- Born
- Birth nameMarla Lynne Sokoloff
- Height1.57 m
- Born and raised in San Francisco, Marla Sokoloff moved to Los Angeles in 1994 and enrolled in the Los Angeles County High School of the Arts, where she studied theater and music. She won numerous awards and accolades for her singing, performing the national anthem at such high profile events as the Oakland A's baseball games and for the USO. Soon after moving to Los Angeles, Marla began landing roles on several popular television series including Papa bricole (1991), La vie à cinq (1994), 3e planète après le soleil (1996), and 7 à la maison (1996). On the big screen, she has appeared in the films Le club des baby-sitters (1995), True Crime (1995), and Dangereuse séduction (2000).- IMDb mini biography by: Catherine Grace
- SpouseAlec Puro(November 8, 2009 - present) (3 children)
- ChildrenElliotte Anne PuroOlive Mae PuroHarper Bea Puro
- ParentsCindi SussmanHoward Sokoloff
- Had a five-year relationship with James Franco (1999-2004). They met on the set of Dangereuse séduction (2000).
- She was the singer/guitarist for the band Smittin and now plays shows under her own name in LA.
- Collects guitars and writes music.
- Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 34, a daughter named Olive Mae Puro on March 13, 2015 in Los Angeles, weighing 4 lbs., 10 oz. and measuring 18 inches long and she arrived six weeks early. Child's father is her husband, Alec Puro.
- Has a "Venus Guitar" that Courtney Love designed and that is now autographed by Courtney, lead singer of Hole.
- The most frustrating thing for me as a singer is that people have pinpointed me as an actress who suddenly woke up one day and decided that I wanted to sing.
- I'm pretty sure this is it for the teen movie thing. It's so frustrating to read when you get to page 20 and you're like, Oy! It's the same thing again!
- I didn't go to a normal high school. It was for people in the performing arts.
- An agent saw one of the plays I did at ACT, but my mom was like, No, she's too young. I became so annoying that a year and a half later she just couldn't stand hearing me any more!
- At the time, the only options were playing the local county fair. Now with American Idol and younger recording artists that have come out, there is more of an opportunity.
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