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. Some of her TV Credits include Moesha, The Steve Harvey Show, Felicity, and Dharma & Greg. Biography Personal life Winokur was born in New York City, the daughter of Maxine, a teacher, and Michael Winokur, an architect.http://www.filmreference.com/film/76/Marissa-Jaret-Winokur.html She is Jewish.http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/pams%20co-star%20disapproves%20of%20her%20tattoos Winokur was a cheerleader and captain of her high school soccer team at Fox Lane High School. After graduating high school, Winokur attended a musical conservatory, The American Musical and Dramatic Academy, graduating from the integrated program. During her rehearsals for

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