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.
In November 1988, Riley topped the US R&B chart and hit the Top 40 on the pop chart at No. 32 with the ballad, "Thanks for My Child," a song written by Full Force. Her second LP, Chapters, was issued and yielded the singles "How Can You Hurt The One You Love" and a cover of Aretha Franklin's 1968 hit "Ain't No Way". Her third album All That! was released by Reprise, and featured the singles "Gimme" and "Guess I'm In Love."
After a hiatus from the entertainment industry, Riley re-emerged in the late 1990s by appearing on the songs "I Love It" and "Look Around" on The Beatnuts album A Musical Massacre.
She also starred in a number of gospel plays for best-selling playwright Tyler Perry, including Madea's Class Reunion, Madea Goes to Jail, Why Did I Get Married?, Laugh to Keep from Crying, Madea's Big Happy Family and A Madea Christmas. She also appeared in the film versions of Diary of a Mad Black Woman and Madea's Big Happy Family. She is also starred in Tyler Perry's Madea Gets a Job (2012) and Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Scorned (2014).
Following her appearance on a number of tracks on the Diary of a Mad Black Woman soundtrack in 2005, the following year Riley released Let Me Be Me, her first album in fourteen years. In 2015 she released a new solo album entitled Still Believe.
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When Madea shows up for her 50th class reunion, you know it’s going to be a whopper! Between the bel...
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Charles, an attorney, and Helen, his devoted wife, seem to have everything – money, a beautiful mans...
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Madea returns in another hilarious story in which she gets sent to the big house. But regardless of ...
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Shirley has important news for her family, but she has five grown children with different lifestyles...
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When Shirley, Madea's niece, receives distressing news about her health, the only thing she wants is...
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Tyler Perry's new musical stage play starring the infamous Mabel Simmons or "Madea" as her fans know...
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Recent movies
| # | Name | Character | Rating | |
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| 1 | Tyler Perry's Madea Gets A Job - The Play (2012) | Carla | 6.5 | |
| 2 | Madea's Big Happy Family (2011) | Choir | 7 | |
| 3 | Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family - The Play (2010) | Joyce | 6.5 | |
| 4 | Madea Goes to Jail - The Play (2006) | Wanda | 7 | |
| 5 | Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005) | Singer at Banquet (uncredited) | 6.4 | |
| 6 | Madea's Class Reunion - The Play (2003) | Stefanie | 7 |
