Victoria Pratt

Infobox actor
name= Victoria Pratt


birthname= Victoria Ainsle Pratt
birthdate= birth date and age|1970|12|18
location= flagicon|Canada Chesley, Ontario, Canada
death_date=
death_place=
occupation= Television actress, film actress, fitness model, author
alias=
spouse=T.J. Scott

Victoria Ainsle Pratt (born December 18, 1970 in Chesley, Ontario) is a Canadian actress and fitness model. Her television roles include "Once a Thief", "Cleopatra 2525", "Mutant X", and "Day Break". Her film roles include "House of the Dead 2".

Biography

Early life

Pratt graduated summa cum laude in Kinesiology at Toronto's York University and took at job there in the Human Performance Lab, testing professional athletes including the players of the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Winnipeg Jets and the San Jose Sharks. She was offered a scholarship to the physiotherapy Master's program at the University of Toronto but declined the offer. She co-authored a book about bodybuilding and fitness with one of her former university professors. Pratt was a professional fitness model along with WWE's Trish Stratus and Torrie Wilson.

Career

Robert Kennedy, publisher of "MuscleMag", convinced her to study acting and she began attending classes at the Actors Network in Toronto. She began to land acting roles in 1998, including the science-fiction TV shows "Once a Thief" (as Jackie Janczyk), "Cleopatra 2525" (as Sarge) and "Mutant X" (as Shalimar Fox).

In 2006, she had a lead role in the ABC series "Day Break" as police detective Andrea Battle. Of the 13 completed episodes that were made, only 6 made it to air before the series was cancelled.

Personal life

In October 2000, she married T.J. Scott. Pratt has a blue belt in Shotokan karate and is a keen kickboxer. She divides her time between Toronto, Los Angeles and New Zealand.

Filmography

*"Ghost Whisperer" (2007) - "Double Exposure" - Professor Claudia Pollili
*"Hush Little Baby" (2007) - Jamie Ashford
*"What Love Is" (2007) - Sara
*"Brotherhood of Blood" (2007) - Carrie Rieger
*"Day Break" (2006-2007) - Det. Andrea Battle
*"Her Fatal Flaw" (2006) - Laney Hennessy
*"Kraken: Tentacles of the Deep (aka Deadly Water)" (2006) - Nicole
*"House of the Dead 2" (2006) - Henson
*"Comedy Hell" (2005) - Kelli
*"Mayday" (2005) - Simms
*"Murder at the Presidio" (2005) - Cpl. Tara Jeffries
*"Hush" (2005) - Callie
*"Ham & Cheese" (2004) - Herself
*"Double Dare" (2004) - Herself
*"The Mallory Effect" (2002) - Jennifer
*"Mutant X" (2001) - Shalimar Fox
*"Teenage Runaway" (2001) - Stella S
*"First Wave" (2000) - Claire Wilson/Gia
*"Blacktop" (2000) - Charlie
*"Cleopatra 2525" (2000) - Sarge
*"Whatever It Takes" (1999)
*"Forbidden Island" (1999) - Wilkes
*"" (1998) - Cyane
*"Once a Thief" (1997) - Jackie Janczyk
*"Legacy" (1998) - Ding
*"Go for It!" (1996) - Host

External links

* [http://www.victoriaprattonline.com/ Official website]
*imdb name|id=0695560|name=Victoria Pratt