Actor
Melissa De Sousa
- Born September 25, 1967 in New York City, New York, USA
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.
Known for
Miss Congeniality2000
Criminal Minds2005
Shameless2011
Castle2009
Ghost Whisperer2005
Elementary2012
Black Lightning2018
ER1994
Filmography
- 2026A Proud Family WizmasFilmSunset Boulevardez (voice)
- 2025Operation: AuntiesFilmCarol
- 2022Bel-AirSeriesSteph
- 2022The Best Man: The Final ChaptersSeriesShelby
- 2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSeriesSelf
- 2019On Becoming a God in Central FloridaSeriesMirta Herrera
- 2018Black LightningSeriesChief Ana Lopez
- 2018Ladies of the LawSeriesTina
- 2015SupermodelFilmDet. Lacey
- 2015Divas!FilmAngie
- 2014CruFilmMichelle Hughes
- 2013The Best Man HolidayFilmShelby
- 2012ElementarySeriesLuz Horowitz
- 2012Family TimeSeries
- 2011ShamelessSeriesTina
- 2011Single LadiesSeriesAustin Aguilera
- 2011Reed Between the LinesSeriesGabriella Jimenez
- 2011AshesFilmCamille
- 2009CastleSeriesLiz Penn
- 2008A Good Man Is Hard to FindFilmMonica
- 2007Bats: Human HarvestFilmO'Neal
- 2007ConstellationFilmLucy Boxer
- 2006The Ron Clark StoryFilmMarissa Vega
- 2006Saturday Night LifeFilmDarlene Maye
- 2005Criminal MindsSeriesAdele McCord
- 2005Ghost WhispererSeriesChristine Nelson
- 2004Second Time AroundSeriesCoco Herrera
- 2003Laurel CanyonFilmClaudia
- 2001One on OneSeriesNatalie
- 200130 Years to LifeFilm
- 2000Miss CongenialityFilmKaren "New York"
- 2000LockdownFilmKrista
- 2000The $treetSeriesDonna Pasqua
- 1999The Best ManFilmShelby
- 1999Grown UpsSeriesDonna Parris
- 1998RideFilmLeta
- 1998DamonSeriesStacy Phillips
- 1996MoeshaSeriesJennifer
- 1995The Wayans Bros.SeriesCharmaine
- 1994ERSeriesEstella
- 1994Valley of the DollsSeriesNeely O'Hara
- 1993Living SingleSeriesCarmen, Lisa