Kyla Pratt


Kyla Alissa Pratt is an American actress and musician. She is best known for starring as the voice of Penny Proud in the first animated series for Disney Channel called The Proud Family, and as Breanna Latrice Barnes in UPN's One on One. After playing the daughter of Eddie Murphy's character in the films Dr. Dolittle and Dr. Dolittle 2, Pratt became the main character in the remake series of the franchise such as Dr. Dolittle 3, ', and '. Pratt has also been in the films Fat Albert, Hotel for Dogs, and The Proud Family Movie. She has also played in the series Let's Stay Together. She is currently a part of VH1's .

Personal life

Kyla A. Pratt is the oldest of five children of Kecia Pratt, an actress, and Stacey Allen Morris, a mechanical engineer.
Pratt gave birth to a daughter, Lyric Kirkpatrick, on November 17, 2010. She gave birth to another daughter, Liyah Kirkpatrick, on August 5, 2013. Lyric and Liyah's father is Danny Kirkpatrick, a songwriter, hip-hop artist and tattoo artist.

Career

Acting career

Pratt began acting at age eight, appearing in commercials for an interactive computer game and Nike. In 1997, she appeared in an episode of Walker, Texas Ranger entitled "The Neighborhood", in which she portrayed Kyla Jarvis, a ten-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 a 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. 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 appeared in several feature films, including Love & Basketball and Fat Albert. She played Maya Dolittle in Dr. Dolittle and Dr. Dolittle 2, both of which starred Eddie Murphy. She reprised her role as Maya Dolittle in the direct-to-DVD releases of Dr. Dolittle 3, ', and '.
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 a Freeform pilot called Recovery Road based on Blake Nelson's homonym novel, in which she plays a title role alongside Jessica Sula. The show debuted on Freeform in January 2016, but was cancelled shortly afterwards, in May 2016.

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. Kyla, also, sang in the 2019 Lifetime Christmas movie, "There's No Time Like Christmas."

Music videos

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993Where I LiveBrittanyEpisode: "Married... with Children"
1993Living SingleTracyEpisode: "He Works Hard for the Money"
1993Touched By An AngelAnnieEpisode: "The Journalist"
1995–99The Parent 'HoodMonica2 episodes
1996In the HouseErica2 episodes
1996ERLilyEpisode: "Take These Broken Wings"
1996FriendsCharla NicholsEpisode: "The One Where Rachel Quits"
1997Family MattersKelsey WebsterEpisode: "Le Jour d'Amour"
1997Walker, Texas RangerKyla JarvisEpisode: "The Neighborhood"
1997–1998Smart GuyLillie/Brandi3 episodes
1998The PretenderTracy JohnsonEpisode: "Gigolo Jarod"
1998Any Day NowBirdieEpisode: "You Shoulda Seen My Daddy"
1999So WeirdKamilah SimmondsEpisode: "Lost"
1999BeckerKeishaEpisode: "Limits & Boundaries"
1999Sister SisterHerselfEpisode: "The Road Less Traveled"
1999Jackie's BackLittle Jackie WashingtonTelevision movie
1999–2000MoeshaPatricia/Sabrina Wilson2 episodes
2000The ParkersShaquillaEpisode: "Bad to the Bone"
2000The HughleysKenyathaEpisode: "The Thin Black Line"
2000Strong MedicineDonna JenkinsEpisode: "Brainchild"
2001Lizzie McGuireBrooke BakerEpisode: "Gordo and the Girl"
2001–2005The Proud FamilyPenny Proud Lead role
2001–2006One on OneBreanna Latrice BarnesLead role; 113 episodes
2003Maniac MageeAmanda BealeTelevision movie
2004Veronica MarsGeorgiaEpisode: "The Wrath of Con"
2005'Penny Proud Episode: "Spats: Experiment #397"
2005The Proud Family MoviePenny Proud Television movie
2007Hell on EarthKeri Diamond/DumpinTelevision Movie
2012–2014Let's Stay TogetherCrystal WhitmoreSeasons 2–4
2012Big Time MovieHerselfTelevision movie
2012The MentalistJuliana McVieEpisode: "Black Cherry"
2015The Soul ManAliciaEpisode: No Weddings and Ten Funerals
2016Recovery RoadTrish CollinsLead role; 10 Episodes
2018In the CutLaShantayEpisode: "The Ring Bearer"
2018RelTashaEpisode: "Blizzard"
2019–present'Herself9 episodes
2019Patty's AutoTinyUnsold Fox pilot
2020InsecureDinaEpisode: "Lowkey Done"
2020Call Me KatRandiLead role
TBAThe Proud Family: Louder and ProuderPenny ProudUpcoming series