<P> Marla Lynne Sokoloff (born December 19, 1980) 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 Fuller House . </P> <P> 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 . </P> <P> 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 . </P> <P> 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 . </P>

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