Cheryl 'Salt' James
Birthday
1966/03/28 (59 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
New York, New York, U.S.A.
Also know as
Salt, Cheryl James, Salt-N-Pepa
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).
Acting
(2009) Good Hair
as Self
(1993) Who's the Man?
as Teesha Braxton
(2013) Only Daughter
as Dancer #1
(1997) Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special
as Three Little Kittens (voice)
(2021) The Real Queens of Hip Hop: The Women Who Changed the Game
as Self
(1990) Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1
as Self
(2010) My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop
as Self
(2012) Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
as Self (archive footage)
(2023) A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
as Self
(1995) Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
as Self - Perfomer (Salt-N-Pepa)
(1999) Raw Nerve
as Detective Valerie Sanchez
(1993) For Our Children
as Self
(2017) Sandy Wexler
as Testimonial
(1997) Rhyme & Reason
as Self
(2017) Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special
as Salt-N-Pepa
(2018) And I Danced
as Self
(1988) Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
as Self [Salt-N-Pepa]
(2021) Coming 2 America
as Salt
(2018) United Skates
as Self
(1992) Stay Tuned
as Band Member in "Start Me Up" Music Video
(1992) Surviving A Break-Up
as Self
(1994) I Hate The Way I Look
as Self
(2025) 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self
(2016) VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
as ---
(2005) The Tyra Banks Show
as Self
(2007) The Salt-N-Pepa Show
as Self
(1975) Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest
(1995) Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Three Little Kittens (voice)
(1993) Raw
as Salt
(2015) Lip Sync Battle
as Self
(1997) The Chris Rock Show
as Self
(1998) Hollywood Squares
as Self - Panelist
(1984) MTV Video Music Awards
as Self
(1988) Yo! MTV Raps
as Self
(2015) Taraji's White Hot Holidays
as Self
(1993) The John Larroquette Show
as Ronnette
(1988) Smash Hits Poll Winners Party
as Self
(1959) The Grammys
as Self
(2005) Dancing with the Stars
as Self - Musical Guest