Acting credits
33
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Cheryl 'Salt' James
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 21Series: 12Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 551998
IMDb ID: nm0416355
Known for: Acting
Born: March 28, 1966
Age: 59
Place of birth: New York, New York, U.S.A.
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1959 - 2025
Years active: 67
Average TMDB rating: 6.51
Wikidata: Q5092743
Also known as
Salt • Cheryl James • Salt-N-Pepa
Other jobs
Producer (1)
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).
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Cheryl 'Salt' James.
4.5
2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self
2025 Movie
9.0
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
as Self
2023 Movie
4.0
The Real Queens of Hip Hop: The Women Who Changed the Game
as Self
2021 Movie
6.3
Coming 2 America
as Salt
2021 Movie
7.4
United Skates
as Self
2018 Movie
And I Danced
as Self
2018 Movie
8.4
Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special
as Salt-N-Pepa
2017 Movie
5.5
Sandy Wexler
as Testimonial
2017 Movie
VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
2016 Movie
5.0
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
as Self (archive footage)
2012 Movie
3.5
My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop
as Self
2010 Movie
6.6
Good Hair
as Self
2009 Movie
4.3
Raw Nerve
as Detective Valerie Sanchez
1999 Movie
6.0
Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special
as Three Little Kittens (voice)
1997 Movie
7.0
Rhyme & Reason
as Self
1997 Movie
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
as Self - Perfomer (Salt-N-Pepa)
1995 Movie
5.2
Who's the Man?
as Teesha Braxton
1993 Movie
7.0
For Our Children
as Self
1993 Movie
6.2
Stay Tuned
as Band Member in "Start Me Up" Music Video
1992 Movie
Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1
as Self
1990 Movie
6.0
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
as Self [Salt-N-Pepa]
1988 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Cheryl 'Salt' James.
10.0
Taraji's White Hot Holidays
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
6.4
Lip Sync Battle
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
4.8
The Tyra Banks Show
as Self • 1 eps
2005 Series
6.1
Dancing with the Stars
as Self - Musical Guest • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.3
Hollywood Squares
as Self - Panelist • 5 eps
1998 Series
4.2
The Chris Rock Show
as Self • 1 eps
1997 Series
6.0
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Three Little Kittens (voice) • 1 eps
1995 Series
6.7
The John Larroquette Show
as Ronnette • 1 eps
1993 Series
6.8
Raw
as Salt • 1 eps
1993 Series
7.5
Yo! MTV Raps
as Self • 1 eps
1988 Series
7.7
MTV Video Music Awards
as Self • 1 eps
1984 Series
8.6
The Grammys
as Self • 1 eps
1959 Series