Cheryl 'Salt' James
Acting·March 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).
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20252025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonySelf2023A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-HopSelf2022The Jennifer Hudson ShowTVSelf - Guest2021The Real Queens of Hip Hop: The Women Who Changed the GameSelf2021Coming 2 AmericaSalt2018United SkatesSelf2018And I DancedSelf · Producer2017Taraji's White Hot Holiday SpecialSalt-N-Pepa2017Sandy WexlerTestimonial2016VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens2015Taraji's White Hot HolidaysTVSelf2015Lip Sync BattleTVSelf2013Only DaughterDancer #12012Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’Self (archive footage)2010My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip HopSelf2009Good HairSelf2007The Salt-N-Pepa ShowTVSelf2005The Tyra Banks ShowTVSelf2005Dancing with the StarsTVSelf - Musical Guest1999Raw NerveDetective Valerie Sanchez1998Hollywood SquaresTVSelf - Panelist1997Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' SpecialThree Little Kittens (voice)1997Rhyme & ReasonSelf1997The Chris Rock ShowTVSelf1995Sinatra: 80 Years My WaySelf - Perfomer (Salt-N-Pepa)1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildTVThree Little Kittens (voice)1994I Hate the Way I LookSelf1993The John Larroquette ShowTVRonnette1993Who's the Man?Teesha Braxton1993For Our ChildrenSelf1993RawTVSalt1992Surviving a Break-UpSelf1992Stay TunedBand Member in "Start Me Up" Music Video1990Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1Self1988Yo! MTV RapsTVSelf1988Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday TributeSelf [Salt-N-Pepa]1988Smash Hits Poll Winners PartyTVSelf1984MTV Video Music AwardsTVSelf1959The GrammysTVSelf