Deborah Bryant (; born September 21, 1963), better known as Momma Dee, is an actress, singer and reality television personality, best known for her appearances in the

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hit reality show '' Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta''.

Early life

Dee was born in 1963 in Atlanta, Georgia and attended

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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

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and drug dealer to provide for her family. She ran a

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for ten years under the name "Lady Dee".

Career

Since 2012, Dee has appeared with her son as a supporting cast member on ''Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta''. During the show, she embarked on a music career, releasing the

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"I Deserve" and "In That Order". In 2016, she embarked on an acting career, appearing as a

in the independent film ''The Products of the American Ghetto'', as well as the mother of the title character in ''About Justin'', a spin-off of the LGBT web series ''About Him''.

Personal life

Dee first married Ernest Bryant in 1996 but divorced in 2014. The two reunited and remarried in 2015, and their wedding was documented in the fourth-season finale 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; though the two reconciled at the end of the episode. She has two children, Jasmine Brown and Darryl Richardson Jr., better known as the rapper Lil Scrappy. Her cousin is the rapper Yung Joc, who produced and is featured on her single, "In That Order".

Discography

Singles

Filmography

Films

Television

References

External links

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