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Marissa Jaret Winokur (born February 2 1973) is a Tony Award-winning United States|American actress known for her performance as Tracy Turnblad in the highly successful Broadway theatre|Broadway musical theatre|musical adaptation of John Waters (filmmaker)|John Waters' film ''Hairspray (musical)|Hairspray'', as well as her work on the Pamela Anderson sitcom ''Stacked''. Some of her other TV Credits include ''Moesha'', ''The Steve Harvey Show'', ''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.<ref>[http://www.filmreference.com/film/76/Marissa-Jaret-Winokur.html Marissa Janet Winokur at FilmReference.com]</ref> She is Jewish.<ref>[http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/pams%20co-star%20disapproves%20of%20her%20tattoos ContactMusic.com]</ref> Winokur was a cheerleading|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.
Career
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Winokur won the 2003 Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical, Drama Desk Award, Theatre World Award, and Outer Critics Circle Award for her performance in ''Hairspray''. She had previously appeared on Broadway as "... read all
