Early life

Sokoloff was born to Cindi (née Sussman) and Howard Sokoloff, a former caterer and podiatrist, respectively. Her family is Jewish and originates from Russia and Germany. Sokoloff graduated from the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts.

Career

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. On February 17, 2006, she released her first solo CD, called Grateful.

Personal life

After meeting on the set of Whatever It Takes in 1999, Marla dated co-star James Franco for five years.

In 2004, Sokoloff began dating Deadsy drummer Ryan Scott Vidrine. They married on November 7, 2009 and have two daughters: Elliotte Anne (born 2012) and Olive Mae (born 2015).

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	So I Married an Axe Murderer	Alcatraz Visitor (uncredited)
1995	Baby-Sitters Club, TheThe Baby-Sitters Club	Margarite 'Cokie' Mason
1996	True Crime	Vicki Giordano
1997	Date, TheThe Date	Stacey	Short film
1998	Climb, TheThe 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	Tollbooth, TheThe Tollbooth	Sarabeth Cohen
2005	Drive, TheThe 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	Chateau Meroux, TheThe Chateau Meroux	Wendy
2011	Scents and Sensibility	Marianne Dashwood

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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	Practice, TheThe 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	Date with Darkness: The Trial and Capture of Andrew Luster, AA 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	Christmas Wedding Date, AA 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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