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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 28, 1966
Place of Birth
New York, New York, U.S.A.
Also Known As
- Salt
- Cheryl James
- Salt-N-Pepa
Cheryl 'Salt' James
0.5 Popularity
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).
Known For
4.5
Self
2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2025
9.0
Self
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
2023
4.0
Self
The Real Queens of Hip Hop: The Women Who Changed the Game
2021
6.4
Salt
Coming 2 America
2021
7.4
Self
United Skates
2018
0.0
Self
And I Danced
2018
8.4
Salt-N-Pepa
Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special
2017
5.5
Testimonial
Sandy Wexler
2017
0.0
VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
2016
10.0
Self
Taraji's White Hot Holidays
2015
Credits
2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self
2025
4.5
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
as Self
2023
9.0
The Real Queens of Hip Hop: The Women Who Changed the Game
as Self
2021
4.0
Coming 2 America
as Salt
2021
6.4
United Skates
as Self
2018
7.4
And I Danced
as Self
2018
0.0
Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special
as Salt-N-Pepa
2017
8.4
Sandy Wexler
as Testimonial
2017
5.5
VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
2016
0.0
Taraji's White Hot Holidays
as Self
2015
10.0
Lip Sync Battle
as Self
2015
6.4
🎬
Only Daughter
as Dancer #1
2013
0.0
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
as Self (archive footage)
2012
5.0
My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop
as Self
2010
3.5
Good Hair
as Self
2009
6.6
🎬
The Salt-N-Pepa Show
as Self
2007
0.0
The Tyra Banks Show
as Self
2005
4.8
Dancing with the Stars
as Self - Musical Guest
2005
6.1
Raw Nerve
as Detective Valerie Sanchez
1999
4.3
Hollywood Squares
as Self - Panelist
1998
7.3
Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special
as Three Little Kittens (voice)
1997
6.0
Rhyme & Reason
as Self
1997
7.0
The Chris Rock Show
as Self
1997
4.2
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
as Self - Perfomer (Salt-N-Pepa)
1995
0.0
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Three Little Kittens (voice)
1995
6.0
🎬
I Hate The Way I Look
as Self
1994
0.0
The John Larroquette Show
as Ronnette
1993
6.7
Who's the Man?
as Teesha Braxton
1993
5.2
For Our Children
as Self
1993
7.0
Raw
as Salt
1993
6.8
🎬
Surviving A Break-Up
as Self
1992
0.0
Stay Tuned
as Band Member in "Start Me Up" Music Video
1992
6.2
Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1
as Self
1990
0.0
Yo! MTV Raps
as Self
1988
7.5
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
as Self [Salt-N-Pepa]
1988
6.0
🎬
Smash Hits Poll Winners Party
as Self
1988
0.0
MTV Video Music Awards
as Self
1984
7.7
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest
1975
7.0
The Grammys
as Self
1959
8.6