Original: Ricki Pamela Lake ( born September 21 , 1968 ) is an American actress and television host , best known for her starring role as Tracy Turnblad in the original Hairspray and for her talk show .
Simplified: She hosted her own talk show , named simply Ricki Lake ( 1993 â '' 2004 ) . Lake played Tracy Turnblad in the 1988 film Hairspray .