Cheryl 'Salt' James
Acting
March 28, 1966
New York, New York, U.S.A.
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).
Movies
Coming 2 America
2021
Good Hair
2009
Who's the Man?
1993
Sandy Wexler
2017
Stay Tuned
1992
For Our Children
1993
Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special
2017
United Skates
2018
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012
The Real Queens of Hip Hop: The Women Who Changed the Game
2021
Rhyme & Reason
1997
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
2023
2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2025
My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop
2010
Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1
1990
And I Danced
2018
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
1995
Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special
1997
Raw Nerve
1999
VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
2016
TV Shows
Raw
1993
Dancing with the Stars
2005
Saturday Night Live
1975
Hollywood Squares
1998
MTV Video Music Awards
1984
The Tyra Banks Show
2005
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
Lip Sync Battle
2015
The John Larroquette Show
1993
The Chris Rock Show
1997
Yo! MTV Raps
1988
Taraji's White Hot Holidays
2015
The Grammys
1959