Cheryl 'Salt' James

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1966-03-28 (59 years old)

Place of Birth

New York, New York, U.S.A.

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).

Acting

2009

Good Hair

as Self

1993

Who's the Man?

as Teesha Braxton

1997

Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special

as Three Little Kittens (voice)

2013

Only Daughter

as Dancer #1

2012

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

as Self (archive footage)

1995

Sinatra: 80 Years My Way

as Self - Perfomer (Salt-N-Pepa)

1999

Raw Nerve

as Detective Valerie Sanchez

1993

2017

Sandy Wexler

as Testimonial

1988

2021

2018

United Skates

as Herself

1992

Stay Tuned

as Band Member in "Start Me Up" Music Video

Production

2018

And I Danced

as Producer

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