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