Marissa Jaret Winokur (born February 2, 1973), sometimes credited as Marissa Winokur, is an American actress and singer known for her

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-winning performance as Tracy Turnblad in the

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,'' an adaptation of

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's film, as well as her work on the

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.'' Some of her other TV credits include ''

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,'' ''

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,'' ''

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,'' ''

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,'' '' Felicity'' and ''

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''. She was a contestant on the popular reality competition series ''

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'' and went on to host the similar ''

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.'' From 2010-2011 she served as a co-host on the daily daytime talk show '' The Talk,'' ultimately leaving to focus on her clothing line and a new cable TV show. The cable TV show in question, when it premiered, proved to be a late-night talk show titled '' All About Sex,'' whose co-hosting duties she shared with

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, and Dr. Tiffanie Davis Henry, which aired on

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at 11:00 PM Eastern time on Saturday nights. In 2018, Winokur participated in the first American season of ''

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,'' where she was crowned the winner.

Early life

Winokur was born in

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, the daughter of Maxine, a teacher, and Michael Winokur, an

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. She is

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. Winokur was a

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and captain of her high school soccer team at Fox Lane High School in Bedford, New York. She graduated from the

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in 1993.

Career

Stage, screen and television

Winokur won the 2003

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Drama Desk Award The Drama Desk Awards are among the most esteemed honors in New York theater, recognizing outstanding achievements across Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway productions within the same categories. The awards are considered a signific ...

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, and

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for her performance in ''

''. She had previously appeared on Broadway as Jan in the 1994 revival of '' Grease.'' Winokur has also played roles in films such as '' American Beauty,'' ''

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,'' ''

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,'' ''

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,'' '' Beautiful Girl'' (for

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), ''

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,'' and she provided one of the voices in ''

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.'' Winokur co-starred in the TV series ''Stacked,'' which starred

. She also appeared on an episode of ''

'' (Season 1, Episode 5) where she lost a physical fight with

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over the first appointment at a doctor's office. She was called "Marissa Winokur" in the episode, but was credited simply as "Woman In Elevator." She played the role of Theresa Loman on the

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top-hit series,

, as

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’s roommate. She was set to star in a new comedy pilot for

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titled ''Fugly,'' from Greg Garcia, the creator of ''

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.'' The show was originally pitched to

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as a vehicle for Pamela Anderson. She returned to ''

'' on December 9, 2008, and played Tracy until the show's closing on January 4, 2009. Winokur hosted the reality competition series ''

'' on the

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. In October 2010 she joined

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, and

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in a new talk show, '' The Talk,'' that was intended to focus on stories of parenting, everyday life and events in the headlines. The program began airing on

on October 18, 2010. On January 14, 2011, she announced via People Magazine that she would leave ''The Talk'' to focus on her clothing line and a new cable TV show she was developing. She reprised the role of Tracy Turnblad in the

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production of ''Hairspray,'' which ran from August 5–7, 2011. She also had a role in Broadway's Grease. Winokur joined the cast of

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's original sitcom ''

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,'' beginning in the second season. She acted out the role of Amy, David’s sister, a sharp-tongued, quick-witted successful saleswoman for a pharmaceutical company with a bubbly personality. The character was originated by

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in the show's pilot, but made no other Season 1 appearances. In 2017, Winokur competed with her son Zev on ''Big Star Little Star'', a U.S. version of the British game show ''

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''. In 2018, Winokur was cast as one of the houseguests on the first American edition of ''

''. She won ''Celebrity Big Brother'' over

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on February 25, 2018, by a vote of 6-3. She also hosted ''

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'' on

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Recording and voice work

Winokur was working on recording a children's music album. Her rendition of the song "Baby Face" was featured on the soundtrack for the film ''

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,'' and she performed "The Wish Song" on the 2006 charity album '' Unexpected Dreams – Songs From the Stars.'' In 2007, she joined

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and

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in singing "Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now" on the ''Hairspray'' soundtrack; in director

's original film, Lake had originated the role that Winokur (on stage) and Blonsky (on screen, in the film version of the musical) had respectively reprised, that of Tracy Turnblad. Winokur has also lent her voice to several cartoon shows, including ''

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'' and ''

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.''

''Dancing with the Stars''

Winokur was featured on Season 6 of ''

'' with professional dancer

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. Marissa scored an 18 for her Cha-Cha-Cha her first week and 21 for her

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in week two giving her a combined total of 39 out of 60. In that week's elimination, Marissa was the last female contestant to be saved before

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was eliminated. In week three, Marissa scored 19 for her Jive to

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's "Girlfriend," placing her last on the leader board, but was saved from elimination by the viewer's votes. In week four, Marissa performed a

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and was praised for her improvements, scoring 24 out of 30. She scored a second 24 out of 30 for her

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in week five. In week six, Marissa earned a 26 for a

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, her highest score so far. The following week was another success learning two dances, scoring a 27 for her

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in the

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round and in the

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round she received 25 for her

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. Marissa came third on the combined total leader board with a score of 52 out of 60, beating

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and

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by one point and

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by 6 points. Despite being third, however, Marissa found herself in the bottom two alongside Shannon. The following week Marissa performed a

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and

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scoring 25 for both dances scoring a total of 50 out of 60, placing her last on the leader board, but was again saved by the viewer's votes. During her last week on the show, she earned a 26 for both her Rumba and Quickstep. Winokur was eliminated after the semifinal round.

Performances

Personal life

During the early development stages of ''Hairspray,'' Winokur was diagnosed with

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. She underwent treatment for the disease, without revealing her condition to anyone except her immediate family out of fear that she would be replaced in the musical. Ultimately she made a full recovery and remained in the show. On October 7, 2006, Winokur married longtime boyfriend

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(brother to

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), who was a writer on ''

.'' In March 2008, the couple announced that they were expecting their first child, a boy to be named Zev, via a gestational surrogate. Zev Isaac Miller was born July 22, 2008, weighing in at 8 pounds 7 ounces and measured 21 inches long. Winokur and Miller helped deliver their son. She is the great-niece of two famous American writers:

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and

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Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Marissa Jaret Winokur official website
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Out.com interview

''American Cheerleader Magazine'', February 2003
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