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Deborah Pratt | |
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Born | Deborah Pratt (1951-12-16) December 16, 1951 (age 73) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
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) (b. 19 Nicholas Bellisario |
Deborah M. Pratt is an American actress, writer and television producer.
Career
Pratt was a co-executive producer and a writer on the Quantum Leap TV series which was created by her then-husband, Donald Bellisario, and acted in television series including Quantum Leap, Magnum, P.I. and Airwolf. In 2000, she directed Cora Unashamed for Masterpiece Theatre's The American Collection.
In 2006 she began to publish a series of novels with a spiritual science-fantasy theme and an accompanying Web presence, The Vision Quest. The press kit for the novel and website describe The Vision Quest as a "multi-platform entertainment project," including a trilogy of novels and a series of animated Flash movies leading to a feature film, a game and live-action feature film.
Pratt is a recipient of The Lillian Gish Award from Women in Film, The Angel Award, The Golden Block Award, and Six B.E.N. Awards.
Personal life
Pratt married Donald P. Bellisario in 1984 and they divorced in 1991. They had two children: Troian Bellisario, Nicholas Bellisario. Troian portrayed Sarah McGee on NCIS, Tersea on Quantum Leap, and Erin on JAG. She has been portraying Spencer Hastings on Pretty Little Liars (since June 2010).
Filmography (selection)
- 2010: Peep World as Cassandra Williamson
- 2009: Quantum Leap: A Leap to Di for as voice of Ziggy
- 2008: I Am Somebody: No Chance in Hell as Rachel
- 2006: Unspoken as Madison (V)
- 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
- 1987: Three on a Match as Sissy
- 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
- 1983: Prime Times
- 1982: The New Odd Couple as Sandra
- 1982: She's with Me as Bonnie Madison
- 1982: Strike Force
- 1980: Phyl & Mikhy as Connie
- 1980: Katmandu
- 1979: Happy Days as Kat Mandu
- 1978: Love Is Not Enough as Susan
- 1978: CHiPs as Carol
- 1975: Police Woman as Kate
She has two children. Troian Bellisario who currently stars in "Pretty Little Liars" and Nicholas Bellisario.
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
- "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 bio at The Vision Quest.com
- "ActorsE Chat Show" with Deborah Pratt and Matthew Ziff, host Steve Nave on Actors Entertainment
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