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Marla Lynne Sokoloff is an American actress. She is known for playing the part of Lucy Hatcher on the television show The Practice and Gia Mahan on the ABC sitcom Full House and Netflix sitcom Fuller House.

Career[]

Sokoloff began acting at age 12 when she was cast as Gia Mahan, Stephanie Tanner's archenemy-turned best friend in the sitcom Full House. In 1998, Sokoloff landed her most notable role as she was cast as the receptionist Lucy Hatcher in The Practice. Along with other popular appearances, she is well-remembered as Joey's pregnant sister, Dina, in season 8 of Friends. Sokoloff also had a three-episode stint as a nanny in Desperate Housewives.

In November 2006, she starred in the ABC television series Big Day, which ended on January 30, 2007. She also made a guest appearance in an episode of Burn Notice, where she played Melanie, working undercover as a receptionist at a Miami art gallery, whose owner had murdered her character's father.

Sokoloff also has starred in several movies, including Whatever It Takes, The Climb, The Tollbooth, Dude, Where's My Car?, Sugar & Spice and Love on the Side.

In 2008, Sokoloff starred alongside Paul Campbell, Andy Griffith, Doris Roberts and Liz Sheridan in the romantic comedy Play the Game. She also voices the Glatorian Kiina in Bionicle: The Legend Reborn. She played Imogene O'Neill in the mini series Meteor.

In 2012, she starred in the cable-TV movie A Christmas Wedding Date.

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
1993 So I Married an Axe Murderer Alcatraz Visitor Uncredited
1995 The Baby-Sitters Club Margarite 'Cokie' Mason
1996 True Crime Vicki Giordano
1997 The Date Stacey Short film
1998 The Climb Leslie Himes
2000 Whatever It Takes Maggie Carter
2000 Dude, Where's My Car? Wilma
2001 Sugar & Spice Lisa Janusch
2001 Prairie Dogs Starlett Short film
2004 Freshman Orientation Marjorie
2004 Love on the Side Eve Stuckley
2004 The Tollbooth Sarabeth Cohen
2005 The Drive Rachel Short film
2005 Crazylove Ruth Mayer
2009 Play the Game Julie Larabee
2010 BIONICLE: The Legend Reborn Kiina
2010 Gifts for Christmas Della
2011 The Chateau Meroux Wendy
2011 Scents and Sensibility Marianne Dashwood
2013 The Fosters Dani Recurring role
2016 Do You Take This Man Zoe
2017 A Happening of Monumental Proportions Mindy
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