Sandra 'Pepa' Denton
Acting
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.
As actor 44
Raw
1993
Hollywood Squares
1998
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Dancing with the Stars
2005
MTV Video Music Awards
1984
The Tyra Banks Show
2005
Lip Sync Battle
2015
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
The Chris Rock Show
1997
The Word
1990
Yo! MTV Raps
1988
The Surreal Life
2003
Coming 2 America
2021
Sandy Wexler
2017
Joe's Apartment
1996
Taraji's White Hot Holidays
2015
Sharknado 2: The Second One
2014
Stay Tuned
1992
MADtv
1995
2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2025
Who's the Man?
1993
You're Watching Video Music Box
2021
The Surreal Life: Fame Games
2007
VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
2016
Good Hair
2009
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
1995
Love and a Bullet
2002
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012
Roller Jam
2024
Jason's Lyric
1994
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
1988
The Gift of Song: Music for UNICEF
1997
The Perfect Holiday
2007
Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special
1997
For Our Children
1993
Planet Rock: The Story of Hip-Hop and the Crack Generation
2011
The Grammys
1959
First Time Felon
1997
Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1
1990
My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop
2010
3 A.M.
2001
The Salt-N-Pepa Show
2007
United Skates
2018
Let's Talk About Pep
2010