Kyla Pratt
Kyla Alissa Pratt (born September 16, 1986) is an American actress. She provided the voice of Penny Proud in the first animated series for Disney Channel called "The Proud Family", and 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 also appeared in the  series "Let's Stay Together". She is currently a part of VH1's "" and the cast of "Call Me Kat" on Fox and is reprising the role of Penny in "The Proud Family" revival "" on Disney+. 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 Kilpatrick, on November 17, 2010. She gave birth to another daughter, Liyah Kilpatrick, on August 5, 2013. Lyric and Liyah's father is her fiancé Danny Kilpatrick, a songwriter, hip-hop 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 Nike. In 1997, she appeared in an episode of "Walker, Texas Ranger" titled "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" (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 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" (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), "" (2008), and "" (2009). In 2009, Kyla Pratt co-starred alongside 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 starred alongside Jessica Sula in a Freeform pilot called "Recovery Road" based on Blake Nelson'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 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."