Editing Kyla Pratt (section)

===Acting career===
Pratt began acting at age eight, appearing in commercials for an [[Personal computer game|interactive computer game]] and [[Nike, Inc.|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]]'', so weird, ''[[Sister, Sister (TV series)|Sister, Sister]]'', ''[[Family Matters]]'', ''[[Lizzie McGuire]]'', ''[[Moesha]]'', and ''[[The Parkers]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://globalgrind.com/playlist/kyla-pratt-insecure-hbo-photos/|title=Black Don't Crack: Kyla Pratt Popped Up On 'Insecure' Over The Weekend & It Was '06 All Over Again [Photos]|website=Global Grind|date=18 May 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/kyla-pratt-starred-2-hit-shows-at-the-exact-same-time.html/|title=Kyla Pratt Starred in These 2 Hit Shows at the Exact Same Time|website=Showbiz Cheatsheet|date=18 October 2020 }}</ref>

In 2001, she won the role of Breanna Barnes in the [[UPN]] series ''[[One on One (American TV 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 cartoon|animated series]] ''[[The Proud Family]]''. She later 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 (film)|Fat Albert]]'' (2004). She played Maya Dolittle in ''[[Dr. Dolittle (1998 film)|Dr. Dolittle]]'' (1998) and ''[[Dr. Dolittle 2]]'' (2001), both of which starred [[Eddie Murphy]], and reprised her role as Maya Dolittle (now the lead character) in the [[Direct-to-video|direct-to-DVD]] releases of ''[[Dr. Dolittle 3]]'' (2006), ''[[Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief]]'' (2008), and ''[[Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts]]'' (2009).<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_2_109/ai_n26700352?tag=content;col1 |title='One On One' with Kyla Pratt: child star grows up |last=Parham |first=Marti |date=2006-01-16 |magazine=Jet |access-date=2008-10-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090517013417/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_2_109/ai_n26700352/?tag=content%3Bcol1 |archive-date=2009-05-17}}</ref>

In 2009, Kyla Pratt co-starred alongside [[Emma Roberts]] and [[Jake T. Austin]] in ''[[Hotel for Dogs (film)|Hotel for Dogs]]''. Pratt joined the cast of BET's ''[[Let's Stay Together (TV series)|Let's Stay Together]]'' in its second season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kyla Pratt|url=https://www.bet.com/tag/s1d829/kyla-pratt|work=[[BET]]|access-date=8 April 2014}}</ref> 
In February 2014, Pratt was voted #97 on [[VH1]]'s 100 Greatest Child Stars.<ref>{{cite web|title=VH1′s 100 Greatest Kid Stars Of All Time|url=https://www.vh1.com/news/lj2ryp/100-greatest-child-stars|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625191537/https://www.vh1.com/news/lj2ryp/100-greatest-child-stars|url-status=live|archive-date=June 25, 2022}}</ref> In June 2014, she starred alongside [[Jessica Sula]] in a [[Freeform (TV channel)|Freeform]] [[Television pilot|pilot]] called ''[[Recovery Road (TV series)|Recovery Road]]'' based on [[Blake Nelson]]'s [[Recovery Road|novel of the same name]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2014/05/kyla-pratt-justin-prentice-join-abc-family-drama-pilot-recovery-road-726260/ |title=Kyla Pratt & Justin Prentice Join ABC Family Drama Pilot 'Recovery Road' |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|access-date=Jun 20, 2014|date=Jun 3, 2014}}</ref> The show debuted on Freeform in January 2016, but was cancelled shortly afterwards, in May 2016.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://tvline.com/2016/05/13/recovery-road-cancelled-freeform-season-2/|title=Recovery Road Cancelled at Freeform|last=Gelman|first=Vlada|date=2016-05-14|work=TVLine|access-date=2018-09-04|language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2024, Pratt starred in the film adaptation of ''The Memo: What Women of Color Need to Know to Secure a Seat at the Table'' by [[Minda Harts]]. The psychological thriller film, titled ''The Memo'', was produced by [[Valeisha Butterfield]]’s Seed Media.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aswad |first=Jem |date=2024-07-25 |title=Kyla Pratt Stars in ‘The Memo,’ Film Adaptation of Minda Harts’ Thriller, With Music by MC Lyte (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/kyla-pratt-the-memo-film-adaptation-minda-harts-1236084473/ |access-date=2024-08-13 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>