Da Brat
Born: 1974-04-14 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Known For: Acting
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."
Filmography
2025
2024
- Good Times as Fran (voice)
- Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022
- Sherri as Self - Guest
- Pictionary
2021
- Brat Loves Judy as Self
- You're Watching Video Music Box as Self (archive footage)
- Envy: A Seven Deadly Sins Story
- The Real Queens of Hip Hop: The Women Who Changed the Game as Self
2019
- Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
- Canal Street as herself
2018
- The Chi as LaPorsha
2016
- Star as Da Brat
- VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
2015
- Empire as Jezzy
2013
2012
- Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ as Self
2010
- Katt Williams: 9 Lives as Self
2008
- The Wendy Williams Show as Self
2007
2006
- Katt Williams: The Pimp Chronicles Pt. 1 as Self
- 30 Days as Kamesha
2005
- Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
- Celebrity Fit Club as Self - Contestant
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- The Surreal Life as Self
- Civil Brand as Sabrina
2001
- Glitter as Louise
- Carmen: A Hip Hopera as Narrator
- On the Come Up at the Source Awards as Herself
1999
1997
- Rhyme & Reason as Self
1996
- Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as Baby K2K
- Kazaam as Da Brat
1995
1994
- All That as Self
1988
- Yo! MTV Raps as Self
1984
- MTV Video Music Awards as Self