Acting

Melissa De Sousa

Born 1967-09-25 · 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.

Credits

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