D.M. Pratt

Deborah M. Pratt is a significant force in Hollywood. She’s an American Director, Writer, Producer and Actress. After graduating from Webster University with a degree in Psychology and Theatre, she became Executive Producer of “The Net” for USA network, co-creator, Executive Producer, and head writer on the iconic series Quantum Leap for NBC, and now Executive Producer of the new Quantum Leap sequel. She Executive produced the NET for USA and Tequila and Bonetti for CBS. She also wrote for multiple television series, including Magnum, P.I., The Pretender, and Airwolf. She is an award-winning graduate of the American Film Institute’s Directing Workshop for Women. Ms. Pratt then went on to make her directorial debut with Cora Unashamed for the BBC, PBS, and Masterpiece Theatre's The American Collection. She has directed for Greys Anatomy and Quantum Leap.

Ms. Pratt 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 Six B.E.N. Awards.

She has written feature films for Warner Brothers and Sony Pictures and has also completed the stageplay for her epic historical love story “Joseph Bologne”.

Most recently, Deborah is focused on putting together her feature film Heartswear, the story of Chicago attorney Mattie Tatum, who returns to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to defend her childhood best friend Nadine Palmer for the murder of her abusive husband.

Deborah is a published novelist; she breaks the mold of science fiction and creates a genre of science-fantasy, giving each novel the soul of a new earth and the key to human empowerment. There is a thread of HOPE that runs through all her writing. Each of her books is intricately layered with scientific facts and imaginative fantasy. "The Vision Quest" novel series is an exhilarating YA journey into the future of our planet. "Mirrors" and the "Legend of Soul" take fantasy to a new level. A new adventure into her Vision Quest universe is her graphic novel, "Warrior One." Her erotic mysteries, "Age of Eve; Return of the Nephilim," and “The Tempting; Seducing the Nephilim” are a turn away from her YA and NA.Ms. Pratt is a pioneer in trans-media entertainment and is developing the world she’s created in her books across multiple platforms.

Deborah currently travels between Los Angeles and Chicago and has two children.