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