Cheryl 'Salt' James

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Known For

Acting

Born

1966-03-28

Place of Birth

New York, New York, U.S.A.
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Cheryl 'Salt' James

Biography

Cheryl Renee James (born March 28, 1966), better known by her stage name Salt, is an American rapper and songwriter. She is best known as a member of the American Grammy–award winning female rap trio Salt-N-Pepa, which also includes Pepa (Sandra Denton) and Spinderella (Deidra "Dee Dee" Roper). James starred in The Salt-N-Pepa Show, a reality TV series focusing on reforming the group; which aired on the VH1 network in 2008. Salt also co-starred in the 1993 motion picture Who's the Man? and Coming 2 America (2021).

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Acting History

2025
2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self
2023
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop as Self
2021
The Real Queens of Hip Hop: The Women Who Changed the Game as Self
2021
Coming 2 America as Salt
2018
United Skates as Self
2018
And I Danced as Self
2017
Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special as Salt-N-Pepa
2017
Sandy Wexler as Testimonial
2016
VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
2015
Taraji's White Hot Holidays as Self
2015
Lip Sync Battle as Self
2013
Only Daughter as Dancer #1
2012
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ as Self (archive footage)
2010
My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop as Self
2009
Good Hair as Self
2007
The Salt-N-Pepa Show as Self
2005
The Tyra Banks Show as Self
2005
Dancing with the Stars as Self - Musical Guest
1999
Raw Nerve as Detective Valerie Sanchez
1998
Hollywood Squares as Self - Panelist
1997
Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special as Three Little Kittens (voice)
1997
Rhyme & Reason as Self
1997
The Chris Rock Show as Self
1995
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way as Self - Perfomer (Salt-N-Pepa)
1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child as Three Little Kittens (voice)
1994
I Hate The Way I Look as Self
1993
The John Larroquette Show as Ronnette
1993
Who's the Man? as Teesha Braxton
1993
For Our Children as Self
1993
Raw as Salt
1992
Surviving A Break-Up as Self
1992
Stay Tuned as Band Member in "Start Me Up" Music Video
1990
Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1 as Self
1988
Yo! MTV Raps as Self
1988
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute as Self [Salt-N-Pepa]
1988
Smash Hits Poll Winners Party as Self
1984
MTV Video Music Awards as Self
1975
Saturday Night Live as Self - Musical Guest
1959
The Grammys as Self