Melissa De Sousa

Known for: Acting

Born: 1967-09-25 (age 59)

From: 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.

Filmography (41)

MOVIE
A Proud Family Wizmas
2026
as Sunset Boulevardez (voice)
MOVIE★ 10.0
Operation: Aunties
2025
as Carol
TV★ 7.5
The Best Man: The Final Chapters
2022
as Shelby
TV★ 7.7
Bel-Air
2022
as Steph
TV★ 6.2
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
TV★ 6.6
On Becoming a God in Central Florida
2019
as Mirta Herrera
TV★ 10.0
Ladies of the Law
2018
as Tina
TV★ 6.9
Black Lightning
2018
as Chief Ana Lopez
MOVIE★ 3.5
Supermodel
2015
as Det. Lacey
MOVIE
Divas!
2015
as Angie
MOVIE★ 5.0
Cru
2014
as Michelle Hughes
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Best Man Holiday
2013
as Shelby
TV★ 7.6
Elementary
2012
as Luz Horowitz
TV★ 6.6
Reed Between the Lines
2011
as Gabriella Jimenez
TV★ 5.4
Single Ladies
2011
as Austin Aguilera
MOVIE★ 7.0
Ashes
2011
as Camille
TV★ 8.2
Shameless
2011
as Tina
TV★ 8.0
Castle
2009
as Liz Penn
MOVIE★ 5.3
A Good Man Is Hard to Find
2008
as Monica
MOVIE★ 4.7
Bats: Human Harvest
2007
as O'Neal
MOVIE★ 5.6
Constellation
2007
as Lucy Boxer
MOVIE★ 7.6
The Ron Clark Story
2006
as Marissa Vega
MOVIE★ 1.0
Saturday Night Life
2006
as Darlene Maye
TV★ 8.1
Ghost Whisperer
2005
as Christine Nelson
TV★ 8.3
Criminal Minds
2005
as Adele McCord
TV★ 7.0
Second Time Around
2004
as Coco Herrera
MOVIE★ 6.0
Laurel Canyon
2003
as Claudia
MOVIE★ 6.3
30 Years to Life
2001
TV★ 7.9
One on One
2001
as Natalie
MOVIE★ 6.5
Miss Congeniality
2000
as Karen "New York"
TV★ 5.8
The $treet
2000
as Donna Pasqua
MOVIE★ 6.1
Lockdown
2000
as Krista
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Best Man
1999
as Shelby
TV★ 6.2
Grown Ups
1999
as Donna Parris
MOVIE★ 6.0
Ride
1998
as Leta
TV★ 8.0
Damon
1998
as Stacy Phillips
TV★ 6.9
Moesha
1996
as Jennifer
TV★ 7.2
The Wayans Bros.
1995
as Charmaine
TV★ 7.8
ER
1994
as Estella
TV★ 4.0
Valley of the Dolls
1994
as Neely O'Hara
TV★ 8.0
Living Single
1993
as Carmen