Acting

Melissa De Sousa

September 25, 1967 (age 59)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

A Proud Family Wizmas

as Sunset Boulevardez (voice)

Nov 14, 2026

A Proud Family Wizmas

as Sunset Boulevardez (voice)

Operation: Aunties

as Carol

10.02025

Operation: Aunties

as Carol

Supermodel

as Det. Lacey

3.52015

Supermodel

as Det. Lacey

Divas!

as Angie

2015

Divas!

as Angie

Cru

as Michelle Hughes

5.02014

Cru

as Michelle Hughes

The Best Man Holiday

as Shelby

6.52013

The Best Man Holiday

as Shelby

Ashes

as Camille

7.02011

Ashes

as Camille

A Good Man Is Hard to Find

as Monica

5.32008

A Good Man Is Hard to Find

as Monica

Bats: Human Harvest

as O'Neal

4.72007

Bats: Human Harvest

as O'Neal

Constellation

as Lucy Boxer

5.62007

Constellation

as Lucy Boxer

The Ron Clark Story

as Marissa Vega

7.62006

The Ron Clark Story

as Marissa Vega

Saturday Night Life

as Darlene Maye

1.02006

Saturday Night Life

as Darlene Maye

Laurel Canyon

as Claudia

6.02003

Laurel Canyon

as Claudia

30 Years to Life

6.32001

30 Years to Life

Miss Congeniality

as Karen 'Rhode Island'

6.52000

Miss Congeniality

as Karen 'Rhode Island'

Lockdown

as Krista

6.12000

Lockdown

as Krista

The Best Man

as Shelby

6.61999

The Best Man

as Shelby

Ride

as Leta

6.01998

Ride

as Leta