Marla is a female given name in English. It is a variant of the name Marlene, which comes from Mary Magdalene, the biblical woman to whom Jesus Christ first appeared after his resurrection.
People named Marla Marla Adams, American soap opera actress Marla Gibbs, American actress Marla Glen, American jazz singer Marla Hanson, American screenwriter and ex-model, attack victim Marla Heasley, American film and TV actress Marla Landi, British film actress Marla Lukofsky, Canadian stand-up comedian Marla Maples (Trump), American actress and model, married to Donald Trump from 1993 to 1997 Marla Olmstead, American artist, considered to be a child prodigy of abstract art Marla Pennington, American actress Marla Runyan, American marathon runner, legally blind Marla Ruzicka, American activist and aid worker, killed by a car-bomb in Iraq Marla Shapiro, Canadian medical reporter Marla Smith, American politician Marla Sokoloff, American actress Marla Streb, professional mountain bike racer
In fiction Marla McGivers, Star Trek: historian aboard the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) Marla Singer, female character from the 1996 novel Fight Club Marla, Colonel Raeburn's Venusian secretary in the 1962 television series Space Patrol Marla Grayson, the main character in the 2020 black comedy film I Care a Lot
See also
Marla (disambiguation) Marlene (given name)