A MARLAGRAPHY 2000!

The young and talented Marla Sokoloff certaintly has been busy with her career. Marla is currently smokin' up the TV charts as the hip & hilarious legal secretary, Lucy Hatcher on ABC's "The Practice". Her role as Lucy landed her a Christmas kiss scene with Television's hottest guy on "The Practice", Bobby Donnell, (Dylan McDermott). At the time she was just seventeen years old. "I was really nervous, I mean that's Dylan McDerrmott. He's a hottie!" Marla tells Rosie O'Donnell in a TV interview. She has a starring role in an upcoming movie called "Whatever It Takes", playing Maggie Carter, which is due out in theaters on March 24th. As Jody Lynch (Marla) of Party of Five would say, "Be There! or Be Square!"

It's intresting to know that she was an everyday kid with a dream. A dream to be an actress. Marla was born on December 19, 1980. She grew up in Black Hawk Community, San Francisco. Marla attended Vista Grande Elementry school. Before performing in public Marla had her own performances at home. She remembers toddling around the house as a four year old "singing into a pump dispenser of toothpaste", (calling it Colgate Karaoke). Ms. Sokoloff was seven years old when she offically started acting. She got involved with school plays and other local productions as well, as hookin' up with a acting group called "ACT", winning her numerous awards for her acting and singing. Plus the exposure she needed to get into Hollywood. Her performanses landed her in front of a guy who would soon lead her into the Hollywood career she has today. That was after she begged her mom for a long time to let her go. Marla during this time at the age of eleven got the honor of singing the national anthem for the Oakland A's and USO baseball games. "If I had to do it now, I'd probably throw-up!" Marla admits to people magazine.

Marla moved to LA six years ago with her mom who is also her manager. She quickly started landing roles in popular TV shows such as "Full House" playing the smart-mouthed smoking Gia Mahan. Her role as Jody Lynch on "Party of Five" was alot like her role as Gia. As she became a little more known in Tinseltown, she started to take the flying leap into movies. Like in "True Crime" playing Alicia Silverstone's younger sassy sister Vicky Giordano. She also played Cokie Mason in "The Baby-Sitter's Club" another troubled kid who wants to put the BSC out of business. "I always seem to be the bad girl." Sokoloff tells TV Guide. Her characters may have an edge yet they do keep you on your toes and laughing full time. Unfortunantly not everyone thinks so though. Marla has taken some sharp arrows in the form of critizism concerning her characters' behavior.

Off camera she's just Marla. A normal nineteen year old with a kewl job entertaining people. Ms. Sokoloff trys to keep her life as normal as she can. Marla hangs out with a tight group of friends and boyfriend James Franco who are not impressed by her fame. "I purposely try not to read the reviews about myself so I won't get nervous." Marla told TV critic, Mr. Walz in an interview. Marla is certaintly holding her own in the Hollywood fantasy land. There is no doubt that she will continue to skyrocket to the top. Just goes to show, "Shoot for the moon even if you miss you will land among the STARS!" ~ Les Brown. Marla did!

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