Melissa De Sousa
Actor
Born Sep 25, 1967 · New York City, New York, USA
Active 1993–present
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
Operation: Aunties (2025) — CarolCriminal Minds (2005) — Adele McCordShameless (2011) — TinaGhost Whisperer (2005) — Christine NelsonCastle (2009) — Liz PennElementary (2012) — Luz HorowitzMiss Congeniality (2000) — Karen KrantzER (1994) — EstellaBlack Lightning (2018) — Chief Ana LopezBel-Air (2022) — StephThe Ron Clark Story (2006) — Marissa VegaThe Best Man Holiday (2013) — ShelbyThe Best Man (1999) — ShelbyLiving Single (1993) — Lisa · CarmenLaurel Canyon (2003) — ClaudiaThe Wayans Bros. (1995) — CharmaineOn Becoming a God in Central Florida (2019) — Mirta HerreraMoesha (1996) — JenniferThe Best Man: The Final Chapters (2022) — ShelbyLockdown (2000) — KristaLadies of the Law (2018) — TinaDamon (1998) — Stacy PhillipsRide (1998) — LetaBats: Human Harvest (2007) — O'Neal