
Da Brat
Department: 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."
Known For

Glitter
2001

Civil Brand
2003

Envy: A Seven Deadly Sins Story
2021

Carmen: A Hip Hopera
2001

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

You're Watching Video Music Box
2021

Katt Williams: 9 Lives
2010

30 Days
2006

You're Watching Video Music Box
2021

Mariah Carey's Homecoming Special
1999

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012

Mariah Carey: The Adventures of Mimi
2007

So So Def All-Star 20th Anniversary Concert
2013

Canal Street
2019

Rhyme & Reason
1997

On the Come Up at the Source Awards
2001

Kazaam
1996

Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told
2024

Katt Williams: The Pimp Chronicles Pt. 1
2006

Terry McMillan Presents: Preach, Pray, Love
2025

VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
2016

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003

Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
2005

Tamron Hall
2019

The Parent 'Hood
1995

Celebrity Fit Club
2005

The Wendy Williams Show
2008

The Chi
2018

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996

All That
1994

Brat Loves Judy
2021

MTV Video Music Awards
1984

Yo! MTV Raps
1988

Sherri
2022

The Surreal Life
2003

Good Times
2024

Good Times
2024

Star
2016

Pictionary
2022

Empire
2015