
Acting
Da Brat
EN cinema · 22 credits
Born
14 April 1974 (age 52)
Birthplace
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also known as Shawntae Harris
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
Filmography

Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

You're Watching Video Music Box
as Self (archive footage), as Self

Canal Street
as herself

30 Days
as Kamesha

Civil Brand
as Sabrina

Glitter
as Louise

Carmen: A Hip Hopera
as Narrator

Rhyme & Reason
as Self

Kazaam
as Da Brat














