Marissa Jaret Winokur (born February 2, 1973) is a Tony 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, Felicity, and Dharma & Greg. Winokur was born in New York City, the daughter of Maxine, a teacher, and Michael Winokur, an architect.[1] She is Jewish.[2] Winokur was a cheerleader and captain of her high school soccer team at Fox Lane High School.

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