celebforum - Marla Sokoloff

Marla Sokoloff (* 19. Dezember 1980 in San Francisco) ist eine US-amerikanische Schauspielerin und Musikerin. Ihren ersten Auftritt im Fernsehen hatte sie im Alter von 12 Jahren in der Serie Full House. In Los Angeles besuchte sie ab 1994 die „Highschool of the Arts“, wo sie Theater und Musik studierte.

Zu sehen war Sokoloff bisher unter anderem in mehreren Folgen von Desperate Housewives (als Kindermädchen Claire) und The Practice sowie in mehreren Filmen, unter anderen in Stoner-Movie, Sugar & Spice und Ey Mann, wo is’ mein Auto?.

Sokoloff ist auch als Musikerin aktiv: Im Frühjahr 2006 erschien ihr Debütalbum Grateful, für das sie die Songs selbst schrieb.

Biography

Personal life

Sokoloff was born in Danville, California, to Howard Sokoloff, a doctor, and Cindi Sussman, a former caterer. She is Jewish. Sokoloff is an alumna of the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts. 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

Acting

In 1993, Sokoloff began acting at the age of twelve, when she was cast as Gia Mahan in the sitcom Full House.She played stephanies arch ennamie for a while the becames stephs best friend she wanted stephanie to smoke but stephanie said no and left.

In 1998, her breakthrough role came when she was cast in the drama The Practice as Lucy Hatcher. The 5 ft. 3 in. Sokoloff also had a three-episode stint as a nanny in Desperate Housewives. Along with other popular appearances, she is well remembered as Joey's pregnant sister Dina in season 8 of Friends.

In November 2006, she starred in the ABC television series Big Day. The last episode aired on January 30, 2007.

Aside from television, Sokoloff has also starred in many movies, including Whatever It Takes, The Climb, The Tollbooth, Dude, Where's My Car?,Sugar & Spice and Love On The Side.

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.

Filmography

* Desperate Housewives (2006) (TV series)... Claire
* Big Day (2006) (TV series)... Alice
* Modern Men (2005) (TV series)... Molly Clark
* Crazylove (2005)... Ruth
* The Drive (2005)... Rachel
* Christmas in Boston (2005)... Gina
* The Tollbooth (2004)... Sarabeth Cohen
* Deluxe Combo Platter (2004)... Eve Stuckley
* Home of Phobia (2004)... Marjorie
* Love on the Side (2004)....Eve
* A Date with Darkness: The Trial and Capture of Andrew Luster (2003) (TV)... Connie
* Prairie Dogs (2001)... Starlett
* Friends (2001) (TV)... Dina Tribbiani "The One with Monica's Boots"
* 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)