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