Cheryl 'Salt' James
Acting
1966-03-28 · New York, New York, U.S.A.
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).
Filmography
2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2025 · Movie
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
2023 · Movie
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 · Series
The Real Queens of Hip Hop: The Women Who Changed the Game
2021 · Movie
Coming 2 America
2021 · Movie
United Skates
2018 · Movie
And I Danced
2018 · Movie
Sandy Wexler
2017 · Movie
VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
2016 · Movie
Taraji's White Hot Holidays
2015 · Series
Lip Sync Battle
2015 · Series
Only Daughter
2013 · Movie
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012 · Movie
My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop
2010 · Movie
Good Hair
2009 · Movie
The Salt-N-Pepa Show
2007 · Series
The Tyra Banks Show
2005 · Series
Dancing with the Stars
2005 · Series
Raw Nerve
1999 · Movie
Hollywood Squares
1998 · Series
Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special
1997 · Movie
Rhyme & Reason
1997 · Movie
The Chris Rock Show
1997 · Series
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
1995 · Movie
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995 · Series
I Hate the Way I Look
1994 · Movie
The John Larroquette Show
1993 · Series
Who's the Man?
1993 · Movie
For Our Children
1993 · Movie
Raw
1993 · Series
Surviving a Break-Up
1992 · Movie
Stay Tuned
1992 · Movie
The Word
1990 · Series
Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1
1990 · Movie
Yo! MTV Raps
1988 · Series
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
1988 · Movie
Smash Hits Poll Winners Party
1988 · Series
MTV Video Music Awards
1984 · Series
The Grammys
1959 · Series