Born Marla Lynne Sokoloff , on Dec 19, 1980, in Alameda County, California, USA.

“I'm pretty sure that this is going to be it for the teen thing,” the buxom TV-turned-film nymphet solemnly declared in an interview to promote her teen-targeting Whatever It Takes.

Well, live and learn.

San Francisco-born Marla Sokoloff immediately followed up Whatever It Takes with such titles as Dude, Where's My Car?, Sugar & Spice, and Sorority Rule. Not exactly the Citizen Kane she was apparently expecting as reward for her performances, but definitely steps in the right direction — say what she might about teen exploitation flicks, but they're part of the time-honored cursus honorium for all hot TV actresses looking to get into film. Pickiness has its place, but when the pickin's are slim (as they usually are in Hollywood), it's the picky actress who never leaves the little screen ... and the less discriminating, topless one who becomes immortal.

Word to the wise.

Also sprach Golem.
(More recent commentary below)

Smittin
February 6, 2002
Actors-turned-singers command so little respect in this world that most actors with a musical night job take pains to explain that they were interested in singing before their acting careers took off, and Marla was no exception as she plugged for her band Smittin (her spelling, not mine) on Craig Kilborn last night. Perhaps someday, if I get ambitious, I'll post samples of music by Marla, Kari Wuhrer, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, and Danielle Brisebois — and defy anyone to tell one actress/singer's music from another's.

The Brotherhood of Poland
October 13, 2003
From TVGuide.com:

SECOND CHANCE: Here's some "TV News" scoop from the current issue of TV Guide magazine: Just months after pink-slipping former Practice receptionist Marla Sokoloff (as well as five other colleagues), David E. Kelley has hired the actress back. Sokoloff has been cast in a multi-episode arc on Kelley's struggling CBS drama The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire. She'll play Audrey, a local recruited by Mare Winningham 's character to sing in her new theater. She'll first air in December.

Film

• Committed (2005) .... Ruth
• Crazylove (2005) .... Ruth
• The Drive (2005) .... Rachel
• Vinyl (2005) .... Carla
• Deluxe Combo Platter (2004) .... Eve Stuckley
• Home of Phobia (2004) .... Marjorie
• The Toll Booth (2003) .... Sarabeth Cohen
• It Was Always Me (2002) .... Danica
• Prairie Dogs (2001) .... Starlett
• Sugar & Spice (2001) .... Lisa Fanrock
• Dude, Where’s My Car? (2000) .... Wilma
• Whatever It Takes (2000) .... Maggie Carter
• The Climb (1998) .... Leslie Himes
• The Date (1997) .... Stacey
• The Baby-Sitters Club (1995) .... Cokie Mason
• True Crime (1995; aka “Dangerous Kiss”, “True Detective”) .... Vicki Giordano

• Christmas in Boston (2005) .... Gina
• A Date with Darkness: The Trial and Capture of Andrew Luster (2003; Lifetime) .... Connie
• Strange Frequency (2001) .... Darcy King
• Freaky Friday (1995) .... Rachel

• Big Day (2006) .... Alice
• Modern Men: “Pilot” (2006) .... Molly Clark
• Desperate Housewives: “Move On” (Jan 9, 2005) .... Claire
• Desperate Housewives: “Come Back to Me” (Dec 19, 2004) .... Claire
• Desperate Housewives: “Suspicious Minds” (Dec 12, 2004) .... Claire
• The Practice: “The Case Against Alan Shore” (Mar 28, 2004) .... Lucy Hatcher
• The Practice: “War of the Roses” (Mar 21, 2004) .... Lucy Hatcher
• The Practice: “In Good Conscience” (Mar 14, 2004) .... Lucy Hatcher
• Jimmy Kimmel Live (Mar 10, 2004) .... Herself
• The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire (2003) .... Audrey
• Friends: “The One with Monica's Boots” (Dec 6, 2001) .... Dina Tribianni
• Night Visions: “My So-Called Life and Death” (Aug 23, 2001) .... Julia
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien (Jan 16, 2001)
• The Martin Short Show (2000) .... Herself
• 7th Heaven: “Nothing Endures But Change” (Mar 2, 1998) .... Jen
• The Practice (1998-2003) .... Lucy Hatcher
• Over the Top (1997) .... Gwen Martin
• Party of Five: “Mixed Signals” (Sep 18, 1996) .... Jody Lynch
• Party of Five: “Spring Breaks” (Mar 27, 1996) .... Jody Lynch
• Party of Five: “Strange Bedfellows” (Jan 24, 1996) .... Jody Lynch
• 3rd Rock from the Sun: “Post-Nasal Dick” (Jan 16, 1996) .... Dina
• Party of Five: “Hold On Tight” (Jan 10, 1996) .... Jody Lynch
• Party of Five: “Unfair Advantage” (Jan 3, 1996) .... Jody Lynch
• Party of Five: “Where There's Smoke” (Nov 15, 1995) .... Jody Lynch
• Home Improvement: “Let Them Eat Cake” (Oct 31, 1995) .... Paige
• Full House: “We Got the Beat” (Feb 21, 1995) .... Gia Mahan
• Step by Step (1995) .... Marissa
• Step by Step: “Thirteen with a Bullet” (Jan 28, 1994) .... Marissa
• Full House: “Is It True about Stephanie?” (Jan 4, 1994) .... Gia Mahan
• Boy Meets World: “Cory's Alternative Friends” (Oct 15, 1993) .... Paige
• Full House: “Fast Friends” (Oct 12, 1993) .... Gia Mahan
• Ghostwriter (1992) .... High-school Student

• Interview: Marla Sokoloff and James Franco
  24 Frames Per Second
  A snide interviewer snipes at his unwary interviewees
• Let's Get Intimate: Marla Sokoloff
  For Men (Mar 15, 2000)
  The cute star of Whatever It Takes talks acting, toilet humor, and living in a small town

Cyber Temples

• Marla Sokoloff Celebrity Movie Reviews
  Mr. Skin
  Bio, filmography, and stills from her films
• Marla Sokoloff
  Wikipedia
  Marla Sokoloff in wikireality

Miscellaneous

• Marla Sokoloff
  Internet Movie Database
  Always up-to-date filmography