Kyla Pratt To Join Fox’s ‘Animal Control’ as Recurring Guest Star

Kyla Pratt will join the cast of Fox‘s “Animal Control” as a recurring guest star in the sitcom’s upcoming fourth season. Pratt will play the role of Daisy, a new member of the Seattle Animal Control squad who serves as Templeton Dudge’s (Gerry Dee) partner.

Pratt’s Daisy is set to appear in eight episodes of the upcoming season, including the season premiere, which is expected later this year on Fox.

Fox described Pratt’s “Animal Control” character as “exuberant and fearless” and “a confident single mom with a healthy appreciation for conspiracy theories,” suggesting a mix of eccentricity and wholesomeness that will likely fit right in with the show’s already-wacky character cast.

“Animal Control” stars Joel McHale as part of a group of local Animal Control workers “whose lives are complicated by the fact that animals are simple, but humans are not.” The show also stars Michael Rowland, Vella Lovell, Ravi Patel and Grace Palmer. Animal Control is produced by Fox Entertainment Studios and executive produced by Bob Fisher, Rob Greenberg, Dan Sterling, Tad Quill and McHale.

Appearing in movies and television shows since she was a child, Pratt is known for voicing the character Penny Proud in the Disney Channel animated series “The Proud Family” and for playing lead character Breanna Barnes in UPN’s “One On One.” Pratt also played Maya Dolittle in the “Dr. Dolittle” franchise, starring opposite Eddie Murphy in two films before taking the titular lead in their two sequels. In the 2000s, she appeared in films “Love & Basketball,” “Fat Albert” and “Hotel For Dogs” and has more recently appeared in “Let’s Meet Again on Christmas Eve” and “Not Another Church Movie.”

On television, Pratt revived her role as Penny Proud on the Disney+ revival series, “The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder” and starred as a series regular on Fox’s “Call Me Cat.” She also participated as a celebrity contestant in Season 3 of Fox’s “Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test.”