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a compound from Mariah and Laura, grandmothers' names

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Famous real-life people named Marla: | Edit

Marla Maples, ex-wife of Donald Trump
Marla Olmstead, controversial child painter at the center of the documentary "My Kid Could Paint That".
Marla Gibbs, American actress ctress who played Florence on "The Jeffersons" and the mom on "227"
Marla Ruzicka, American aid worker and humanitarian activist
Marla Sokoloff, American actress and musician
Marla Runyan, American marathoner and Paralympic gold medalist
Marlaa (spelled with double a's) Reid, wife of world-renowned Pastor Frank Reid, Baltimore, MD

Marla in song, story & screen: | Edit

Marla, main character in the book "Fight Club" by Chuck Paluhniak, as well as the 1999 movie
Marla, character in the movie "Big Shots"
Marla Daniels, character in "The Wire"
Marla Hendricks, character in the TV series "Boston Public"
Marla, character in the movie "The 40 Year Old Virgin", played by Kat Dennings
Marla Higgins, character in the movie "The Temp"
Marla Hooch, character in the movie "A League of Their Own", played by Megan Cavanaugh