Victoria Pratt

Victoria Pratt

Pratt in 2010
Born Victoria Pratt
(1970-12-18) December 18, 1970
Chesley, Ontario, Canada
Occupation Television actress, film actress, fitness model
Spouse(s) T.J. Scott (m. 2000)

Victoria Pratt (born December 18, 1970) is a Canadian actress, author and fitness model.

Early life

Pratt grew up in Chesley, Ontario, a self described "tomboy at heart."[1] She attend the Kinesiology program at York University in Toronto and graduated summa cum laude.[2] Before starting her acting career, Pratt made a notable mark in the fitness world as a performance tester, working at the York University campus with various athletes including players from the Toronto Maple Leafs and San Jose Sharks, among others.

Career

After graduating from York, Pratt met Robert Kennedy (publisher of MuscleMag) who convinced Pratt to try her hand at modelling and acting. Pratt quickly found success as a fitness model, gracing several magazine covers (including Muscle Mag and Oxygen) and working alongside now-famous WWE stars Trish Stratus and Torrie Wilson.

Pratt eventually began to land high profile acting roles in TV throughout the late 90s, including Xena: Warrior Princess, Once a Thief, Cleopatra 2525,[3] and Mutant X (which she starred on for 3 seasons).[4]

Pratt made her film debut in the 1998 film titled Legacy, alongside David Hasselhoff, directed by her eventual husband, T.J. Scott. Pratt also starred in several independent or small made-for-TV movies during the 90s and early 2000s.[5][6][7]

Pratt has since garnered a small cult following who recognize her large body of work as an actress in cancelled, but popular low-budget science-fiction productions. There are several Tumblr fan pages and websites dedicated to Pratt.[8][9] AskMen called her a "butt-kicking sci-fi queen."[10]

Since the mid 2000s, Pratt has guest-starred on several hit TV programs including CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2009), NCIS (2010), Lie to Me (2011) and Castle (2013). In 2006, Pratt co-starred with model Josie Moran in the film The Mallory Effect (2006) which premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival. The same year Pratt starred with Taye Diggs on the ABC television series Day Break (2006),[11] which premiered on November 15, 2006.

Pratt has continued modelling throughout her career, recently being named Oxygen Magazine's 'Cover Girl' in 2011.[12] As of October 2015, she is a published author of adult fiction, her first book being "Double Down".[13]

Personal life

Pratt has been married to award-winning director and photographer T.J. Scott since 2000.[14]

She divides her time among Toronto, Los Angeles and New Zealand. Pratt has a blue belt in Shotokan karate and is a keen kickboxer.[15]

In her interview with Oxygen Magazine, Pratt said she enjoys "salsa dancing, hiking in the Hollywood hills and volleyball."[12]

Filmography

Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
1998 Whatever It Takes Fitness Instructor Uncredited
1998 Legacy Ding
2002 Mallory Effect, TheThe Mallory Effect Jennifer
2006 Comedy Hell Kelli
2007 What Love Is Sara
2007 Brotherhood of Blood Carrie Rieger
2011 Your Love Never Fails Anne Marie Direct-to-video
2012 Soda Springs Shelly
2012 Gabe the Cupid Dog Marsha
2012 Away
2012 Christmas Twister Addison
2012 Dracano Carla Simms
2014 Death Valley Jamie Dillen
2014 Vespucci
2014 La Migra Special Agent Dunthorpe
2014 The Virginian Molly West Direct-to-video
2015 Bear Trap Mia
2015 June Lily Anderson
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
1998 Once a Thief Jackie Janczyk Recurring role, 8 episodes
1998 Xena: Warrior Princess Cyane Episodes: "Adventures in the Sin Trade: Parts 1 and 2"
1999 Forbidden Island Wilkes Episode: "Pilot"
2000 First Wave Claire Wilson Episode: "Tomorrow"
2000 Blacktop Charlie TV movie
2000–01 Cleopatra 2525 Rose 'Sarge' Main role, 28 episodes
2001–04 Mutant X Shalimar Fox Main role, 66 episodes
2005 Hush Callie TV movie
2005 Mayday Simms TV movie
2005 House of the Dead 2 Henson TV movie
2005 Murder at the Presidio Cpl. Tara Jeffries TV movie
2006 Her Fatal Flaw Laney Hennessey TV movie
2006 Kraken: Tentacles of the Deep Nicole TV movie
2006–07 Day Break Andrea Battle Main role, 13 episodes
2007 Ghost Whisperer Prof. Claudia Pollili Episode: "Double Exposure"
2007 Hush Little Baby Jamie TV movie
2008 Journey to the Center of the Earth Martha Dennison TV movie
2008 Moonlight Dee Dee Dwight Episode: "Fated to Pretend"
2008 Life Diane Graham Episode: "Badge Bunny"
2009 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Carla Banks Episode: "The Grave Shift"
2009 Fear Itself Robbie Collins Episode: "The Circle"
2009 Cold Case Vanessa Quarterman Episode: "Mind Games"
2010 NCIS Tiffany Episode: "Jet Lag"
2010 Mongolian Death Worm Alicia TV movie
2011 Lie to Me Lily Episode: "Rebound"
2012 Nanny's Revenge, AA Nanny's Revenge Brynn Randall TV movie
2013 Castle Jane Garrison/Leann Piper Episode: "Significant Others"
2014 Heartland Casey McMurtry Recurring role, 10 episodes
2014 A Daughter's Nightmare Dana Morgan TV movie
2015 Hawaii Five-0 Mrs Harper Episode: "Ka'Alapahi Nui (Big Lie)"
2015 Patient Killer Victoria Wrightmar TV movie
2015 A Date to Die For Laura Armstrong TV movie
2015 Deadly Pursuit Mia Martin TV movie

References

  1. "Victoria Pratt - Trace Adkins´ Mistress and she is also married to T.J Scott (bio, wiki, photos)". DailyEntertainmentNews.com. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  2. "Victoria Pratt". www.xenaville.com. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  3. Laura Fries (January 13, 2000). "Review: ‘Cleopatra 2525’". Variety. Retrieved 2016-04-23. Two female warriors, Hel (Gina Torres) and Sarge (Victoria Pratt) are part of a group fighting to reclaim the surface of the Earth.
  4. "Victoria Pratt". Metacritic. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  5. "Victoria Pratt Biography". prattpack.com. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  6. "Sci-Fi Blast From The Past - Victoria Pratt (Mutant X) - SciFiAndTvTalk". scifiandtvtalk.typepad.com. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  7. Garcia, Frank; Phillips, Mark (2008-12-10). Science Fiction Television Series, 1990-2004: Histories, Casts and Credits for 58 Shows. McFarland. ISBN 9780786491834.
  8. "Victoria Pratt Fan Club | Fansite with photos, videos, and more". www.fanpop.com. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  9. "Victoria Pratt Fans". hellyesvictoriapratt.tumblr.com. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  10. "Victoria Pratt". AskMen. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  11. Michael Schneider (March 12, 2006). "Pilots making plans". Variety. Retrieved 2016-04-23. Victoria Pratt (“Mutant X”) will star opposite Taye Diggs in ABC’s “Day Break,” from Touchstone TV.
  12. 1 2 Oxygen's Original Cover Girl: Vicky Pratt. Oxygen Magazine. April 11, 2011. Retrieved 2016-04-18 via YouTube.
  13. http://www.entangledpublishing.com/double-down/
  14. "Victoria Pratt - Trace Adkins´ Mistress and she is also married to T.J Scott (bio, wiki, photos)". DailyEntertainmentNews.com. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  15. "Victoria Pratt of House of the Dead 2". UGO. Retrieved 2010-06-10.

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