Ricki Lake on "King of the Hill", and starred in the television movie "Baby Cakes". She had a cameo appearance in the 2007 remake of the original cult-classic "Hairspray" as a William Morris talent agent, and teamed up with star Nikki Blonsky (who played Tracy Turnblad in the 2007 movie musical remake) and Marissa Jaret Winokur (who played Tracy Turnblad in the Broadway musical based on the original 1988 film) to record "Mama I'm a Big Girl Now" for the soundtrack. The song is played during the film's end credits. She later reunited with original "Hairspray" co-star Deborah Harry for the film
The Ricki Lake Show program. On May 23, 2011, a U.S. federal trademark registration number 85328080 was filed by 20th Century Fox Film Corporation, giving a description for the new show with the title as "The Ricki Lake Show". The request for the title was approved, with Lake herself just required to sign off. In June 2011, a logo banner for "The Ricki Lake Show" appeared on the websites for trade magazines such as "TelevisionWeek" and "Broadcasting & Cable". In August 2011, an ad for the new show appeared on its YouTube channel. In November 2011, "The Ricki Lake Show" was sold to stations