Marla Sokoloff

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Marla Sokoloff, photographed by Val Patterson
Marla Sokoloff, photographed by Val Patterson

Marla Lynne Sokoloff (born December 19, 1980 in San Francisco, California, USA) is an American actress, best known for her critically acclaimed work as the character Gia on the ABC sitcom Full House. 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 Danville, 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 who both starred with her in the teen flick Whatever It Takes. 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.

Aside from television, Sokoloff has also starred in many movies, including Whatever It Takes, The Climb, 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

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ Bloom, Nate (2006-11-24). "Celebrity Jews". The Jewish News Weekly of Northern California. Retrieved on 2006-11-22. 

[edit] External links

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