Kyla Alissa Pratt 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 in August of 2013.
Lyric and Liyah's father is Danny "KP" Kirkpatrick, a songwriter, hip-hop artist, and well-known
tattoo artist.
Kyla says "I am getting married but not yet, the best thing about my relationship [with
rapper Danny Kirkpatrick a.k.a.
Compton] is that we are both on the same page."
In a 2013 interview with writer Lathleen Ade-Brown, Kyla Pratt expressed the joy of labor pains:
"“I didn’t want to leave the hospital after giving birth because I didn’t want
the moment to end.
I’m a pregnancy lady, I love pregnant people, I have four godchildren, I love babies.
So going into labor, I’m one of those positive people who have positive thoughts and I tell
myself everything is going to go fine.
I recently told someone the other day that I enjoyed labor.
They thought I was crazy!”
I went into labor and I didn’t know I was in labor until a couple of hours later.
The contractions weren’t what I expected.
I expected them to be really strong and then go away but they stayed constant, so I called
my doctor and was told to get to the hospital right away.
I got an epidural.
I loved the hospital, I loved the nurses.
My epidural wore off halfway through, so I got to feel what labor is.
Yet having her was an unreal moment.
Like, what?
Oh my gosh!
It wasn’t too bad, just a couple of pushes and my mom was like “wow, you’re good
at this!”
We have been inseparable ever since.
I was the only mother in the hospital that was up and going everywhere with my baby and
the nurses, watching everything they were doing with her.
It was a painful experience but it was the most beautiful thing ever.
People have a lot of kids because they forget about the pain.
I really plan on having more kids in the future because labor doesn’t scare me; it was great."
Career Acting career
Pratt began acting at age 8, appearing in commercials for an interactive computer game
and Nike.
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 also 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, Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief and Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts.
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