Marissa Jaret Winokur
Biography
Marissa Jaret Winokur is an American actress and singer whose career took off with the Broadway musical Hairspray, where she played Tracy Turnblad. Born in New York City, she trained at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy and graduated in 1993. Earlier she had played Jan in the 1994 Broadway revival of Grease. Her Hairspray performance won her a Tony Award in 2003, along with Drama Desk, Theatre World and Outer Critics Circle honors. On screen she has appeared in American Beauty, Never Been Kissed, Teaching Mrs. Tingle, Scary Movie and Fever Pitch (2005), and she lent her voice to Shrek the Halls (2007). She co-starred in the sitcom Stacked, had roles on Moesha and Curb Your Enthusiasm, hosted Dance Your Ass Off, and co-hosted The Talk from 2010 to 2011. She won the first American season of Celebrity Big Brother in 2018.
53years old
Turns 54 on February 2in 83 days
- Born New York City
- Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
- Also credited as Marissa Winokur
Movie Career
- Films
- 7
- Career span
- 21 years2005 to 2026
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A first
Winokur won the first American season of Celebrity Big Brother in 2018, defeating Ross Mathews by a vote of 6-3.
Marissa Jaret Winokur movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Marissa Jaret Winokur shares two films with Conrad Vernon, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Conrad Vernon's page
Richard Riehle's page
Antonio Banderas's page
Dennis Quaid's page
Mary Steenburgen's page
Drew Barrymore's page
Bobby FarrellyDirector, 1 film, 2005
All films by Bobby Farrelly
All films by Peter Farrelly
All films by Gary Trousdale
Awards
Three awards and honors, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Awards | |||
| 2003 | Best Actress in a Musical | Won | |
| Other honors | |||
| 2003 | Theatre World Award | Won | |
| Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical | Won | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.