Marissa Jaret Winokur

Winokur in 2008, photo by Joe Seer/Bigstock.com

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, U.S.

Date of Birth: February 2, 1973

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Marissa Jaret Winokur is an American actress and singer. She played Tracy Turnblad in the Broadway musical Hairspray. She is also known as Marissa Winokur.

Marissa is married to producer, writer, and filmmaker Judah Miller, with whom she has a son. Judah is also Jewish. Marissa is a great-niece of writers S. J. Perelman and Nathanael West.