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.

Filmography

• 2021Coming 2 America — Pepa
• 2017Sandy Wexler — Testimonial
• 2016VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
• 2014Sharknado 2: The Second One — Polly
• Let's Talk About Pep
• 2007The Perfect Holiday — V-Jay
• The Surreal Life: Fame Games
• 2002Love and a Bullet — Female with Cuestick
• 20013 A.M. — Ellen
• 1997First Time Felon — Laverne
• 1997Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special — Three Little Kittens (voice)
• 1996Joe's Apartment — Blank
• Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child — Three Little Kittens (voice)
• 1994Jason's Lyric — Sandy
• Raw — Pepa
• 1993Who's the Man? — Serise
• 1992Stay Tuned — Band Member in "Start Me Up" Music Video
• The Word

Appearances as themselves (26)

• 20252025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony — Self
• Roller Jam — Self - Special Guest Judge
• The Jennifer Hudson Show — Self - Guest
• 2021You're Watching Video Music Box — Self (archive footage)
• 2018United Skates — Self
• Lip Sync Battle — Self
• Taraji's White Hot Holidays — Self
• 2012Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ — Self (archive footage)
• 2011Planet Rock: The Story of Hip-Hop and the Crack Generation — Self
• 2010My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop — Self
• 2009Good Hair — Self
• The Salt-N-Pepa Show — Self
• Dancing with the Stars — Self - Musical Guest
• The Tyra Banks Show — Self
• The Surreal Life — Self
• Hollywood Squares — Self - Panelist
• The Chris Rock Show — Self
• 1997The Gift of Song: Music for UNICEF — Self
• MADtv — Self
• 1995Sinatra: 80 Years My Way — Self - Perfomer (Salt-N-Pepa)
• 1993For Our Children — Self
• 1990Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1 — Self
• 1988Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute — Self [Salt-N-Pepa]
• Yo! MTV Raps — Self
• MTV Video Music Awards — Self
• The Grammys — Self