Marla Sokoloff
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Marla Lynne Sokoloff (born 19 December 1980 in San Francisco, California, USA) is an American actress. As of November 2006, she stars in the ABC television series Big Day.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Personal life
Sokoloff was born in San Francisco, California to Howard Sokoloff, a doctor, and Cindi Sussman, a former caterer. She is Jewish.[1] Sokoloff has dated actors James Franco and Shane West. As of 2004, she has been dating composer and drummer Alec Puro. [1]
[edit] Acting
In 1992, Sokoloff began acting at the age of twelve, when she was cast as Gia Mahan in the sitcom Full House.
In 1998, her breakthrough role came when she was cast in the drama The Practice as Lucy Hatcher. The 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) Sokoloff also had a two-episode stint as a nanny in Desperate Housewives, which included a now famous nude scene.
Aside from television, Sokoloff has also starred in many movies, including Whatever It Takes, The Tollbooth, Dude, Where's My Car?, and Sugar & Spice.
[edit] Music
Sokoloff enjoys music and has a large guitar collection. She sang and played rhythm guitar in LA-based rock band Smittin until 2003 when she struck out on her own. On 17 February 2006, she released her first solo CD, called GRATEFUL.
[edit] Filmography
- Big Day (2006) (TV series)... Alice
- Modern Men (2005) (TV series)... Molly Clark
- Crazylove (2005)... Ruth
- The Drive (2005)... Rachel
- The Tollbooth (2004)... Sarabeth Cohen
- Deluxe Combo Platter (2004)... Eve Stuckley
- Home of Phobia (2004)... Marjorie
- A Date with Darkness: The Trial and Capture of Andrew Luster (2003) (TV)... Connie
- Prairie Dogs (2001)... Starlett
- Strange Frequency (2001) (TV)... Darcy King (segment "More Than a Feeling")
- Sugar & Spice (2001)... Lisa Janusch
- Dude, Where's My Car? (2000)... Wilma
- Whatever It Takes (2000)... Maggie Carter
- The Practice (1997) (TV series)... Lucy Hatcher (1998-2003)
- The Climb (1998)... Leslie Himes
- Over the Top (1997) (TV series)... Gwen Martin
- The Date (1997)... Stacey
- True Crime (1996)... Vicki Giordano
- 7th Heaven (1996) (TV Series)... Jen (1998)
- Party of Five (1994) (TV series)... Jody Lynch (1995-1996)
- The Baby-Sitters Club (1995)... Marguerite "Cokie" Mason
- Freaky Friday (1995) (TV)... Rachel
- Full House (1987) (TV series)... Gia Mahan (1993-1995)
