Marissa Winokur

Premiere: Marissa Jaret Winokur at the L.A. premiere of MGM's Saved! - 5/13/2004 Photo: Steve Granitz, Wireimage.com

Biography

Born 02/02/1973

Like so many great Hollywood success stories, Marissa Jaret Winokur’s ascent to fame started with a chance discover by a top talent, which lead to the role of a lifetime. In Winokur’s case, it was a bit part as a fast food restaurant employee in “American Beauty” (1999) that caught the eye...
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Awards

  • In 2003, received Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
  • In 2003, received Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical
  • In 2003, received Theatre World Award

Highlights

  • In 2008, Cast on the ABC reality series “Dancing with the Stars” as a celebrity contestant
  • In 2007, Joined Nikki Blonsky and Ricki Lake in singing "Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now" on the Hairspray soundtrack
  • In 2005, Made series regular debut in the FOX series, “Stacked” as an accident-prone bookstore employee

Family & Companions

  • Judah Miller: husband (Met when she co-starred on "Stacked" (FOX) and he was a writer on the show; married Oct. 7, 2006)
  • Zev Isaac Miller: son (Carried to term by a surrogate mother and born on July 22, 2008; father, Judah Miller)

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