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Cheryl 'Salt' James

Cheryl 'Salt' James

Actor · Born March 28, 1966 (60) · 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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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 28, 1966 (60)
From
New York, New York, U.S.A.
Works as
Actor
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 14 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Down 39% in 30 days

What are Cheryl 'Salt' James' films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
28%
Morality
27%
Bonds
18%
Power
11%
Ideas
8%
Self
7%
Community2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 1

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
3
Absurd
2
Tense
1
Warm
1
Hopeful
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Feel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Cheryl 'Salt' James' films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Cheryl 'Salt' James' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

14 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 26 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Hip Hop Was Born Here(2025)

    Show as Interviewee

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Coming 2 America(2021)

    as Salt

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • And I Danced (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Producer · as Self

  • Sandy Wexler(2017)

    as Testimonial

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Only Daughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Dancer #1

  • Raw Nerve(1999)

    as Detective Valerie Sanchez

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special(1997)

    as Three Little Kittens (voice)

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Three Little Kittens (voice)

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • The John Larroquette Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Ronnette

  • Who's the Man?(1993)

    as Teesha Braxton

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • WWE Monday Night RAW(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Salt

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Stay Tuned(1992)

    as Band Member in "Start Me Up" Music Video

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Word (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 21st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 13 titles from 1990 to 2021.

Biggest box office

Who's the Man? (1993)

$11M worldwide

Highest rated

Who's the Man? (1993)

Midcredits 30th

Most popular right now

Hip Hop Was Born Here (2025)

Film career

  • 1993Screen debut· Who's the Man?

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting12 of 13: 12 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score28thProducing1 of 13: 1 only producing, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s8 · acting2010s4 · 3 acting · 1 crew2020s1 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Cheryl 'Salt' James' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 23rd percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 28th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

28thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

23rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 9 titles are Mixed.

  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special (1997)

96th percentile spread · 44% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Stay Tuned (1992)

Midcredits 50th · 48% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Cheryl 'Salt' James work with?

People who share at least 2 of Cheryl 'Salt' James' MovieCove titles; Pepa shares the most, 2.