Deborah Pratt

Deborah M. Pratt is an American Director, Writer, Producer, Singer, Dancer, Actress and Novelist of African, European and Native American descent. After graduating from Webster University with a degree in Psychology and Theatre, she won a nationwide talent search and came to Hollywood under contract to NBC. She wrote songs, sang on multiple albums, and started acting, writing and producing. After starring in multiple pilots, TV series and films, and writing for the shows she had been re occurring on, she Co-Created and eventually became Executive producer and head writer on the iconic series "Quantum Leap" for NBC, penning 25 episodes herself and co-writing an additional 15. She is currently Executive Producing the New Quantum Leap Reboot for Universal and NBC and recently directed an episode called."Family Style." She was Executive Produced and worked as the head writer for "Tequila and Bonetti" for CBS. Ms. Pratt Co-Created for television and Executive Produced "The Net" for USA network. She wrote for multiple television series. As a writer, Ms. Pratt sold features to Warner Brothers and 20th Century Fox animation. She is a proud, award-winning graduate of the American Film Institute's Directing Workshop for Women and made her directorial debut with "Cora Unashamed" for the BBC, PBS, and Masterpiece Theatre's The American Collection.

As a published novelist Deborah breaks the mold of science fiction and has created a genre of science fantasy with the soul-bending tale of a new earth and the key to human empowerment called “The Vision Quest”. The books are intricately layered with scientific fact and imaginative fantasy. "The Vision Quest" (TheVisionQuest.com) is an exhilarating journey into the future of our world. The story begins after the Great Quakes unified us into a utopian society. Peace ended when we were forced into battle by the sentient, biologically based machines we created. Earth’s unity fractured and became a dystopian world with out electric power, ancient weapons and fighting with our newly remembered, metaphysical powers against our own machine creations for the salvation of humanity. Ms. Pratt is a pioneer in trans-media entertainment and is developing the Vision Quest world she's created in her books across portal connected, social Media based, multiple entertainment platforms. Her second series of books is "Age of Eve" and the latest installment, “The Tempting: Seducing the Nephilim” is in stores now.

Deborah is a five-time Emmy nominee, a Golden Globe nominee, and recipient of The Lillian Gish Award from Women in Film, The Angel Award, The Golden Block Award, and Five Black Emmy Nominees Awards. She has written to direct multiple feature films including the biographic screenplay for her epic, 17th-century love story "Chevalier & Antoinette" and "Heartswear" about African American Chicago attorney Mattie Tatum, who returns to Baton Rouge, Louisiana to defend and save her Caucasian childhood best friend, Nadine Palmer, for the murder of her abusive husband.

“Chevalier & Antoinette”, “Heartswear” are also stage plays and are being written and novels along with “Quantum Leap 2.0 Boy TIME CHILD”

Deborah was on the Board of Directors of the Writers Guild of America and is an active member of the DGA, SAG, PGA, WGA and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. She lives in Los Angeles, fights for women and minority rights in the entertainment industry, and has two children; Actress, writer, director, producer, Troian Bellisario, and Designer, developer, Computer Engineer Nicholas-Dante Bellisario.