Keri Lynn Pratt (born September 23, 1978) is an American film and television actress. She is best known for her role as Missy Belknap in ''

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'' and as Dee Vine in the film, ''

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''; which was her debut role.

Personal life

Pratt, who was born in

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, graduated from

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in Derry. She married John Barneson in October 2011 at Hampstead Congregational Church in

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Career

Pratt was a student at the Hampstead Dance Academy, and after graduation began her career at the

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. She was

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1994 and competed in the

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pageant. She has guest starred on such series as ''

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'', '' ER'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Law and Order: Special Victims Unit'', ''

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'', '' 7th Heaven'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. In 2005, she portrayed a 16-year-old girl named Lauren Westley on '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', even though Pratt was 27 at the time. In 2006 she appeared in four episodes of the

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's television series '' Brothers & Sisters'', as an intern to

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and

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's characters. In July 2008, Pratt was cast as Kristy in the 2009 film ''

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''. Between 2010 and 2011, she played reporter

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in four episodes of ''

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''. Not as active since 2012, Pratt appeared in the 2014

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of four, two-minute long, webisodes '' The Originals: The Awakening''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Web

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pratt, Keri Lynn 1978 births Living people 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses Actresses from New Hampshire American film actresses American television actresses 1994 beauty pageant contestants 20th-century Miss Teen USA delegates People from Concord, New Hampshire Pinkerton Academy alumni