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Home/People/Cheryl 'Salt' James
Cheryl 'Salt' James profile photo
Born
Mar 28, 1966
Age 59
Place of Birth
New York, New York, U.S.A.
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female

Career Highlights

24
Movies
14
TV Shows
Also Known As
Salt
Cheryl James
Salt-N-Pepa
IMDb Profile

Cheryl 'Salt' James

Acting

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).
2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony poster

2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

as Self
2025
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop poster

A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop

as Self
2023
The Real Queens of Hip Hop: The Women Who Changed the Game poster

The Real Queens of Hip Hop: The Women Who Changed the Game

as Self
2021
Coming 2 America poster

Coming 2 America

as Salt
2021
United Skates poster

United Skates

as Self
2018
And I Danced poster

And I Danced

as Self
2018
Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special poster

Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special

as Salt-N-Pepa
2017
Sandy Wexler poster

Sandy Wexler

as Testimonial
2017
VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens poster

VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens

Cast
2016
Only Daughter poster

Only Daughter

as Dancer #1
2013
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ poster

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

as Self (archive footage)
2012
My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop poster

My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop

as Self
2010
Good Hair poster

Good Hair

as Self
2009
Raw Nerve poster

Raw Nerve

as Detective Valerie Sanchez
1999
Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special poster

Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special

as Three Little Kittens (voice)
1997
Rhyme & Reason poster

Rhyme & Reason

as Self
1997
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way poster

Sinatra: 80 Years My Way

as Self - Perfomer (Salt-N-Pepa)
1995
I Hate The Way I Look poster

I Hate The Way I Look

as Self
1994
Who's the Man? poster

Who's the Man?

as Teesha Braxton
1993
For Our Children poster

For Our Children

as Self
1993