Da Brat
Acting • Born 1974-04-14
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
39 credits
Glitter
Movie • 2001
Louise
Civil Brand
Movie • 2003
Sabrina
Envy: A Seven Deadly Sins Story
Movie • 2021
Carmen: A Hip Hopera
Movie • 2001
Narrator
The Real Queens of Hip Hop: The Women Who Changed the Game
Movie • 2021
Self
You're Watching Video Music Box
Movie • 2021
Self (archive footage)
Katt Williams: 9 Lives
Movie • 2010
Self
30 Days
Movie • 2006
Kamesha
You're Watching Video Music Box
Movie • 2021
Self
Mariah Carey's Homecoming Special
Movie • 1999
Self
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
Movie • 2012
Self
Mariah Carey: The Adventures of Mimi
Movie • 2007
Self
So So Def All-Star 20th Anniversary Concert
Movie • 2013
Self
Canal Street
Movie • 2019
herself
Rhyme & Reason
Movie • 1997
Self
On the Come Up at the Source Awards
Movie • 2001
Herself
Kazaam
Movie • 1996
Da Brat
Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told
Movie • 2024
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Katt Williams: The Pimp Chronicles Pt. 1
Movie • 2006
Self
Terry McMillan Presents: Preach, Pray, Love
Movie • 2025
Money
VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
Movie • 2016
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
TV • 2005
Tamron Hall
TV • 2019
Self - Guest
The Parent 'Hood
TV • 1995
Celebrity Fit Club
TV • 2005
Self - Contestant
The Wendy Williams Show
TV • 2008
Self
The Chi
TV • 2018
LaPorsha
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
TV • 1996
Baby K2K
All That
TV • 1994
Self
Brat Loves Judy
TV • 2021
Self
MTV Video Music Awards
TV • 1984
Self
Yo! MTV Raps
TV • 1988
Self
Sherri
TV • 2022
Self - Guest
The Surreal Life
TV • 2003
Self
Good Times
TV • 2024
Fran (voice)
Good Times
TV • 2024
Francine / Crowd (voice)
Star
TV • 2016
Da Brat
Pictionary
TV • 2022