Looking back at the 24-year-old actress she was then, Lake pronounces the 1993 career move "a little bit presumptous," although "Ricki Lake" quickly won over a young-adult audience that wanted a peppy ...

Ricki Lake is looking back at how the world got to know the real her. The actress, 57, was already enjoying success in her field when a different opportunity came to her. "I was basically cast into it ...