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Cheryl 'Salt' James
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 win…
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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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2023
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
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2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV show Self - Guest
- 2021
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2021
Coming 2 America
Movie Salt
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2018
United Skates
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2018
And I Danced
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2017
Sandy Wexler
Movie Testimonial
- 2016
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2015
Taraji's White Hot Holidays
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2015
Lip Sync Battle
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2013
Only Daughter
Movie Dancer #1
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2012
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
Movie Self (archive footage)
- 2010
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2009
Good Hair
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2007
The Salt-N-Pepa Show
TV show Self
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2005
The Tyra Banks Show
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2005
Dancing with the Stars
TV show Self - Musical Guest
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1999
Raw Nerve
Movie Detective Valerie Sanchez
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1998
Hollywood Squares
TV show Self - Panelist
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1997
The Gift of Song: Music for UNICEF
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1997
Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special
Movie Three Little Kittens (voice)
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1997
Rhyme & Reason
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1997
The Chris Rock Show
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1995
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
Movie Self - Perfomer (Salt-N-Pepa)
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1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
TV show Three Little Kittens (voice)
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1994
I Hate the Way I Look
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1993
The John Larroquette Show
TV show Ronnette
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1993
Who's the Man?
Movie Teesha Braxton
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1993
For Our Children
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1993
Raw
TV show Salt
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1992
Surviving a Break-Up
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1992
Stay Tuned
Movie Band Member in "Start Me Up" Music Video
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1990
The Word
TV show
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1990
Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1
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1988
Yo! MTV Raps
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1988
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
Movie Self [Salt-N-Pepa]
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1988
Smash Hits Poll Winners Party
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1984
MTV Video Music Awards
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1959
The Grammys
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