | The Chase | Tammie | Film | 4.0 | 22 |
| 1990 | The Word | TV | 6.0 | 21 | |
| 1990 | Gravedale High | Cleofatra (voice) | TV | 7.0 | 21 |
| 1990 | Cry-Baby | Pepper Walker | Film | 6.5 | 21 |
| 1989 | Last Exit to Brooklyn | Donna | Film | 6.5 | 20 |
| 1989 | Babycakes | Grace | Film | 7.1 | 20 |
| 1989 | Cookie | Pia | Film | 5.6 | 20 |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | TV | 5.6 | 19 | |
| 1988 | China Beach | Holly Pelegrino | TV | 7.5 | 19 |
| 1988 | Hairspray | Tracy Turnblad | Film | 6.8 | 19 |
| 1988 | Working Girl | Bridesmaid | Film | 6.6 | 19 |
| 1988 | The In Crowd | Dancer (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 19 |
| 1988 | A Family Again | Carmen | Film | 9.0 | 19 |
| 1984 | Kate & Allie | TV | 6.0 | 15 | |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight | TV | 4.3 | 12 | |
| New Line: Independent Legacies | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | — | |
| Serial Mom: Surreal Moments | Self | Film | — | — |