Actress, singer and reality television personality
Momma Dee |
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| Born | Deborah Gaither
(1963-09-21) September 21, 1963 (age 61)
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- reality television personality
- singer
- actress
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| Years active | 2012–present |
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| Spouse | Ernest Bryant (m. 1996-2014; m. 2015) |
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| Relatives | Jasmine Brown (daughter) Lil Scrappy (son)
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| Website | tharealmommadee.com |
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Deborah Bryant (née Gaither; born September 21, 1963), better known as Momma Dee,[1] is an actress, singer and reality television personality, best known for her appearances in the VH1 hit reality show Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta. She is the mother of rapper and fellow Love & Hip Hop cast member Lil Scrappy.
Early life
Dee was born in 1963 in Atlanta, Georgia and attended Decatur, Georgia and Turner High. She graduated with an associate degree in nursing at Georgia State University. In 1996, Dee was involved in a car accident that left her in a wheelchair for three years. Unable to work a traditional job due to her disability, Dee became a pimp and drug dealer to provide for her family. She ran a brothel for ten years under the name "Lady Dee".[2][3]
Career
Starting in 2012, Dee appeared with her son, rapper Lil Scrappy, as a supporting cast member on Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta. On the show, she details her own fledgling music career, documenting the recording and releasing of the singles "I Deserve" and "In That Order".
In 2016, she embarked on an acting venture, appearing as a pimp in the independent film The Products of the American Ghetto, as well as portraying the mother of the titular character in About Justin, a spin-off of the LGBT web series About Him (2015).
Personal life
Dee married Ernest Bryant in 1996, divorcing in 2014. The two later reunited and remarried in 2015, with their wedding documented on the fourth season finale episode of Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta. The couple was later featured on the court television program Couples Court with the Cutlers over concerns of infidelity on her part; the two reconciled at the end of the episode.
Dee has two children, daughter Jasmine Brown and son Darryl Richardson, Jr. (best-known as Lil Scrappy). Her cousin is the rapper Yung Joc, who also appears on Love & Hip Hop, and produced and rapped on her single "In That Order".
Discography
Singles
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Single
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| 2014
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"I Deserve"
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| 2016
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"In That Order" (feat. Yung Joc)
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Filmography
Films
Film
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Title
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Role
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Notes
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| 2016
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About Justin
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| 2018
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The Products of the American Ghetto
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Mamma Dee
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(as Deborah Bryant)
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| 2018
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My Side Piece Hit The Lotto
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Fran
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(as Deborah Bryant)
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| 2021
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Christmas on My Block
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Queen
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| 2021
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3 Keys
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Momma
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Television
References
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