Da Brat
Known for

Acting

Credits

36

Gender

Woman

Birthday

14 Apr 1974 (50)

Place of birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Also known as

Da Brat

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
Acting roles
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
2024Good TimesFran (voice)
2024Good TimesFrancine / Crowd (voice)
2024Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never ToldSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022SherriSelf - Guest
2022Pictionary
2021Envy: A Seven Deadly Sins Story
2021You're Watching Video Music BoxSelf (archive footage)
2021You're Watching Video Music BoxSelf
2021Brat Loves JudySelf
2021The Real Queens of Hip Hop: The Women Who Changed the GameSelf
2019Canal Streetherself
2019Tamron HallSelf - Guest
2018The ChiLaPorsha
2016StarDa Brat
2013So So Def All-Star 20th Anniversary ConcertSelf
2012Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’Self
2010Katt Williams: 9 LivesSelf
2008The Wendy Williams ShowSelf
2007Mariah Carey: The Adventures of MimiSelf
200630 DaysKamesha
2005Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
2005Celebrity Fit ClubContestant
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003Civil BrandSabrina
2003The Surreal LifeSelf
2001GlitterLouise
2001Carmen: A Hip HoperaNarrator
2001On the Come Up at the Source AwardsHerself
1999Mariah Carey's Homecoming SpecialSelf
1997Rhyme & Reason
1996Sabrina, the Teenage WitchBaby K2K
1996KazaamDa Brat
1995The Parent 'Hood
1994All ThatSelf
1988Yo! MTV RapsSelf
1984MTV Video Music AwardsSelf