Carla was born in Sarasota, Florida. She
moved with her mother to Paradise, California when Carla was just
five years old. During her childhood they moved many times within the
state. A major modeling agency discovered Carla in San Diego and sent
her to New York to begin a new career when she was 15. But she
discovered that it was too much to handle for her being in New York
.
So she returned to LA, moving in with her aunt, Carol Merril
(known from The Price is Right).
She kept on with modeling and enrolling in an acting class at the
suggestion of her aunt.
With 16 she won her first role in the movie: Troop Beverly
Hills. She appeared in Falcon Crest (playing Sydney St.
James), the Wonder Years and Quantum Leap.
Her first leading role in a movie Son-in-law was positively
noted by the critics even so they disliked the movie.
She then appeard in such movies as Michael and Snake Eyes
and she had a recurring role in Spin City.
