ACTING
Melissa De Sousa
- Born
- Sep 25, 1967 in New York City, New York, USA
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.
MOST-RATED TMDB CREDITS
Known for
Miss Congeniality
Movie · 2000
Karen "New York"
Criminal Minds
TV · 2005
Adele McCord
Shameless
TV · 2011
Tina
Castle
TV · 2009
Liz Penn
Ghost Whisperer
TV · 2005
Christine Nelson
Elementary
TV · 2012
Luz Horowitz
Black Lightning
TV · 2018
Chief Ana Lopez
ER
TV · 1994
Estella
Bel-Air
TV · 2022
Steph
The Best Man Holiday
Movie · 2013
Shelby
Laurel Canyon
Movie · 2003
Claudia
The Ron Clark Story
Movie · 2006
Marissa Vega
FILMOGRAPHY
42 movie & TV credits
- 2026A Proud Family WizmasMovie · Sunset Boulevardez (voice)
- 2025Operation: AuntiesMovie · Carol
- 2022The Best Man: The Final ChaptersTV · Shelby
- 2022Bel-AirTV · Steph
- 2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowTV · Self
- 2019On Becoming a God in Central FloridaTV · Mirta Herrera
- 2018Ladies of the LawTV · Tina
- 2018Black LightningTV · Chief Ana Lopez
- 2015SupermodelMovie · Det. Lacey
- 2015Divas!Movie · Angie
- 2014CruMovie · Michelle Hughes
- 2013The Best Man HolidayMovie · Shelby
- 2012ElementaryTV · Luz Horowitz
- 2012Family TimeTV
- 2011Reed Between the LinesTV · Gabriella Jimenez
- 2011Single LadiesTV · Austin Aguilera
- 2011AshesMovie · Camille
- 2011
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