Cast
Cheryl 'Salt' James
Acting
Cast
Cheryl 'Salt' James
Known for
Acting
Born
1966-03-28
From
New York, New York, U.S.A.
Also known 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 Grammyâaward 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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6.3
MOVIE2021
Coming 2 America
as Salt
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5.5
MOVIE2017
Sandy Wexler
as Testimonial
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6.5
MOVIE2009
Good Hair
as Self
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7.7
MOVIE1993
For Our Children
as Self
MOVIE2016
VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
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MOVIE1992
Stay Tuned
as Band Member in "Start Me Up" Music Video
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MOVIE1993
Who's the Man?
as Teesha Braxton
MOVIE1992
Surviving a Break-Up
as Self
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MOVIE2025
2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self
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7.2
MOVIE1997
Rhyme & Reason
as Self
MOVIE2018
And I Danced
as Self
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MOVIE2018
United Skates
as Self
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5.0
MOVIE2012
Yo! The Story of âYo! MTV Rapsâ
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE1994
I Hate the Way I Look
as Self
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MOVIE2017
Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special
as Salt-N-Pepa
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9.0
MOVIE2023
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
as Self
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4.7
MOVIE1999
Raw Nerve
as Detective Valerie Sanchez
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MOVIE1988
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
as Self [Salt-N-Pepa]
MOVIE1995
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
as Self - Perfomer (Salt-N-Pepa)
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MOVIE1997
Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special
as Three Little Kittens (voice)
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MOVIE2021
The Real Queens of Hip Hop: The Women Who Changed the Game
as Self
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MOVIE2010
My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop
as Self
MOVIE1990
Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1
as Self
MOVIE2013
Only Daughter
as Dancer #1