Kyla Alissa Pratt (born September 16, 1986) is an American actress, known for her roles in films and television, such as Barney & Friends, Let's Stay Together, The Proud Family, One on One, Barney's Great Adventure, Dr. Dolittle, and its four sequels, Dr. Dolittle 2, Dr. Dolittle 3, Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief and Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts, Fat Albert, Hotel for Dogs, and The Proud Family Movie.
Personal life
Pratt was born in Los Angeles, California the oldest of five children of Kecia Pratt-McCullar, a schoolteacher, and Johnny McCullar, a semi-professional basketball player.
Pratt gave birth to a daughter, Lyric Kai Kirkpatrick, on November 17, 2010. Most recently, she welcomed another daughter, Liyah Kirkpatrick on August 5, 2013. Lyric and Liyah's father is Danny "KP" Kirkpatrick, a songwriter, hip-hop artist, and well-known tattoo artist.
Career
Acting career
Pratt began acting at age 8, appearing in commercials for an interactive computer game and Nike. In 1997, she appeared in an episode of Walker, Texas Ranger entitled "The Neighborhood" where she portrayed Kyla Jarvis, a 10 year old girl who miraculously recovers after accidentally being shot in a drive-by shooting in her gang ridden Neighborhood and reveals that she saw heaven where she met an guardian angel who gives her an important mission from God. With Walker's help Kyla Jarvis spreads the angel message of faith and love, uniting her local community into helping clean up their Neighborhood and end the gang violence plaguing it. She appeared in an episode of Friends, followed by roles in Smart Guy, Sister, Sister, Family Matters, Lizzie McGuire, Moesha, and The Parkers.
In 2001, she won the role of Breanna Barnes in the UPN series One on One (2001â€"2006). During the run of One on One, Pratt also voiced Penny Proud, the lead character in the Disney Channel animated series The Proud Family. She also voiced the character for The Proud Family Movie in 2005. In addition to television roles, Pratt has also appeared in several feature films including Love & Basketball (2000) and Fat Albert (2004). She played Maya Dolittle in Dr. Dolittle (1998) and Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001), both of which starred Eddie Murphy. She reprised her role as Maya Dolittle (now the lead character) in the direct-to-DVD releases of Dr. Dolittle 3 (2006), Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief (2008) and Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts (2009). In 2009, Kyla Pratt co-starred along Emma Roberts and Jake T. Austin in Hotel for Dogs. Pratt joined the cast of BET's Let's Stay Together in its second season. In February 2014, Pratt was voted #97 on VH1's 100 Greatest Child Stars. In June 2014 she filmed an ABC Family pilot called Recovery Road based on Blake Nelson's homonym novel, in which she plays a title role alongside Samantha Logan.
Singing career
As a member of the Disney Channel Circle of Stars, Pratt performed a cover version of "Circle of Life" that appeared on the DisneyMania 2 album. She also sang "It's All About Me", for the series soundtrack for The Proud Family. She sang "A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes" with the Disney Channel Stars.
Filmography
References
External links
- Kyla Pratt at the Internet Movie Database