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.

Known for

Coming 2 America

Film · 2021 · ★ 6.3

Sharknado 2: The Second One

Film · 2014 · ★ 4.5

Sandy Wexler

Film · 2017 · ★ 5.5

Joe's Apartment

Film · 1996 · ★ 5.9

Raw

Series · 1993 · ★ 6.8

Stay Tuned

Film · 1992 · ★ 6.2

MADtv

Series · 1995 · ★ 7.1

Dancing with the Stars

Series · 2005 · ★ 6.1

Lip Sync Battle

Series · 2015 · ★ 6.4

Good Hair

Film · 2009 · ★ 6.5

Jason's Lyric

Film · 1994 · ★ 6.8

The Perfect Holiday

Film · 2007 · ★ 5.3

Filmography

• 2025 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony · Self
• 2024 Roller Jam · Self
• 2022 The Jennifer Hudson Show · Self
• 2021 You're Watching Video Music Box · Self
• 2021 Coming 2 America · Pepa
• 2018 United Skates · Self
• 2017 Sandy Wexler · Testimonial
• 2016 VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
• 2015 Taraji's White Hot Holidays · Self
• 2015 Lip Sync Battle · Self
• 2014 Sharknado 2: The Second One · Polly
• 2012 Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ · Self
• 2011 Planet Rock: The Story of Hip-Hop and the Crack Generation · Self
• 2010 My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop · Self
• 2010 Let's Talk About Pep
• 2009 Good Hair · Self
• 2007 The Perfect Holiday · V-Jay
• 2007 The Salt-N-Pepa Show · Self
• 2007 The Surreal Life: Fame Games
• 2005 The Tyra Banks Show · Self
• 2005 Dancing with the Stars · Self
• 2003 The Surreal Life · Self
• 2002 Love and a Bullet · Female with Cuestick
• 2001 3 A.M. · Ellen
• 1998 Hollywood Squares · Self
• 1997 The Gift of Song: Music for UNICEF · Self
• 1997 Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special · Three Little Kittens (Voice)
• 1997 First Time Felon · Laverne
• 1997 The Chris Rock Show · Self
• 1996 Joe's Apartment · Blank
• 1995 Sinatra: 80 Years My Way · Self
• 1995 MADtv · Self
• 1995 Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child · Three Little Kittens (Voice)
• 1994 Jason's Lyric · Sandy
• 1993 Who's the Man? · Serise
• 1993 For Our Children · Self
• 1993 Raw · Pepa
• 1992 Stay Tuned · Band Member in "Start Me Up" Music Video
• 1990 The Word
• 1990 Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1 · Self
• 1988 Yo! MTV Raps · Self
• 1988 Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute · Self [Salt-N-Pepa]
• 1984 MTV Video Music Awards · Self
• 1959 The Grammys · Self