Cheryl 'Salt' James
Biography
Cheryl R. 'Salt' James was born in Brooklyn, New York, March 28, 1966. While attending Queens Borough Colege, she met 'Sandra 'Pepa' Denton' . She and Sandra were both studying nursing. Together they formed 'Salt-N-Pepa', a rap group in 1986. In 1988, 'Deidre 'Spinderella' Roper' joined. Cheryl made her debut in acting, along with Sandra and Deidre in Stay Tuned (1992). Cheryl has also made guest appearances, some with 'Salt-N-Pepa', on shows like Ricki Lake (1992) and Hollywood Squares (1998).
60years old
Turns 61 on March 28in 138 days
- Born Brooklyn
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 25 years1993 to 2018
Every film, newest first
- 2018United SkatesIMDb rating 7.2
- 2009Good HairIMDb rating 6.9
- 1999Raw NerveIMDb rating 4.8
- 1993Who's the Man?IMDb rating 5.4
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Beyond film
In 1997, James recorded "Stomp" with Kirk Franklin and God's Property for the gospel album God's Property, which ranks among the bestselling albums in gospel music history.
A first
Salt-N-Pepa's performance at the 2005 Hip Hop Honors, where they sang "Whatta Man", was the trio's first performance together since 1999.
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Worked with
Cheryl 'Salt' James shares two films with Ice-T, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Ice-T's page
Sandra 'Pepa' Denton's page
Chris Rock's page
Denis Leary's page
Vincent Pastore's page
Nia Long's page
Ted DemmeDirector, 1 film, 1993
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Jeff StilsonDirector, 1 film, 2009
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Dyana WinklerDirector, 1 film, 2018
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