- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- April 14, 1974
- Place of Birth
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
Da Brat
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."
Filmography
movieTerry McMillan Presents: Preach, Pray, Love
2025 · Money
tvGood Times
2024 · Fran (voice), Francine / Crowd (voice)
movieFreaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told
2024 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
tvSherri
2022 · Self - Guest
tvPictionary
2022
movieYou're Watching Video Music Box
2021 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Real Queens of Hip Hop: The Women Who Changed the Game
2021 · Self
tvBrat Loves Judy
2021 · Self
movieEnvy: A Seven Deadly Sins Story
2021
tvTamron Hall
2019 · Self - Guest
movieCanal Street
2019 · herself
tvThe Chi
2018 · LaPorsha
tvStar
2016 · Da Brat
movieVH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
2016
tvEmpire
2015 · Jezzy
movieSo So Def All-Star 20th Anniversary Concert
2013 · Self
movieYo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012 · Self
movieKatt Williams: 9 Lives
2010 · Self
tvThe Wendy Williams Show
2008 · Self
movieMariah Carey: The Adventures of Mimi
2007 · Self
movie30 Days
2006 · Kamesha
movieKatt Williams: The Pimp Chronicles Pt. 1
2006 · Self
tvNick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
2005
tvCelebrity Fit Club
2005 · Self - Contestant
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self
tvThe Surreal Life
2003 · Self
movieCivil Brand
2002 · Sabrina
movieGlitter
2001 · Louise
movieCarmen: A Hip Hopera
2001 · Narrator
movieOn the Come Up at the Source Awards
2001 · Herself
movieMariah Carey's Homecoming Special
1999 · Self
movieRhyme & Reason
1997 · Self
tvSabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996 · Baby K2K
movieKazaam
1996 · Da Brat
tvThe Parent 'Hood
1995
tvAll That
1994 · Self
tvYo! MTV Raps
1988 · Self
tvMTV Video Music Awards
1984 · Self
movieBrat Loves Judy: The Baby Special
— · Self