Sandra 'Pepa' Denton

Biography

Sandra Jacqueline Denton, better known by her stage name Pepa or Pep, is a Jamaican-American rapper and actress, best known for her work as a member of the female rap trio Salt-N-Pepa. Denton starred in The Salt-N-Pepa Show, a reality TV series focusing on reforming the group which aired on the VH1 network in 2008. Since January 2016, Denton has appeared as a supporting cast member on the music reality television show Growing Up Hip Hop which airs on We TV. Denton's acting credits also include the motion picture Joe's Apartment, an appearance in the HBO movie First Time Felon, and a stint as Officer Andrea Phelan on the HBO drama, Oz.

Most Famous Work

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Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

(1995) Three Little Kittens (voice)

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WWE Raw

(1993) Pepa

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The Surreal Life

(2003) Self

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MTV Video Music Awards

(1984) Self

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Taraji's White Hot Holidays

(2015) Herself

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3 A.M.

(2001) Ellen

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Planet Rock: The Story of Hip-Hop and the Crack Generation

(2011) Herself

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Jason's Lyric

(1994) Sandy

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2021	Self (archive footage)	You're Watching Video Music Box 2021-12-03 Movie
	Pepa	Coming 2 America 2021-03-04 Movie
2018	Herself	United Skates 2018-04-19 Movie
2017	Salt-N-Pepa	Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special 2017-12-14 Movie
	Testimonial	Sandy Wexler 2017-04-14 Movie
2015	Herself	Taraji's White Hot Holidays 2015-12-09 TV Show
	Self	Lip Sync Battle 2015-04-02 TV Show
2014	N/A	Sharknado 2: The Second One 2014-07-31 Movie
2011	Herself	Planet Rock: The Story of Hip-Hop and the Crack Generation 2011-09-18 Movie
2010	N/A	My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop 2010-08-30 Movie
	N/A	Let's Talk About Pep 2010-01-11 TV Show
2009	Herself	Good Hair 2009-10-09 Movie
2007	V-Jay	The Perfect Holiday 2007-12-12 Movie
	N/A	The Salt-N-Pepa Show 2007-10-14 TV Show
	N/A	The Surreal Life: Fame Games 2007-01-08 TV Show
2005	N/A	The Tyra Banks Show 2005-09-12 TV Show
2003	Self	The Surreal Life 2003-01-09 TV Show
2002	Female with Cuestick	Love and a Bullet 2002-08-30 Movie
2001	Ellen	3 A.M. 2001-07-01 Movie
1998	N/A	Hollywood Squares 1998-09-14 TV Show
1997	Three Little Kittens (voice)	Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special 1997-10-12 Movie
	Laverne	First Time Felon 1997-09-06 Movie
	N/A	The Chris Rock Show 1997-02-07 TV Show
1996	Blank	Joe's Apartment 1996-07-26 Movie
1995	Self	MADtv 1995-10-14 TV Show
	Three Little Kittens (voice)	Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child 1995-03-12 TV Show
	Self	The History of Rock 'n' Roll 1995-03-06 Movie
1994	Sandy	Jason's Lyric 1994-09-28 Movie
1993	Serise	Who's the Man? 1993-04-23 Movie
	Pepa	WWE Raw 1993-01-11 TV Show
1992	Band Member in "Start Me Up" Music Video	Stay Tuned 1992-08-14 Movie
1990	Self	Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1 1990-01-01 Movie
1988	Self	Yo! MTV Raps 1988-09-21 TV Show
	N/A	Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute 1988-06-11 Movie
1984	Self	MTV Video Music Awards 1984-09-14 TV Show
1975	Self - Musical Guest	Saturday Night Live 1975-10-11 TV Show
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Production

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2021	Executive Producer	Salt-N-Pepa 2021-01-23 TV Show
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