Melissa De Sousa
Acting • Born 1967-09-25
Biography
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.
Filmography
40 credits
Miss Congeniality
Movie • 2000
Karen Krantz
Laurel Canyon
Movie • 2003
Claudia
30 Years to Life
Movie • 2001
Constellation
Movie • 2007
Lucy Boxer
Bats: Human Harvest
Movie • 2007
O'Neal
Lockdown
Movie • 2000
Krista
The Best Man Holiday
Movie • 2013
Shelby
Ashes
Movie • 2011
Camille
Ride
Movie • 1998
Leta
The Ron Clark Story
Movie • 2006
Marissa Vega
Cru
Movie • 2014
Michelle Hughes
A Good Man Is Hard to Find
Movie • 2008
Monica
Supermodel
Movie • 2015
Det. Lacey
The Best Man
Movie • 1999
Shelby
Saturday Night Life
Movie • 2006
Darlene Maye
Operation: Aunties
Movie • 2025
Carol
Castle
TV • 2009
Liz Penn
One on One
TV • 2001
Natalie
Ghost Whisperer
TV • 2005
Christine Nelson
The $treet
TV • 2000
Donna Pasqua
The Wayans Bros.
TV • 1995
Charmaine
Grown Ups
TV • 1999
Black Lightning
TV • 2018
Chief Ana Lopez
Moesha
TV • 1996
Jennifer
Living Single
TV • 1993
Carmen
ER
TV • 1994
Estella
Second Time Around
TV • 2004
Coco Herrera
Damon
TV • 1998
Stacy Phillips
Reed Between the Lines
TV • 2011
Gabriella Jimenez
Single Ladies
TV • 2011
Austin Aguilera
Criminal Minds
TV • 2005
Adele McCord
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self
Valley of the Dolls
TV • 1994
Neely O'Hara
The Best Man: The Final Chapters
TV • 2022
Shelby
On Becoming a God in Central Florida
TV • 2019
Mirta Herrera
Elementary
TV • 2012
Luz Horowitz
Ladies of the Law
TV • 2018
Tina
Shameless
TV • 2011
Tina
Bel-Air
TV • 2022
Steph
Living Single
TV • 1993
Lisa