- Off the screen Marla describes herself as boring. She spends little time in the kitchen (she can't cook) and lots of time in the bathroom (she takes many baths).
- Sometimes Credited As: Maria Sokolova
- Collects guitars and writes music
- Her father, Howard, is a doctor and her mother, Cindi, a former caterer who now manages Marla's career. Brother Jared is a chef.
- Has a Venus Guitar that Courtney Love designed and that is now autographed by Courtney and the lead singer of Hole.
- Plays rhythm guitar and sings for band Smittin
- Likes to write music in her free time.
- Also plays the clarinet and piano, in addition to the guitar.
- Has a cat named Cleo.
- Favorite movie: LEGENDS OF THE FALL
- Favorite musicians: Fiona Apple, Joni Mitchell, Led Zepplin and Stevie Nicks
- Nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series at Screen Actors Guild Awards for The Practice (2001)
- Nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series at Screen Actors Guild Awards for The Practice (2000)
- Nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series at Screen Actors Guild Awards for The Practice (1999)
Quotes- 'I wanted to do this before I was an actor. It's really personal to me. I want to succeed in acting, too, but I'm a little bit more driven in going out to get (a record deal).''
- They don't think an actress would be interested in being in a rock band. So that's kind of frustrating.'
- 'When people hear you have a band, they kind of assume it's going to be very poppy like Britney Spears,''
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