Marla Lynne Sokoloff (born December 19, 1980) is an American actress. She is known for playing Lucy Hatcher on the legal drama television series The Practice, Claire on comedy-drama series Desperate Housewives and Gia Mahan on ABC's sitcom Full House and Fuller House. She has also appeared in films True Crime (1996), Dude, Where's My Car? (2000), Sugar & Spice (2001) and Love on the Side (2004). Marla Lynne Sokoloff was born in San Francisco, to Cindi (née Sussman) and Howard Sokoloff, a former caterer and podiatrist, respectively. Her family is Jewish and originates from Russia and Germany. Sokoloff graduated from the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, where she took classes in music and theatre. In 2000, she played Maggie Carter in the teen romance film Whatever It Takes. After meeting on the set of Whatever It Takes in 1999, she dated co-star James Franco for five years. In 2004, Sokoloff began dating Deadsy drummer Alec Puro. The couple married on November 7, 2009 and have two daughters: Elliotte Anne (b. 2012) and Olive Mae (b. 2015).
