Marla Lynne Sokoloff was born on December 19, 1980 in San Francisco, California. Marla began acting at the age of 12 when she was cast as Gia Mahan in the sitcom Full House. Her breakthrough role came in 1998 when she was cast in the drama The Practice as Lucy Hatcher. She had a two episode stint as a nanny in Desperate Housewives in 2005, and landed a starring role on Modern Men which premiered in January 2006.

Aside from television, Marla has also starred in many movies, including Whatever it Takes, Dude, Where's My Car?, and Sugar & Spice.

When not working, Marla enjoys music. She writes music and has a large guitar collection, along with a band named Smittin, in which she sings and plays rhythm guitar.