Cheryl 'Salt' James
Acting • Born 1966-03-28
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).
Filmography
38 credits
Good Hair
Movie • 2009
Self
Who's the Man?
Movie • 1993
Teesha Braxton
Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special
Movie • 1997
Three Little Kittens (voice)
Only Daughter
Movie • 2013
Dancer #1
The Real Queens of Hip Hop: The Women Who Changed the Game
Movie • 2021
Self
Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1
Movie • 1990
Self
My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop
Movie • 2010
Self
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
Movie • 2012
Self (archive footage)
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
Movie • 2023
Self
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
Movie • 1995
Self - Perfomer (Salt-N-Pepa)
Raw Nerve
Movie • 1999
Detective Valerie Sanchez
For Our Children
Movie • 1993
Self
Sandy Wexler
Movie • 2017
Testimonial
Rhyme & Reason
Movie • 1997
Self
Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special
Movie • 2017
Salt-N-Pepa
And I Danced
Movie • 2018
Self
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
Movie • 1988
Self [Salt-N-Pepa]
Coming 2 America
Movie • 2021
Salt
United Skates
Movie • 2018
Self
Stay Tuned
Movie • 1992
Band Member in "Start Me Up" Music Video
Surviving A Break-Up
Movie • 1992
Self
I Hate The Way I Look
Movie • 1994
Self
2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Movie • 2025
Self
VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
Movie • 2016
The Tyra Banks Show
TV • 2005
Self
The Salt-N-Pepa Show
TV • 2007
Self
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
TV • 1995
Three Little Kittens (voice)
Raw
TV • 1993
Salt
Lip Sync Battle
TV • 2015
Self
The Chris Rock Show
TV • 1997
Self
Hollywood Squares
TV • 1998
Self - Panelist
MTV Video Music Awards
TV • 1984
Self
Yo! MTV Raps
TV • 1988
Self
Taraji's White Hot Holidays
TV • 2015
Self
The John Larroquette Show
TV • 1993
Ronnette
Smash Hits Poll Winners Party
TV • 1988
Self
The Grammys
TV • 1959
Self
Dancing with the Stars
TV • 2005
Self - Musical Guest