Marissa Jaret Winokur film "Son of the Mask," and she performed "The Wish Song" on the 2006 charity album "Unexpected Dreams – Songs From the Stars." In 2007, she joined Nikki Blonsky and Ricki Lake in singing "Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now" on the "Hairspray" soundtrack; in director John Waters'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 "American Dad!" and "King of the Hill." Winokur was featured on Season
The Ricki Lake Show Lake cited her performance on "Dancing with the Stars" as the reason behind the interest in her show. On February 4, 2013, it was announced that "The Ricki Lake Show" would not return for a second season due to low ratings, with the series averaging only 926,000 viewers. Despite not being renewed for another season, "The Ricki Lake Show" continued production until March 21, 2013 and reruns aired throughout the summer. The series aired for the final time on September 6, 2013. Lake's return to daytime television was welcomed by critics, who saw her as the possible successor to Oprah