Melissa De Sousa

Acting

Melissa De Sousa

Born September 25, 1967New York City, New York, USA39 credits

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

Operation: Aunties
10.0

Operation: Aunties

Movie

2025

The Best Man: The Final Chapters
7.6

The Best Man: The Final Chapters

TV

2022

Bel-Air
7.7

Bel-Air

TV

2022

The Kelly Clarkson Show
6.4

The Kelly Clarkson Show

TV

2019

On Becoming a God in Central Florida
6.5

On Becoming a God in Central Florida

TV

2019

Ladies of the Law
10.0

Ladies of the Law

TV

2018

Filmography

Operation: Aunties
2025Operation: Auntiesas CarolMovie
The Best Man: The Final Chapters
2022The Best Man: The Final Chaptersas ShelbyTV
Bel-Air
2022Bel-Airas StephTV
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019The Kelly Clarkson Showas SelfTV
On Becoming a God in Central Florida
2019On Becoming a God in Central Floridaas Mirta HerreraTV
Ladies of the Law
2018Ladies of the Lawas TinaTV
Black Lightning
2018Black Lightningas Chief Ana LopezTV
Supermodel
2015Supermodelas Det. LaceyMovie
Cru
2014Cruas Michelle HughesMovie
The Best Man Holiday
2013The Best Man Holidayas ShelbyMovie
Elementary
2012Elementaryas Luz HorowitzTV
Reed Between the Lines
2011Reed Between the Linesas Gabriella JimenezTV
Single Ladies
2011Single Ladiesas Austin AguileraTV
Ashes
2011Ashesas CamilleMovie
Shameless
2011Shamelessas TinaTV
Castle
2009Castleas Liz PennTV
A Good Man Is Hard to Find
2008A Good Man Is Hard to Findas MonicaMovie
Bats: Human Harvest
2007Bats: Human Harvestas O'NealMovie
Constellation
2007Constellationas Lucy BoxerMovie
The Ron Clark Story
2006The Ron Clark Storyas Marissa VegaMovie
Saturday Night Life
2006Saturday Night Lifeas Darlene MayeMovie
Ghost Whisperer
2005Ghost Whispereras Christine NelsonTV
Criminal Minds
2005Criminal Mindsas Adele McCordTV
S
2004Second Time Aroundas Coco HerreraTV
Laurel Canyon
2003Laurel Canyonas ClaudiaMovie
30 Years to Life
200130 Years to LifeMovie
One on One
2001One on Oneas NatalieTV
Miss Congeniality
2000Miss Congenialityas Karen KrantzMovie
The $treet
2000The $treetas Donna PasquaTV
Lockdown
2000Lockdownas KristaMovie
The Best Man
1999The Best Manas ShelbyMovie
G
1999Grown UpsTV
Ride
1998Rideas LetaMovie
Damon
1998Damonas Stacy PhillipsTV
Moesha
1996Moeshaas JenniferTV
The Wayans Bros.
1995The Wayans Bros.as CharmaineTV
ER
1994ERas EstellaTV
Valley of the Dolls
1994Valley of the Dollsas Neely O'HaraTV
Living Single
1993Living Singleas CarmenTV