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Kyla Amore Pratt (born September 16, 1986) is an American actress. She provided the voice of Penny Proud in the first animated series for
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called ''
The Proud Family ''The Proud Family'' is an American animated television series created by Bruce W. Smith that originally ran on Disney Channel from September 15, 2001, to August 19, 2005. A revival, known as '' The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder'', was announ ...
'', and Breanna Latrice Barnes in UPN's '' One on One''. After playing the daughter of
Eddie Murphy Edward Regan Murphy (born April 3, 1961) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and singer. He rose to fame on the sketch comedy show ''Saturday Night Live'', for which he was a regular cast member from 1980 to 1984. Murphy has als ...
's character in the films '' Dr. Dolittle'' and ''
Dr. Dolittle 2 ''Dr. Dolittle 2'' (also known as ''Doctor Dolittle 2'') is a 2001 American fantasy comedy film and a sequel to the 1998 film '' Dr. Dolittle''. It was written by Larry Levin, one of the co-writers of ''Dr. Dolittle'', and directed by Steve Carr. ...
'', Pratt became the main character in the remake series of the franchise such as ''
Dr. Dolittle 3 ''Dr. Dolittle 3'' is a 2006 American fantasy comedy film and the third film in the ''Dr. Dolittle'' series. It stars Kyla Pratt, the original daughter in the remake series, as Maya. Starring alongside Pratt are Kristen Wilson as Lisa Dolittle ...
'', '' Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief'', and '' Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts''. Pratt has also been in the films '' Fat Albert'', '' Hotel for Dogs'', and ''
The Proud Family Movie ''The Proud Family Movie'' is a 2005 American animated comedy television film based on the Disney Channel animated series, '' The Proud Family''. It premiered on August 19, 2005 and serves as the finale to the show’s original run. Plot Penny Pr ...
''. She also appeared in the series '' Let's Stay Together''. She is currently a part of VH1's '' Black Ink Crew: Compton'' and the cast of ''
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'' on Fox and is reprising the role of Penny in ''The Proud Family'' revival '' The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder'' on
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.


Personal life

Kyla Alissa Pratt is the oldest of five children of Kecia Pratt, an actress, and Johnny McCullar, a basketball player. 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 her fiancé Danny Kirkpatrick a songwriter, hip-hop rap artist and tattoo artist. Kirkpatrick is also the star of Black Ink Crew: Compton.


Career


Acting career

Pratt began acting at age eight, appearing in commercials for an interactive computer game and
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. In 1997, she appeared in an episode of ''
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'' titled "The Neighborhood", in which she portrayed Kyla Jarvis, a ten-year-old girl who miraculously recovers after accidentally being shot in a
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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 ''
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'', followed by roles in '' Smart Guy'', '' Sister, Sister'', ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'', and ''
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''. 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, the lead character in the
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''
The Proud Family ''The Proud Family'' is an American animated television series created by Bruce W. Smith that originally ran on Disney Channel from September 15, 2001, to August 19, 2005. A revival, known as '' The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder'', was announ ...
''. She also voiced the character for ''
The Proud Family Movie ''The Proud Family Movie'' is a 2005 American animated comedy television film based on the Disney Channel animated series, '' The Proud Family''. It premiered on August 19, 2005 and serves as the finale to the show’s original run. Plot Penny Pr ...
'' in 2005. In addition to television roles, Pratt has 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 ''Dr. Dolittle 2'' (also known as ''Doctor Dolittle 2'') is a 2001 American fantasy comedy film and a sequel to the 1998 film '' Dr. Dolittle''. It was written by Larry Levin, one of the co-writers of ''Dr. Dolittle'', and directed by Steve Carr. ...
'' (2001), both of which starred
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. She reprised her role as Maya Dolittle (now the lead character) in the
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releases of ''
Dr. Dolittle 3 ''Dr. Dolittle 3'' is a 2006 American fantasy comedy film and the third film in the ''Dr. Dolittle'' series. It stars Kyla Pratt, the original daughter in the remake series, as Maya. Starring alongside Pratt are Kristen Wilson as Lisa Dolittle ...
'' (2006), '' Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief'' (2008), and '' Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts'' (2009). In 2009, Kyla Pratt co-starred alongside
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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 starred alongside
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in a Freeform pilot called ''
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'' based on
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's novel of the same name. The show debuted on Freeform in January 2016, but was cancelled shortly afterwards, in May 2016.


Singing career

As a member of the
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, Pratt performed a
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of "
Circle of Life "Circle of Life" is a song from Disney's 1994 animated film ''The Lion King''. Composed by English musician Elton John, with lyrics by Tim Rice, the song was performed by Carmen Twillie (the deep female lead vocals) and Lebo M. (opening vocal ...
" 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 "A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes" is a song written and composed by Mack David, Al Hoffman and Jerry Livingston for the Walt Disney film ''Cinderella'' (1950). In the song, Cinderella (voiced by Ilene Woods) encourages her animal friends to ...
" with the Disney Channel Stars. Kyla also sang in the 2019 Lifetime Christmas movie, "There's No Time Like Christmas."


Filmography


Film


Television


Music videos


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pratt, Kyla Alexander Hamilton High School (Los Angeles) alumni American child actresses American television actresses American voice actresses Living people Actresses from Los Angeles 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses American film actresses African-American actresses 1986 births 20th-century African-American women 21st-century African-American women 21st-century African-American people