Actor
Cheryl Pepsii Riley
October 18, 1968 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Cheryl Bridget 'Pepsii' Riley is an American singer and actress. Riley is best known for her music during the late 1980s through the early 1990s, most notable; 1988's R&B ballad "Thanks for My Child". Riley also starred in multiple Tyler Perry stage plays and films.
After high school, Riley worked as a nurse for disabled children before beginning her singing career. Riley began her music career as a lead singer in the band Stargaze, who released the single "You Can't Have It" in 1982.
Often works with
Tyler Perry
6 titles together
Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Madea's Big Happy Family, Madea Goes to Jail - The Play
Chandra Currelley-Young
6 titles together
Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Madea's Big Happy Family, Madea's Class Reunion - The Play
Tamela Mann
3 titles together
Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Madea's Big Happy Family, Madea's Class Reunion - The Play
Cassi Davis
3 titles together
Madea's Big Happy Family, Madea Goes to Jail - The Play, Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family - The Play
Palmer Williams Jr.
3 titles together
Madea's Big Happy Family, Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family - The Play, Laugh to Keep from Crying
Tamar Davis
3 titles together
Tyler Perry's Madea Gets A Job - The Play, Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family - The Play, Laugh to Keep from Crying
Full filmography · 11
Warrior Pride
as Diane
2018
Tyler Perry's Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Scorned - The Play
as Anita Lincoln
2014
Tyler Perry's Madea Gets A Job - The Play
as Carla
20127.2
Laugh to Keep from Crying
as Carol
2011
Madea's Big Happy Family
as Choir
20116.7
Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family - The Play
as Joyce
20107.4
Madea Goes to Jail - The Play
as Wanda
20067.6
Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married - The Play
as Sheila
2006
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
as Singer at Banquet (uncredited)
20056.5
Madea's Class Reunion - The Play
as Stefanie
20036.8
Colorz of Rage
as Donna
1999