Actress, radio and television host, songwriter
and performer, Marla Maples was raised in
the beautiful countryside of Georgia. A self
proclaimed tomboy and natural born athlete,
she dreamed of one day being in the Olympics
but after success in the pageant world she
changed course to begin an acting career which
led her to New York City just before her 21st
birthday.
Marla
made her Broadway debut in 1992 receiving
national attention for her critically acclaimed
performance in the Tony award winning musical
production, “The Will Roger’s
Follies.” She played to sell out audiences
at the Palace Theatre for nearly one year
before taking a leave of absence to marry
then husband Donald Trump and give birth to
their daughter Tiffany. She returned to Follies
for the show’s successful national tour.
After her success in “Will Roger’s
Follies”, Marla went on to co-host "The
Miss U.S.A. Pageant" and "The Miss
Universe Pageant" for two consecutive
years. She also co-hosted the Fox network
morning show, “Fox After Breakfast”,
with Tom Bergeron.
As an actor Marla has appeared in over 15
films and has guest starred in numerous television
series over the last 20yrs. She received the
“Best Cast Award” by the National
Review Board along with her cast mates for
the critically acclaimed film “Happiness.”
She has been on the cover of over 25 magazines
and has enjoyed sharing her ideas on health,
fitness and spirituality in publications ranging
from Vogue to Fitness Magazine.
Marla was seen in the ABC/Disney prime time
show, “The Ex-Wives Club”, which
was praised by People Magazine as “Charlie’s
Angels meets Touched By An Angel”. As
one of the hosts she has become a trusted
and compassionate voice to help empower both
men and women going through the pain and stress
of divorce.
She
also produced, with author Tara Sutphen, a
documentary on Native Americans called “Whispers
in the Wind.”
Currently
Marla hosts “Awakening with Marla”
on Contact Talk Radio and can also be seen
on the successful online television show,
“The BraveHeart View.”
With
the launch of the “One World of Love”
site on iTunes Marla and her friends are sharing
music with the intention to provoke thought
and action for peace, healing, love and unity.
20% of earnings will be donated to foundations
that are dedicated to these issues.
Marla’s
heart is set on one day seeing unity in the
world and she works diligently to spread this
message of hope to all. She has been honored
by the Make a Wish Foundation, American Family
Housing, Feed the Children, Shelter for the
Homeless, and The City of Hope. She has served
as honorary chairperson and host for numerous
charities and foundations and was named Honorary
Citizen of Atlanta. She is currently on the
Advisory Board of SFK.org and The Amazon Conservation
Team.
She
says, “Life is a creation at every moment
of our dreams and beliefs, ever-changing and
ever-expanding.” She and her beautiful
daughter Tiffany reside in the Los Angeles
area.
