Cheryl 'Salt' James

Cheryl 'Salt' James

3/28/1966 (60 years old)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 (40 titles)

2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony4.8Movie

2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Self · 2025

A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop9.0Movie

A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop

Self · 2023

The Jennifer Hudson Show5.6Show

The Jennifer Hudson Show

Self - Guest · 2022

The Real Queens of Hip Hop: The Women Who Changed the Game4.0Movie

The Real Queens of Hip Hop: The Women Who Changed the Game

Self · 2021

Coming 2 America6.3Movie

Coming 2 America

Salt · 2021

United Skates7.4Movie

United Skates

Self · 2018

And I DancedMovie

And I Danced

Self · 2018

Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special8.4Movie

Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special

Salt-N-Pepa · 2017

Sandy Wexler5.5Movie

Sandy Wexler

Testimonial · 2017

VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the QueensMovie

VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens

2016

Taraji's White Hot Holidays10.0Show

Taraji's White Hot Holidays

Self · 2015

Lip Sync Battle6.4Show

Lip Sync Battle

Self · 2015

Movie

Only Daughter

Dancer #1 · 2013

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’5.0Movie

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

Self (archive footage) · 2012

My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop3.5Movie

My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop

Self · 2010

Good Hair6.5Movie

Good Hair

Self · 2009

Show

The Salt-N-Pepa Show

Self · 2007

The Tyra Banks Show5.0Show

The Tyra Banks Show

Self · 2005

Dancing with the Stars6.1Show

Dancing with the Stars

Self - Musical Guest · 2005

Raw Nerve4.7Movie

Raw Nerve

Detective Valerie Sanchez · 1999

Hollywood Squares7.6Show

Hollywood Squares

Self - Panelist · 1998

Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special6.2Movie

Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special

Three Little Kittens (voice) · 1997

Rhyme & Reason7.1Movie

Rhyme & Reason

Self · 1997

The Chris Rock Show4.6Show

The Chris Rock Show

Self · 1997

Sinatra: 80 Years My WayMovie

Sinatra: 80 Years My Way

Self - Perfomer (Salt-N-Pepa) · 1995

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child6.3Show

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Three Little Kittens (voice) · 1995

Movie

I Hate the Way I Look

Self · 1994

The John Larroquette Show6.8Show

The John Larroquette Show

Ronnette · 1993

Who's the Man?5.3Movie

Who's the Man?

Teesha Braxton · 1993

For Our Children7.7Movie

For Our Children

Self · 1993