The American actress began her career in adolescence and became famous for filming the television series "Practice". In addition to filming, he is engaged in musical creativity.
Biography
Marla was born in 1980 in San Francisco, California. Marla's father, Howard Sokoloff, is a Russian Jew who emigrated with his family to America, where he made a career as an orthopedist. Mom is also Jewish and emigrated to the United States from Germany. The girl has a brother, Jared.
Marla's family is not associated with the film industry, but the girl from early childhood dreamed of a creative profession. The girl played her first role in a movie when she was 13 years old.
In addition to studying at a comprehensive school, she attended the Los Angeles School of Art.
Career
Marla first appeared on screen in 1993. She starred in the feature film I Married an Ax Murderer, a comedy directed by Thomas Schlamme. The film failed miserably at the box office, collecting only half of the amount spent on filming. In the same year, he starred in the television series Boy Meets the World, an American situational comedy directed by Michael Jacobs. In this rather successful film, Marla Sokoloff played a cameo role.
In 1998, Marla began filming the television series The Practice, the acclaimed drama directed by American television writer and producer David E. Kelly. The series tells about the difficulties and tragedies that take place during the trials. The actress played one of the significant roles - Lucy Hatcher, the court secretary. In the series "Practice" Marla regularly starred for 7 seasons, in the 8th season she appeared as a guest.
The series was warmly received not only by the public, but also by television critics. During her participation in the filming of the television series, Marla was nominated three times for one of the most prestigious television film awards, the Screen Actors Guild Award.
In 2000, he starred in the cult comedy "Where's My Car, Dude?" as Wilma.
At the beginning of the 2000s, Marla is actively pursuing a musical career. She participates in the group "Smittin" as a vocalist, also plays rhythm guitar. The group did not achieve fame, in 2003 it was announced that it would disband.
After the breakup of the group, Marla decides to pursue a solo musical career. In February 2006 he released his solo album "Grateful". Her musical work did not receive wide recognition.
Currently he continues to act in films and television series.
Personal life
In 2004, Marla began dating Alec Puro, a member of the Deadsy group, for which he plays drums, writes music and lyrics for songs. In addition to participating in this musical project, Alex creates compositions for television series.
In 2009, the couple formalized their relationship. Alex and Marla had two children: Elliot in 2012 and Olive, who was born in 2015.
