Melissa De Sousa
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.
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Acting History
2025
Operation: Aunties as Carol
2022The Best Man: The Final Chapters as Shelby
2022Bel-Air as Steph
2019The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
2019On Becoming a God in Central Florida as Mirta Herrera
2018Ladies of the Law as Tina
2018Black Lightning as Chief Ana Lopez
2015Supermodel as Det. Lacey
2014Cru as Michelle Hughes
2013The Best Man Holiday as Shelby
2012Elementary as Luz Horowitz
2011Reed Between the Lines as Gabriella Jimenez
2011Single Ladies as Austin Aguilera
2011Ashes as Camille
2011Shameless as Tina
2009Castle as Liz Penn
2008A Good Man Is Hard to Find as Monica
2007Bats: Human Harvest as O'Neal
2007Constellation as Lucy Boxer
2006The Ron Clark Story as Marissa Vega
2006Saturday Night Life as Darlene Maye
2005Ghost Whisperer as Christine Nelson
2005Criminal Minds as Adele McCord
2004Second Time Around as Coco Herrera
2003Laurel Canyon as Claudia
200130 Years to Life
2001One on One as Natalie
2000Miss Congeniality as Karen Krantz
2000The $treet as Donna Pasqua
2000Lockdown as Krista
1999The Best Man as Shelby
1999Grown Ups
1998Ride as Leta
1998Damon as Stacy Phillips
1996Moesha as Jennifer
1995The Wayans Bros. as Charmaine
1994ER as Estella
1994Valley of the Dolls as Neely O'Hara
1993Living Single as Carmen
1993Living Single as Lisa