Melissa De Sousa

Acting

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

Movies (17)

Operation: Aunties
2025
Carol
Supermodel
2015
Det. Lacey
Divas!
2015
Angie
Cru
2014
Michelle Hughes
The Best Man Holiday
2013
Shelby
Ashes
2011
Camille
A Good Man Is Hard to Find
2008
Monica
Bats: Human Harvest
2007
O'Neal
Constellation
2007
Lucy Boxer
The Ron Clark Story
2006
Marissa Vega
Saturday Night Life
2006
Darlene Maye
Laurel Canyon
2003
Claudia
30 Years to Life
2001
Miss Congeniality
2000
Karen Krantz
Lockdown
2000
Krista
The Best Man
1999
Shelby
Ride
1998
Leta

Shows (23)

The Best Man: The Final Chapters
2022
Shelby
Bel-Air
2022
Steph
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Self
On Becoming a God in Central Florida
2019
Mirta Herrera
Ladies of the Law
2018
Tina
Black Lightning
2018
Chief Ana Lopez
Elementary
2012
Luz Horowitz
Reed Between the Lines
2011
Gabriella Jimenez
Single Ladies
2011
Austin Aguilera
Shameless
2011
Tina
Castle
2009
Liz Penn
Ghost Whisperer
2005
Christine Nelson
Criminal Minds
2005
Adele McCord
Second Time Around
2004
Coco Herrera
One on One
2001
Natalie
The $treet
2000
Donna Pasqua
Grown Ups
1999
Donna Parris
Damon
1998
Stacy Phillips
Moesha
1996
Jennifer
The Wayans Bros.
1995
Charmaine
ER
1994
Estella
Valley of the Dolls
1994
Neely O'Hara
Living Single
1993
Carmen