Victoria Pratt Biography

Victoria Pratt
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Victoria Pratt
Born Victoria Ainsle Pratt
December 18, 1970 (1970-12-18) (age 38)
Canada Chesley, Ontario, Canada
Occupation Television actress, film actress, fitness model, author
Spouse(s) 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.

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Biography

Early life

Pratt attended Chesley District High School in Chesley, Ontario. 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, who directed her in Blacktop. 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

Victoria Pratt in 2005

Films

Year Film Role Notes
1998 Legacy Ding First Film Role
2000 Blacktop Charlie TV Movie
2002 The Mallory Effect Jennifer
2005 Hush Callie TV Movie
Murder at the Presidio Cpl. Tara Jeffries TV Movie
Mayday Simms TV Movie
House of the Dead 2 Henson TV Movie
2006 Kraken: Tentacles of the Deep Nicole TV Movie
Her Fatal Flaw Laney Hennessy TV Movie
Comedy Hell Kelli TV Movie
2007 What Love is Sara
Brotherhood of Blood Carrie Rieger
Hush Little Baby Jaime TV Movie
2008 Journey to the Center of the Earth Martha Dennison TV Movie/Mini Series
2009 Mongolian Death Worms Alicia post-production
Geraldine Det. Jen Russo In production

TV Series

Year TV Series Role Notes
1997 Once a Thief Jackie Janczyk Recurring Character: 13 episodes
1998 Xena: Warrior Princess Cyane Recurring Character
1999 Forbidden Island Wilkes Guest Starred
2000 Cleopatra 2525 Rose "Sarge" Main Character: 28 episodes
First Wave Claire Wilson Guest Starred
2001-2004 Mutant X Shalimar Fox Starring Role: 66 episodes
2006-2007 Day Break Andrea Battle Main Character: 13 episodes
2007 Ghost Whisperer Professor Claudia Pollili Guest Starred
2008 Moonlight Dee Dee Dwight Guest Starred
Life Diane Graham Guest Starred
2009 CSI Carla Banks Guest Starred
Fear Itself Robie Collins Guest Starred
Cold Case Vanessa Quarterman Guest Starred

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