Cheryl 'Salt' James

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Female

Birthday 1966-03-28 (58 years old)

Place of Birth New York, New York, U.S.A.

Also Known As Salt, Cheryl James, Salt-N-Pepa

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).

Known For

Actor

2021
2018
United Skates

as Herself

2017
Sandy Wexler

as Testimonial

2015
2013
Only Daughter

as Dancer #1

2012
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

as Self (archive footage)

2009
Good Hair

as Self

1999
Raw Nerve

as Detective Valerie Sanchez

1998
Hollywood Squares

as Self - Panelist

1997
Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special

as Three Little Kittens (voice)

1995
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way

as Self - Perfomer (Salt-N-Pepa)

1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

as Three Little Kittens (voice)

1993
Who's the Man?

as Teesha Braxton

1993
1993
WWE Raw

as Salt

1992
Stay Tuned

as Band Member in "Start Me Up" Music Video

1988
1988
Yo! MTV Raps

as Self

1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Musical Guest

Producer

2021
Salt-N-Pepa

as Executive Producer

2018
And I Danced

as Producer