Marla Seidell

Marla Seidell is a Chicago-based actress, writer, and improviser known for playing quirky, emotionally rich, and offbeat characters. She won the DIFF award for Best Supporting Actress for Private Screening and was recognized at the Laugh or Die Comedy Festival for Be Your Wo/Man and It's All in Your Head. Recent roles include Derange (2025), The Backwoods (2024), and Candy Apple (2024). She also starred in the 2023 horror-thriller short Assimilation. Seidell's versatile performances, dramatic depth, and sharp comedic timing have led critics to describe her as "a 90s Debra Winger and Kate McKinnon hybrid." She is also a published travel writer and Fulbright recipient.