Ms. Hendricks is a teacher that has taught multiple subjects, but has forgotten how to teach Math. She wrote a suicide note in her Remedial Outreach classroom, and was on medication which caused her sterility. She is assigned to monitor Harvey. Eventually and only after Lauren left Boston Public, Marla finally became Department Head. She brought order to the school numerous times beginning with lecturing until they found a dangerous student. During this time, she intercepted a telephone conversation with a bratty student by telling her mother that: "Cell. Phones. Cause. Cancer." and then returning the telephone to the student and informing the student that the angry parent: "Is Crazy.". She continued to lecture and provide seminars that calmed the school down whether it is students, workers, parents, and the school board. Marla is a member of Soul Bands such as with Marilyn and Louisa. They brought much success to Boston Public. Marla's dating situations are always bizarre. One time she united a Widower with his son. When she was unable to have any children due to the medication, she took in a homeless student that slowly acclimated to her new life. She would adopt children some time after, but Boston Public was canceled.
Appearances
Boston Public
Main cast, played by Loretta Devine
- Episode 1x01: Chapter One (Oct 23, 2000)
- Episode 1x02: Chapter Two (Oct 30, 2000)
- Episode 1x03: Chapter Three (Nov 6, 2000)
- Episode 1x04: Chapter Four (Nov 13, 2000)
- Episode 1x05: Chapter Five (Nov 20, 2000)
- Episode 1x06: Chapter Six (Nov 27, 2000)
- Episode 1x07: Chapter Seven (Dec 4, 2000)
- Episode 1x08: Chapter Eight (Dec 11, 2000)
- Episode 1x09: Chapter Nine (Jan 8, 2001)
- Episode 1x10: Chapter Ten (Jan 15, 2001)
- Episode 1x11: Chapter Eleven (Jan 22, 2001)
- Episode 1x12: Chapter Twelve (Feb 5, 2001)
- Episode 1x13: Chapter Thirteen (2) (Feb 12, 2001)
- Episode 1x14: Chapter Fourteen (Feb 19, 2001)
- Episode 1x15: Chapter Fifteen (Feb 26, 2001)
- Episode 1x16: Chapter Sixteen (Mar 26, 2001)
- Episode 1x17: Chapter Seventeen (Apr 16, 2001)
- Episode 1x18: Chapter Eighteen (Apr 23, 2001)
- Episode 1x20: Chapter Twenty (May 7, 2001)
- Episode 1x21: Chapter Twenty-One (May 14, 2001)
- Episode 1x22: Chapter Twenty-Two (May 21, 2001)
- Episode 2x02: Chapter Twenty-Four (Nov 5, 2001)
- Episode 2x03: Chapter Twenty-Five (Nov 12, 2001)
- Episode 2x04: Chapter Twenty-Six (Nov 19, 2001)
- Episode 2x05: Chapter Twenty-Seven (Nov 26, 2001)
- Episode 2x07: Chapter Twenty-Nine (Dec 10, 2001)
- Episode 2x08: Chapter Thirty (Jan 7, 2002)
- Episode 2x18: Chapter Forty (Apr 22, 2002)
- Episode 2x22: Chapter Forty-Four (May 20, 2002)
- Episode 3x01: Chapter Forty-Five (Oct 21, 2002)
- Episode 3x05: Chapter Forty-Nine (Nov 18, 2002)