Cheryl 'Salt' James
Acting
38 credits
Born
Mar 28, 1966 (59 years old)
Place of birth
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 (24)
Movie
6.3
Coming 2 America
2021
Movie
6.6
Good Hair
2009
Movie
5.5
Sandy Wexler
2017
Movie
6.2
Stay Tuned
1992
Movie
4.3
Raw Nerve
1999
Movie
7.4
United Skates
2018
Movie
5.2
Who's the Man?
1993
Movie
7.0
Rhyme & Reason
1997
Movie
5.0
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012
Movie
4.5
2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2025
Movie
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
1995
Movie
7.0
For Our Children
1993
Movie
9.0
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
2023
Movie
6.0
Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special
1997
Movie
8.4
Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special
2017
Movie
3.5
My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop
2010
Movie
4.0
The Real Queens of Hip Hop: The Women Who Changed the Game
2021
Movie
6.0
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
1988
Shows (14)
Show
6.8
Raw
1993
Show
7.3
Hollywood Squares
1998
Show
6.1
Dancing with the Stars
2005
Show
4.8
The Tyra Banks Show
2005
Show
7.7
MTV Video Music Awards
1984
Show
6.4
Lip Sync Battle
2015
Show
6.0
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
Show
6.7
The John Larroquette Show
1993
Show
4.2
The Chris Rock Show
1997
Show
7.5
Yo! MTV Raps
1988
Show
Smash Hits Poll Winners Party
1988
Show
10.0
Taraji's White Hot Holidays
2015
Show
8.6
The Grammys
1959
Show
The Salt-N-Pepa Show
2007
