Marissa Jaret Winokur is a Tony Award-winning actress. Winokur won the 2003 Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical, Drama Desk Award, Theatre World Award, and Outer Critics Circle Award for her performance in Hairspray. She had previously appeared on Broadway as "Pink Lady Jan" in the revival of Grease. Winokur has also played roles in films such as American Beauty, Never Been Kissed, Scary Movie, Beautiful Girl (for ABC Family), and Fever Pitch. Winokur was last featured on the TV series Stacked, which starred Pamela Anderson. She also appeared on an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm where she lost a physical fight with Larry David over the first appointment at a doctor's office. Some of her other TV Credits include Moesha, The Steve Harvey Show, Felicity, and Dharma & Greg.

Winokur is working on recording a children's music album. Her rendition of the song "Baby Face" is featured on the soundtrack for the film Son of the Mask. She is set to star in a new comedy pilot for CBS titled Fugly from the creator of My Name Is Earl. Winokur joined Nikki Blonsky and Ricki Lake in singing "Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now" on the Hairspray soundtrack. Winokur has lent her voice to several cartoon shows, including American Dad.