Deborah Bryant (; born September 21, 1963), better known as Momma Dee, is an actress, singer and reality television personality, best known for her appearances on 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".
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 Year Single 2014 "I Deserve" 2016 "In That Order" (feat. Yung Joc)
Filmography
Films + Film Year Title Role Notes2016About Justin2018 The Products of the American Ghetto Mamma Dee(as Deborah Bryant)2018My Side Piece Hit The LottoFran(as Deborah Bryant)2021Christmas on My BlockQueen20213 KeysMomma
Television Year Series Role Notes2012–2026Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta Herself 61 episodes2015Love & Hip Hop Live: The Wedding Herself2015 Love & Hip Hop Atlanta: After Party Live Herself 3 episodes2020Couples Court with the CutlersHerself1 episode2022Momma Dee's Royal Love AffairHerself13 episodes2022Strip12 episodes2022Coming OutHerself1 episode
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