Born and raised in San Francisco, California, Marla moved to Los Angeles ten years ago 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 and performed the National Anthem at such high-profile events as the Oakland A's baseball games and for the U.S.O.

At the age of seven, teen actress Marla Sokoloff joined the cast of "The Practice" in the fall of 1998, playing the law firm's secretary.

In the meantime, Sokoloff had become an almost constant presence on the small screen in recurring roles on "Full House"; "Home Improvement" (1995); "Party of Five" (1994); "3rd Rock from the Sun" (1996) and "7th Heaven" (1996) and the award-winning comedy Desperate Housewives (2005). In 2006 Marla joins the cast of Modern Men as Molly Clarke.

Her television credits include numerous guest starring appearances on shows such as Friends, playing Joey's little sister Dina, the VH1 original trilogy Strange Frequency.

Sokoloff appeared in the original yuletide television movie, Christmas in Boston -a romantic comedy-.  She was last seen in the independent feature films The Tollbooth, directed by Debra Kirschner, and Home of Phobia, which debuted at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival.

Sokoloff's other film credits include New Line Cinema's Sugar and Spice, and Dude Where's My Car? starring alongside Ashton Kutcherand Seann Willliam Scott.  Sokoloff made her mark in Columbia Tri Star's Whatever it Takes, a modern-day Cyrano de Bergerac tale set in high school.

Sokoloff has also launched her own company, Kiss My Axe, a line of custom-made guitar straps that can be found in high-end boutiques in Los Angeles.   She also performs gigs at local clubs and bars in Los Angeles showcasing her acoustic and singing talents.

She currently resides in Los Angeles.