Kyla Alissa Pratt (born September 16, 1986) is an
American actress and
musician. She is also credited as
Kyla A. Pratt.
Biography
Early life and acting career
Pratt was born in
Queens, New York.
She began acting at age 8, appearing in commercials for an
interactive computer game and
Nike.
Pratt made her television debut in 1995 when she appeared as Mindy in
Barney & Friends.
The following year, she guest starred in an episode of
Friends, followed by roles in
Smart Guy,
Sister, Sister,
Family Matters,
Lizzie McGuire,
Moesha,
The Parent 'Hood, and
The Parkers.
In 2001, she won the role of Breanna Barnes in the
UPN series
One on One (2001-2006). During the run of
One on One, Pratt also voiced Penny Proud, a character in the
Disney Channel animated series The Proud Family. She also voiced the character for the
The Proud Family Movie in 2005. In addition to television roles, Pratt has also appeared in several feature films including
Love and Basketball (2000), and
Fat Albert (2004). She was Maya Dolittle in
Dr. Dolittle (1998) and
Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001). She reprised her role as Maya Dolittle 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".
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
The Proud Family series soundtrack. She is currently working with Marcus Johnson on a
studio album and also sang for her movie
Dr. Dolittle 2.
Filmography
