Kyla Pratt

Kyla Alissa Pratt (born September 16, 1986) is an American actress. She became known worldwide for her performances in films and television series, such as Barney & Friends, Let's Stay Together, The Proud Family, One on One, Barney's Great Adventure, Dr. Dolittle and its subsequent sequels, Fat Albert, Hotel for Dogs, and The Proud Family Movie. --- Pratt was born in Morgan City, Louisiana the oldest of five children of Kecia Pratt-McCullar, a school teacher, and Johnny McCullar, a semi-professional basketball player. 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, then in an episode of Walker, Texas Ranger. 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 Trap, 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, 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 and Basketball (2000) and Fat Albert (2004). She was 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. --- She dated B2K member J-Boog from late 2001 to early 2003, and even played his love interest in the B2K video What A Girl Wants. While working on One on One, she dated her co-star Robert Ri'chard from late 2003 to early 2006. Pratt gave birth to a daughter, Lyric Kai Kilpatrick, on November 17, 2010. Lyric's father is Danny "KP" Kilpatrick, a songwriter, hip-hop artist, and well-known tattoo artist.