Cast & creator
Cheryl 'Salt' James
Best known for Raw, Hollywood Squares, The Jennifer Hudson Show
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).
Also known as: Salt, Cheryl James, Salt-N-Pepa
25
film credits
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television credits
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1959–2025 · acting roles
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average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (41)
Showing 41 of 41 credits
Raw
Salt
1993
Hollywood Squares
Self - Panelist
1998
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self - Guest
2022
Dancing with the Stars
Self - Musical Guest
2005
MTV Video Music Awards
Self
1984
The Tyra Banks Show
Self
2005
The John Larroquette Show
Ronnette
1993
Lip Sync Battle
Self
2015
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Three Little Kittens (voice)
1995
The Word
1990
The Chris Rock Show
Self
1997
Yo! MTV Raps
Self
1988
Coming 2 America
Salt
2021Smash Hits Poll Winners Party
Self
1988
Sandy Wexler
Testimonial
2017
Taraji's White Hot Holidays
Self
2015
Stay Tuned
Band Member in "Start Me Up" Music Video
1992
2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
2025
VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
2016The Gift of Song: Music for UNICEF
Self
1997
Good Hair
Self
2009
Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special
Three Little Kittens (voice)
1997
Who's the Man?
Teesha Braxton
1993
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
Self (archive footage)
2012
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
Self - Perfomer (Salt-N-Pepa)
1995
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
Self
2023
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
Self [Salt-N-Pepa]
1988
For Our Children
Self
1993
My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop
Self
2010
The Grammys
Self
1959
The Real Queens of Hip Hop: The Women Who Changed the Game
Self
2021The Salt-N-Pepa Show
Self
2007
Rhyme & Reason
Self
1997Surviving a Break-Up
Self
1992
Raw Nerve
Detective Valerie Sanchez
1999
Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1
Self
1990
And I Danced
Self
2018And I Danced
Producer
2018I Hate the Way I Look
Self
1994
United Skates
Self
2018Only Daughter
Dancer #1
2013