Victoria Pratt
Encyclopedia
Victoria Ainsle Pratt is a Canadian actress and fitness model. Her television roles include Xena: Warrior Princess
, Once a Thief
, Cleopatra 2525
, Mutant X
, and Day Break
. Her film roles include House of the Dead 2
.
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
.
(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.
karate and is a keen kickboxer
.
She divides her time between Toronto
, Los Angeles
and New Zealand
.
Xena: Warrior Princess
Xena: Warrior Princess is an American–New Zealand supernatural fantasy adventure series that aired in syndication from September 4, 1995 until June 18, 2001....
, Once a Thief
Once a Thief (TV series)
Once a Thief was a 1997 Canadian television show inspired by the 1996 film of the same name.-Premise:...
, Cleopatra 2525
Cleopatra 2525
Cleopatra 2525 is an American science fiction television series that aired in syndication for two seasons, from January 2000 to March 2001. It appeared as the first part of the Back2Back Action Hour, followed by Jack of All Trades.-Synopsis:...
, Mutant X
Mutant X (TV series)
Mutant X is a science fiction television series that debuted on October 6, 2001. The show was created by Marvel Studios, and it centers around Mutant X, a team of "New Mutants" who possess extraordinary powers as a result of genetic engineering. The members of Mutant X were used as test subjects...
, and Day Break
Day Break
Day Break is a television program for which one 13-episode season was produced. The series starred Taye Diggs as Detective Brett Hopper, who is framed for the murder of Assistant District Attorney Alberto Garza. Due to a time loop, Hopper lives the same day over and over...
. Her film roles include House of the Dead 2
House of the Dead 2 (film)
House of the Dead 2 is the 2005 sequel to Brightlight Pictures' 2003's House of the Dead...
.
Early life
Pratt attended Chesley District High School in Chesley, Ontario. Pratt graduated summa cum laude in KinesiologyKinesiology
Kinesiology, also known as human kinetics is the scientific study of human movement. Kinesiology addresses physiological, mechanical, and psychological mechanisms. Applications of kinesiology to human health include: biomechanics and orthopedics, rehabilitation, such as physical and occupational...
at Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
's York University
York University
York University is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, Ontario's second-largest graduate school, and Canada's leading interdisciplinary university....
and took at job there in the Human Performance Lab, testing professional athletes including the players of the Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
, the Winnipeg Jets and the San Jose Sharks
San Jose Sharks
The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
. She was offered a scholarship to the physiotherapy Master's program at the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
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
Trish Stratus
Patricia Anne Stratigias , better known by her ring name Trish Stratus, is a Canadian professional wrestler, actress and television personality currently signed with WWE. She is also a former fitness model....
and Torrie Wilson
Torrie Wilson
Torrie Anne Wilson is a retired American professional wrestler, fitness competitor and model. She is best known for her tenures in World Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment , where she worked on both their SmackDown and Raw brands throughout her eight-year run.As a fitness...
.
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 ThiefOnce a Thief (TV series)
Once a Thief was a 1997 Canadian television show inspired by the 1996 film of the same name.-Premise:...
(as Jackie Janczyk), Cleopatra 2525
Cleopatra 2525
Cleopatra 2525 is an American science fiction television series that aired in syndication for two seasons, from January 2000 to March 2001. It appeared as the first part of the Back2Back Action Hour, followed by Jack of All Trades.-Synopsis:...
(as Sarge) and Mutant X
Mutant X (TV series)
Mutant X is a science fiction television series that debuted on October 6, 2001. The show was created by Marvel Studios, and it centers around Mutant X, a team of "New Mutants" who possess extraordinary powers as a result of genetic engineering. The members of Mutant X were used as test subjects...
(as Shalimar Fox).
In 2006, she had a lead role in the ABC series Day Break
Day Break
Day Break is a television program for which one 13-episode season was produced. The series starred Taye Diggs as Detective Brett Hopper, who is framed for the murder of Assistant District Attorney Alberto Garza. Due to a time loop, Hopper lives the same day over and over...
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 ShotokanShotokan
is a style of karate, developed from various martial arts by Gichin Funakoshi and his son Gigo Funakoshi . Gichin was born in Okinawa and is widely credited with popularizing karate through a series of public demonstrations, and by promoting the development of university karate clubs, including...
karate and is a keen kickboxer
Kickboxing
Kickboxing refers to a group of martial arts and stand-up combat sports based on kicking and punching, historically developed from karate, Muay Thai and western boxing....
.
She divides her time between Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
and New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
.
Films
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Legacy | Ding | First Film Role |
| 2000 | Blacktop | Charlie | TV Movie |
| 2002 | The Mallory Effect | Jennifer | |
| 2005 | Hush Hush (2005 film) Hush is a 2005 made for television movie that stars Tori Spelling and Tahmoh Penikett as a married couple who move back to his hometown to work as a doctor, and are desperate to have a baby. Victoria Pratt also stars as the doctor's former high school girlfriend who will do anything to win him back... |
Callie | TV Movie |
| Murder at the Presidio | Cpl. Tara Jeffries | TV Movie | |
| Mayday | Simms | TV Movie | |
| House of the Dead 2 House of the Dead 2 (film) House of the Dead 2 is the 2005 sequel to Brightlight Pictures' 2003's House of the Dead... |
Henson | TV Movie | |
| 2006 | Kraken: Tentacles of the Deep Kraken: Tentacles of the Deep Kraken: Tentacles of the Deep, also known as Deadly Water, is a 2006 made-for-television natural horror B-movie produced by Nu Image Films and Brightlight Pictures as a Sci Fi Channel original film. It premiered on the Sci Fi channel on September 23, 2006... |
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 Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008 TV film) Journey to the Center of the Earth is a 2008 television film shot on location in and around Vancouver in the summer of 2007. It is very loosely based on the novel by Jules Verne.... |
Martha Dennison | TV Movie/Mini Series |
| 2010 | Mongolian Death Worm Mongolian Death Worm (film) -Home media:Mongolian Death Worm was released on DVD on April 26, 2011 by Lionsgate.... |
Alicia | TV Movie |
| 2011 | Soda Springs | Shelly | TV Movie |
| Your Love Never Fails | Anne Marie | Direct-To-Video | |
TV Series
| Year | TV Series | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Once a Thief Once a Thief (TV series) Once a Thief was a 1997 Canadian television show inspired by the 1996 film of the same name.-Premise:... |
Jackie Janczyk | Recurring Character: 13 episodes |
| 1998 | Xena: Warrior Princess Xena: Warrior Princess Xena: Warrior Princess is an American–New Zealand supernatural fantasy adventure series that aired in syndication from September 4, 1995 until June 18, 2001.... |
Cyane | Recurring Character |
| 1999 | Forbidden Island | Wilkes | Guest Starred |
| 2000 | Cleopatra 2525 Cleopatra 2525 Cleopatra 2525 is an American science fiction television series that aired in syndication for two seasons, from January 2000 to March 2001. It appeared as the first part of the Back2Back Action Hour, followed by Jack of All Trades.-Synopsis:... |
Rose "Sarge" | Main Character: 28 episodes |
| First Wave | Claire Wilson | Guest Starred | |
| 2001–2004 | Mutant X Mutant X (TV series) Mutant X is a science fiction television series that debuted on October 6, 2001. The show was created by Marvel Studios, and it centers around Mutant X, a team of "New Mutants" who possess extraordinary powers as a result of genetic engineering. The members of Mutant X were used as test subjects... |
Shalimar Fox | Starring Role: 66 episodes |
| 2006–2007 | Day Break Day Break Day Break is a television program for which one 13-episode season was produced. The series starred Taye Diggs as Detective Brett Hopper, who is framed for the murder of Assistant District Attorney Alberto Garza. Due to a time loop, Hopper lives the same day over and over... |
Andrea Battle | Main Character: 13 episodes |
| 2007 | Ghost Whisperer Ghost Whisperer Ghost Whisperer is an American television supernatural drama, which ran on CBS from September 23, 2005 to May 21, 2010.The series follows the life of Melinda Gordon , who has the ability to see and communicate with ghosts... |
Professor Claudia Pollili | Guest Starred |
| 2008 | Moonlight Moonlight Moonlight is the light that reaches Earth from the Moon. This light does not originate from the Moon, but from sunlight. The Moon does not, however, reflect sunlight like a mirror, but it reflects light from those portions of its surface which the Sun's light strikes. See diffuse reflection.In... |
Dee Dee Dwight | Guest Starred |
| Life | Diane Graham | Guest Starred | |
| 2009 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer... |
Carla Banks | Guest Starred |
| Fear Itself Fear Itself (TV series) Fear Itself was a horror/suspense anthology television series shot in the city of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, with some additional shooting in the city of St. Albert and the town of Devon, Alberta. It began airing on June 5, 2008 on NBC.... |
Robie Collins | Guest Starred | |
| Cold Case | Vanessa Quarterman | Guest Starred | |
| 2010 | NCIS NCIS (TV series) NCIS, formerly known as NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service, is an American police procedural drama television series revolving around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, which conducts criminal investigations involving the U.S... |
Tiffany Chase | Guest Starred |
| 2011 | Lie To Me Lie to Me Lie to Me is a 2009-2011 American television series.Lie to Me may also refer to:* Lie to Me , a South Korean drama series* "Lie to Me" , an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer... |
Lilly | Guest Starred: Series 3 Episode 10 |