Marla Sokoloff

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Biography

Because she changed her focus at a still-early age, her acting successes came quickly and grew in quick succession. She set the stage at the beginning of her teens with a long string of highly visible television appearances, earning the role that made her famous - as Lucy Hatcher on "The Practice" (ABC, 1997-2004) - well before her twentieth birthday. After that show's conclusion, Sokoloff continued to demonstrate her range with frequent …
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Job Title

Actor

Born

Marla Lynne Sokoloff on December 19, 1980 in San Francisco, California, USA

Career Milestones

1987

Began acting in local theater

1992

Feature acting debut in "Ingrid"; screened at the 1997 IFFM

1993

Played the recurring role of Gia on the ABC sitcom, "Full House"

1995

First released feature, "The Baby-Sitters Club"

1995

Had a recurring role as bad girl Jody in "Party of Five" (FOX)

1996

Appeared with Alicia Silverstone in "True Crime"

1997

TV series debut as regular on the short-lived ABC sitcom, "Over the Top"

1998

Joined cast of ABC's "The Practice" as legal secretary Lucy Hatcher

2000

Starred opposite Shane West in "Whatever It Takes," a reworking of the classic "Cyrano de Bergerac" set in high school

2001

Played a cheerleader-turned-bankrobber in "Sugar & Spice"

2002

Appeared in the dramatic mystery, "It Was Always Me"

2003

Starred in the Lifetime movie, "A Date with Darkness: The Trial and Capture of Andrew Luster"

2004

Guest-starred on an episode of "Desperate Housewives" (ABC) as a a potential nanny for Lynette's (Huffman) kids

2006

Cast in the indie film, "The Tollbooth," alongside Tovah Feldshuh, Liz Stauber and Idina Menzel

2006

Released her solo CD, Grateful

2009

Starred in the romantic comedy, "Play the Game"

Awards

1999

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in The Practice

2000

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in The Practice

2001

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in The Practice