Marissa Jaret Winokur (born February 2 1973) is a Tony and Drama Desk Award-winning American actress known for her performance as Tracy Turnblad in the highly successful Broadway musical adaptation of John Waters' film Hairspray, as well as her work on the Pamela Anderson sitcom Stacked. Some of her other TV Credits include Moesha, The Steve Harvey Show, Just Shoot Me!, Felicity, and Dharma & Greg.

Biography

Early life

Winokur was born in New York City, the daughter of Maxine, a teacher, and Michael Winokur, an architect.Marissa Jaret Winokur at FilmReference.com She is Jewish.ContactMusic.com Winokur was a cheerleader and captain of her high school soccer team at Fox Lane High School. She later studied at The American Musical and Dramatic Academy, graduating from the integrated program.