RECENT CREDITS
Charm School 3 With Ricki Lake (TV)  Jul. 27, 2009
Charm School With Ricki Lake (TV)  Jul. 27, 2009
Loving Leah (TV)  Jan. 25, 2009
The Business of Being Born (FILM)  Jan. 9, 2008
Park (FILM)  Nov. 2, 2007


HIGHLIGHTS
2007 Produced "The Business of Being Born," a documentary that examines the history and financial side of childbirth through the women's experience; includes footage and details of her own "life changing"
2006 Hosted the CBS summer series "Gameshow Marathon"
2000 Made appearance in John Waters' "Cecil B. Demented"
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All Credits

Film Name / TV Show Name (Episode Name)
Role
Category

Actor
Film


Executive Producer, Host
TV
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Loving Leah  2009 -Gerry
Co-Executive Producer, Actor
TV


Actor, Executive Producer
Film


Park  2007 -Peggy
Actor
Film


Matters of Life & Dating  2007 -Linda
Executive Producer, Actor
TV


Hairspray  2007 -Talent Agent
Actor, Song Performer
Film


Actor
TV


Host, Producer
TV


A Dirty Shame  2004 -Herself
Actor
Film


Celebrity Blackjack  2004 -Contestant
Actor
TV


Introducing Graham Norton  2004 -Guest (Interview Footage)
Actor
TV


Totally Gayer  2004 -Interviewee
Actor
TV


Celebrity Poker Showdown  2003 -Contestant
Actor
TV


Intimate Portrait: Eve Ensler  2003 -Interviewee
Actor
TV


Actor
TV


Cecil B. Demented  2000 -Libby
Actor
Film


Actor
TV


Actor
TV


Actor
TV


Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery  1998 -Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen
Actor
TV


Actor
TV


The King of Queens  1998 -Stephanie Heffernan
Actor
TV


Intimate Portrait: Ricki Lake  1998 -Interviewee
Actor
TV


Voice
TV
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Mrs. Winterbourne  1996 -Connie Doyle
Actor
Film


Serial Mom  1994 -Misty Sutphin
Actor
Film


Cabin Boy  1994 -Figurehead
Actor
Film


Based on an Untrue Story  1993 -Velour
Actor
TV


Ricki Lake  1993 -Host
Actor
TV


Inside Monkey Zetterland  1993 -Bella
Actor
Film


Skinner  1993 -Skinner's Landlady
Actor
Film


Where the Day Takes You  1992 -Brenda
Actor
Film


Idols  1991
Actor
TV


The Chase  1991 -Tammie Davis
Actor
TV


Last Exit to Brooklyn  1990 -Donna
Actor
Film


Cry Baby  1990 -Pepper
Actor
Film


Starting Now  1989 -Ricki Ross
Actor
TV


Cookie  1989 -Pia
Actor
Film


Babycakes  1989 -Grace Johnson
Actor
TV


Working Girl  1988 -Bridesmaid
Actor
Film


A Family Again  1988 -Carmen
Actor
TV


China Beach  1988 -Holly Pelegrino
Actor
TV


Hairspray  1988 -Tracy Turnblad
Actor
Film


Voice
TV




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Highlights

2007 Produced "The Business of Being Born," a documentary that examines the history and financial side of childbirth through the women's experience; includes footage and details of her own "life changing"
2006 Hosted the CBS summer series "Gameshow Marathon"
2000 Made appearance in John Waters' "Cecil B. Demented"
2000 Had a recurring role on the CBS sitcom "The King of Queens" as Stephanie, Doug's (Kevin James) younger sister
1996 Played the title role in "Mrs. Winterbourne"
1994 Third collaboration with John Waters, the satirical "Serial Mom"
1993 - 2004 Hosted syndicated daytime talk show "The Ricki Lake Show"
1992 Had featured role in "Where the Day Takes You"
1990 Joined cast of the ABC drama series "China Beach" as the overweight Red Cross worker 'Holly the Donut Dolly'
1990 Appeared in "A Girl's Guide to Chaos" at the Tiffany Theater in Los Angeles
1990 Reteamed with Waters for "Cry-Baby"
1989 Had lead in the CBS TV-movie "Babycakes"; the Americanized version of Percy Adlon's "Sugarbaby"
1988 Film acting debut playing the lead role of Tracy Turnblad in the John Waters directed "Hairspray"
Raised in Westchester, NY
Began professional career singing in cabarets in NYC
Had a singing role in the Off-Broadway revue, "Five Dine, No Exaggeration"


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