Deborah Pratt
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Deborah Pratt | |
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| Born | December 16, 1951 Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Other names | Deborah Pratt-Bellisario |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, writer, producer, director |
| Years active | 1975-present |
| Spouse | Donald P. Bellisario (1984-1991; divorced) |
| Children | Troian Bellisario (b. 1985) Nicholas Bellisario (b. 1991) |
Deborah M. Pratt (born December 16, 1951) is an American actress, writer and television producer.
Early life
Pratt was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Geraldine (née Bryant) and Col. Bertram Roberson Pratt, a vice president of Pullman Heritage Bank. Her parents were both of African-American/Creole (African and European, including French) descent[1][2]
Career
Pratt was a co-executive producer and a writer on the Quantum Leap TV series[3] which was created by her then-husband, Donald Bellisario. Pratt also frequently starred in the show as both the Narrator, and the voice of "Ziggy".
Pratt also acted in various television series including Magnum, P.I., Happy Days, The New Odd Couple, Benson and Airwolf. In 2000, she directed Cora Unashamed for Masterpiece Theatre's The American Collection. In 2009 she reprised her role as Ziggy for the Quantum Leap fan film, A Leap to Di For.
Personal life
Pratt married producer and screenwriter Donald P. Bellisario on June 30, 1984. They had two children: Troian (born October 28, 1985) and Nicholas (born August 27, 1991). They divorced in 1991.
Selected filmography
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- 1999: Our Friend, Martin
- 1998: The Net (Producer)
- 1994: Exit to Eden, as Dr. Allison
- 1992: Tequila and Bonetti, as Nicole
- 1989-1993: Quantum Leap, as voice of Ziggy (recurring)
- 1989: Quantum Leap episode A Portrait for Troian, as Troian
- 1988: Last Rites, as Robin Dwyer
- 1987: Hunter, as Sandra Browning
- 1984-1985: Airwolf, as Marella
- 1984: Magnum, P.I., as Gloria (TC's girlfriend)
- 1983: Gimme a Break!, as Vanessa
- 1983: Benson, as Jill
- 1983: Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone, as Meagan
- 1982: The New Odd Couple, as Sandra
- 1982: Strike Force
- 1979: Happy Days, as Kat Mandu
- 1978: CHiPs as Carol
- 1975: Police Woman, as Kate
Literature
- The Vision Quest: The Age of Light. VGM Publishing, 2006. ISBN 978-0-9787309-0-1
- The Vision Quest: The Odyssey. VGM Publishing, 2008. ISBN 978-0-9787309-1-8
References
- ^ "Col. Bertram Roberson Pratt - tribunedigital-chicagotribune". Articles.chicagotribune.com. 1991-12-07. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
- ^ "15 Celebrities Most People Don't Know Are Black | Page 8". MadameNoire.com. 2013-09-18. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
- ^ "There's A Week Of Quantum Leap". Eugene Register-Guard. June 24, 1991. p. 4C. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
External links
- Deborah Pratt at IMDb
- Deborah Pratt biodata, thevisionquest.com
- ActorsE Chat Show appearance, actorsentertainment.com
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- 1951 births
- 21st-century American novelists
- Actresses from Chicago
- African-American women writers
- African-American writers
- African-American film directors
- African-American actresses
- American actresses
- American film actresses
- American film directors
- American people of Creole descent
- American television actresses
- American television producers
- American television writers
- American voice actresses
- American women novelists
- Living people
- American women film directors
- Women television writers
- Writers from Chicago
- 21st-century women writers