Actor profile

Melissa De Sousa

25th September 1967 New York City, New York, USA Acting

Melissa De Sousa is an actress best known for her role as Shelby in the 1999 romantic comedy-drama film The Best Man, its 2013 sequel The Best Man Holiday, Gabriella Jimenez in BET's Reed Between the Lines, and Ana Lopez in Black Lightning.

17 Movies 22 TV Shows 41 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Operation: Aunties poster

Operation: Aunties 11th July 2025 as Carol

Supermodel poster

Supermodel 15th June 2015 as Det. Lacey

Divas! poster

Divas! 13th May 2015 as Angie

Cru poster

Cru 21st June 2014 as Michelle Hughes

The Best Man Holiday poster

The Best Man Holiday 15th November 2013 as Shelby

Ashes poster

Ashes 5th March 2011 as Camille

A Good Man Is Hard to Find poster

A Good Man Is Hard to Find 3rd May 2008 as Monica

Bats: Human Harvest poster

Bats: Human Harvest 10th November 2007 as O'Neal

Constellation poster

Constellation 1st February 2007 as Lucy Boxer

The Ron Clark Story poster

The Ron Clark Story 13th August 2006 as Marissa Vega

Saturday Night Life poster

Saturday Night Life 22nd June 2006 as Darlene Maye

Laurel Canyon poster

Laurel Canyon 7th March 2003 as Claudia

30 Years to Life poster

30 Years to Life 4th September 2001

Miss Congeniality poster

Miss Congeniality 22nd December 2000 as Karen Krantz

Lockdown poster

Lockdown 15th September 2000 as Krista

The Best Man poster

The Best Man 22nd October 1999 as Shelby

Ride poster

Ride 27th March 1998 as Leta

The Best Man: The Final Chapters poster

The Best Man: The Final Chapters 22nd December 2022 as Shelby

Bel-Air poster

Bel-Air 13th February 2022 as Steph

The Kelly Clarkson Show poster

The Kelly Clarkson Show 9th September 2019 as Self

On Becoming a God in Central Florida poster

On Becoming a God in Central Florida 25th August 2019 as Mirta Herrera

Ladies of the Law poster

Ladies of the Law 1st November 2018 as Tina

Black Lightning poster

Black Lightning 16th January 2018 as Chief Ana Lopez

Elementary poster

Elementary 27th September 2012 as Luz Horowitz

Reed Between the Lines poster

Reed Between the Lines 11th October 2011 as Gabriella Jimenez

Single Ladies poster

Single Ladies 30th May 2011 as Austin Aguilera

Shameless poster

Shameless 9th January 2011 as Tina

Castle poster

Castle 9th March 2009 as Liz Penn

Ghost Whisperer poster

Ghost Whisperer 23rd September 2005 as Christine Nelson

Criminal Minds poster

Criminal Minds 22nd September 2005 as Adele McCord

One on One poster

One on One 3rd September 2001 as Natalie

The $treet poster

The $treet 1st November 2000 as Donna Pasqua

Damon poster

Damon 22nd March 1998 as Stacy Phillips

Moesha poster

Moesha 23rd January 1996 as Jennifer

The Wayans Bros. poster

The Wayans Bros. 11th January 1995 as Charmaine

ER poster

ER 19th September 1994 as Estella

Valley of the Dolls poster

Valley of the Dolls 13th June 1994 as Neely O'Hara

Living Single poster

Living Single 29th August 1993 as Carmen

Living Single poster

Living Single 29th August 1993 as Lisa