Marla Sokoloff
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Born | Marla Lynne Sokoloff December 19, 1980 San Francisco, California, United States |
Occupation | Actress, Musician |
Years active | 1993-present |
Spouse(s) | Ryan Scott Vidrine (m. 2009) |
Children | 2 |
Marla Lynne Sokoloff (born December 19, 1980 in San Francisco, California) is an American actress and musician best known for playing the part of Lucy Hatcher on the TV show The Practice and Gia Mahan on the ABC sitcom Full House.
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Early life
Sokoloff was born to Cindi (née Sussman) and Howard Sokoloff, a former caterer and podiatrist, respectively. Her family is Jewish[1] and originates from Russia and Germany. Sokoloff graduated from the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts.
Career[2]
Acting
Sokoloff began acting at age 12 when she was cast as Gia Mahan, Stephanie Tanner's archenemy-turned best friend in the sitcom Full House. In 1998, Sokoloff landed her most notable role as she was cast as the sassy receptionist Lucy Hatcher in The Practice. Along with other popular appearances, she is well-remembered as Joey's pregnant sister, Dina, in season 8 of Friends. Sokoloff also had a three-episode stint as a nanny in Desperate Housewives.
In November 2006, she starred in the ABC television series Big Day, which ended on January 30, 2007. She also made a guest appearance in an episode of Burn Notice, where she played Melanie, working undercover as a receptionist at a Miami art gallery, whose owner had murdered her character's father.
Sokoloff also has starred in several movies, including Whatever It Takes, The Climb, The Tollbooth, Dude, Where's My Car?, Sugar & Spice and Love On The Side.
In 2008, Sokoloff starred alongside Paul Campbell, Andy Griffith, Doris Roberts and Liz Sheridan in the romantic comedy Play the Game. She also voices the Glatorian Kiina in Bionicle: The Legend Reborn. She played Imogene O'Neill in the mini series Meteor.
She also starred in the cable-television movie A Christmas Wedding Date in 2012 alongside actors such as Catherine Hicks and David Deluise.
Music
Sokoloff sang and played rhythm guitar in LA-based rock band Smittin until 2003.[citation needed] On February 17, 2006, she released her first solo CD, called Grateful.[citation needed]
Personal life
After meeting on the set of Whatever It Takes in 1999, Marla dated co-star James Franco for five years.[3]
In 2004, Sokoloff began dating Deadsy drummer Ryan Scott Vidrine. They married on November 7, 2009[4] and have two daughters: Elliotte Anne (born 2012)[5] and Olive Mae (born 2015).[6]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1993 | So I Married an Axe Murderer | Alcatraz Visitor (uncredited) | |
1995 | The Baby-Sitters Club | Margarite 'Cokie' Mason | |
1996 | True Crime | Vicki Giordano | |
1997 | The Date | Stacey | Short film |
1998 | The Climb | Leslie Himes | |
2000 | Whatever It Takes | Maggie Carter | |
2000 | Dude, Where's My Car? | Wilma | |
2001 | Sugar & Spice | Lisa Janusch | |
2001 | Prairie Dogs | Starlett | Short film |
2004 | Freshman Orientation | Marjorie | |
2004 | Love on the Side | Eve Stuckley | |
2004 | The Tollbooth | Sarabeth Cohen | |
2005 | The Drive | Rachel | Short film |
2005 | Crazylove | Ruth Mayer | |
2009 | Play the Game | Julie Larabee | |
2010 | BIONICLE: The Legend Reborn | Kiina | |
2010 | Gifts for Christmas | Della | |
2011 | The Chateau Meroux | Wendy | |
2011 | Scents and Sensibility | Marianne Dashwood |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1993 | Boy Meets World | Paige | Episode: "Cory's Alternative Friends" |
1993–1995 | Full House | Gia Mahan | Recurring role (8 episodes) |
1994 | Step by Step | Marissa | Episode: "Thirteen with a Bullet" |
1995 | Freaky Friday | Rachel French | TV movie |
1995 | Home Improvement | Paige | Episode: "Let Them Eat Cake" |
1995–1996 | Party of Five | Jody Lynch | Recurring role (7 episodes) |
1996 | 3rd Rock from the Sun | Dina | Episode: "Post-Nasal Dick" |
1997 | Over the Top | Gwen Martin | Regular role (11 episodes) |
1998 | 7th Heaven | Jen | Episode: "Nothing Endures But Change" |
1998–2004 | The Practice | Lucy Hatcher | Regular role (113 episodes) |
2001 | Strange Frequency | Darcy King | Segment: "More Than a Feeling" |
2001 | Night Visions | Julia | Episode: "My So-Called Life and Death" |
2001 | Friends | Dina Tribbiani | Episode: "The One with Monica's Boots" |
2003 | A Date with Darkness: The Trial and Capture of Andrew Luster | Connie | TV movie |
2004-2005 | Desperate Housewives | Claire | Episode: "Suspicious Minds" Episode: "Come Back to Me" Episode: "Move On" |
2005 | Christmas in Boston | Gina | TV movie |
2006 | Modern Men | Molly Clark | Episodes: "Pilot", "Timmy Can You Hear Me?", "Kyle Dates Up" |
2006–2007 | Big Day | Alice | Main role (12 episodes) |
2008 | Alyx | Alyx | TV movie |
2009 | Burn Notice | Melanie | Episode: "Seek and Destroy" |
2009 | Meteor | Imogene O'Neil | TV miniseries |
2009 | Maneater | Jennifer Ellenback | TV miniseries |
2009 | Bionicle: The Legend Reborn | Kiina (voice) | Video |
2009 | Drop Dead Diva | Mia Reynolds | Episode: "Crazy" |
2009 | Flower Girl | Laurel Haverford | TV movie |
2010 | Gift of the Magi | Della Young | TV movie |
2011 | CSI: NY | Abigail West | Episode: "Party Down" |
2012 | A Christmas Wedding Date | Rebecca | TV movie |
2013 | Melissa & Joey | Dr. Chelsea Mullins | Episode: "Can't Hardly Wait" |
2014 | The Fosters | Dani | Recurring role |
2015 | Grey's Anatomy | Glenda | Episode: "Staring at the End"; "The Distance" |
2015 | Hot in Cleveland | Chloe | Episode: "Kitchen Nightmare" |
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External links
- Marla Sokoloff at the Internet Movie Database
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- 1980 births
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- Musicians from San Francisco, California
- Actresses from San Francisco, California
- American child actresses
- American female singers
- American film actresses
- American television actresses
- American people of Russian-Jewish descent
- American people of German-Jewish descent
- Jewish American actresses
- Jewish American musicians
- Living people
- Los Angeles County High School for the Arts alumni
- Singers from California