Da Brat

Da Brat

Known for
Acting
Born
April 14, 1974 (age 52)
Birthplace
Chicago, Illinois, USA

Biography

Shawntae Harris (born April 14, 1974), better known by her stage name Da Brat, is an American rapper. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, she began her career in 1992, the year she signed with So So Def Records. Her debut album Funkdafied (1994) sold one million copies, making her the first female solo rap act to receive a platinum certification, and the second overall female rap act (solo or group) after Salt-N-Pepa. Brat has received two Grammy Award nominations and has achieved two-top ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100, "Funkdafied" and "Not Tonight."

Known For

Filmography

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Brat Loves Judy: The Baby Special poster

Brat Loves Judy: The Baby Special

Movie · as Self

2025
Terry McMillan Presents: Preach, Pray, Love poster

Terry McMillan Presents: Preach, Pray, Love

Movie · as Money

2024
Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told poster

Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told

Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2024
Good Times poster

Good Times

TV · as Fran (voice), Francine / Crowd (voice) · 1 ep

2022
Sherri poster

Sherri

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2022
Pictionary poster

Pictionary

TV · 9 eps

2021
Envy: A Seven Deadly Sins Story poster

Envy: A Seven Deadly Sins Story

Movie

2021
The Real Queens of Hip Hop: The Women Who Changed the Game poster

The Real Queens of Hip Hop: The Women Who Changed the Game

Movie · as Self

2021
You're Watching Video Music Box poster

You're Watching Video Music Box

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2021
Brat Loves Judy poster

Brat Loves Judy

TV · as Self · 8 eps

2019
Canal Street poster

Canal Street

Movie · as herself

2019
The Tamron Hall Show poster

The Tamron Hall Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

2018
The Chi poster

The Chi

TV · as LaPorsha · 5 eps

2016
VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens poster

VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens

Movie

2016
Star poster

Star

TV · as Da Brat · 1 ep

2015
Empire poster

Empire

TV · as Jezzy · 1 ep

2013
So So Def All-Star 20th Anniversary Concert poster

So So Def All-Star 20th Anniversary Concert

Movie · as Self

2012
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ poster

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

Movie · as Self

2010
Katt Williams: 9 Lives poster

Katt Williams: 9 Lives

Movie · as Self

2008
The Wendy Williams Show poster

The Wendy Williams Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2007
Mariah Carey: The Adventures of Mimi poster

Mariah Carey: The Adventures of Mimi

Movie · as Self

2007
Katt Williams: American Hustle poster

Katt Williams: American Hustle

Movie · as Self

2006
30 Days poster

30 Days

Movie · as Kamesha

2006
Katt Williams: The Pimp Chronicles Pt. 1 poster

Katt Williams: The Pimp Chronicles Pt. 1

Movie · as Self

2005
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out poster

Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out

TV · 1 ep

2005
Celebrity Fit Club poster

Celebrity Fit Club

TV · as Self - Contestant · 8 eps

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2003
The Surreal Life poster

The Surreal Life

TV · as Self · 11 eps

2002
Civil Brand poster

Civil Brand

Movie · as Sabrina

2001
Glitter poster

Glitter

Movie · as Louise

2001
Carmen: A Hip Hopera poster

Carmen: A Hip Hopera

Movie · as Narrator

2001
On the Come Up at the Source Awards poster

On the Come Up at the Source Awards

Movie · as Herself

1999
Mariah Carey's Homecoming Special poster

Mariah Carey's Homecoming Special

Movie · as Self

1997
Rhyme & Reason poster

Rhyme & Reason

Movie · as Self

1996
Kazaam poster

Kazaam

Movie · as Da Brat

1996
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch poster

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

TV · as Baby K2K · 1 ep

1995
The Parent 'Hood poster

The Parent 'Hood

TV · 2 eps

1994
All That poster

All That

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1988
Yo! MTV Raps poster

Yo! MTV Raps

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1984
MTV Video Music Awards poster

MTV Video Music Awards

TV · as Self · 1 ep