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

• 2025Terry McMillan Presents: Preach, Pray, Love — Money
• Good Times — Fran (voice), Francine / Crowd (voice)
• Pictionary
• 2021Envy: A Seven Deadly Sins Story
• The Chi — LaPorsha
• Star — Da Brat
• 2016VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
• Empire — Jezzy
• 200630 Days — Kamesha
• Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
• 2002Civil Brand — Sabrina
• 2001Carmen: A Hip Hopera — Narrator
• 2001Glitter — Louise
• 1996Kazaam — Da Brat
• Sabrina, the Teenage Witch — Baby K2K
• The Parent 'Hood

Appearances as themselves (23)

• 2024Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Sherri — Self - Guest
• Brat Loves Judy — Self
• 2021The Real Queens of Hip Hop: The Women Who Changed the Game — Self
• 2021You're Watching Video Music Box — Self (archive footage)
• 2019Canal Street — herself
• The Tamron Hall Show — Self - Guest
• 2013So So Def All-Star 20th Anniversary Concert — Self
• 2012Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ — Self
• 2010Katt Williams: 9 Lives — Self
• The Wendy Williams Show — Self
• 2007Mariah Carey: The Adventures of Mimi — Self
• 2006Katt Williams: The Pimp Chronicles Pt. 1 — Self
• Celebrity Fit Club — Self - Contestant
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self
• The Surreal Life — Self
• 2001On the Come Up at the Source Awards — Herself
• 1999Mariah Carey's Homecoming Special — Self
• 1997Rhyme & Reason — Self
• All That — Self
• Yo! MTV Raps — Self
• MTV Video Music Awards — Self
• Brat Loves Judy: The Baby Special — Self