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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Miss Congeniality
as Karen Krantz
2000
Laurel Canyon
as Claudia
2003
30 Years to Life
2001
Constellation
as Lucy Boxer
2007
Bats: Human Harvest
as O'Neal
2007
Lockdown
as Krista
2000
The Best Man Holiday
as Shelby
2013
Ashes
as Camille
2011
Ride
as Leta
1998
The Ron Clark Story
as Marissa Vega
2006
Cru
as Michelle Hughes
2014
A Good Man Is Hard to Find
as Monica
2008
Supermodel
as Det. Lacey
2015
The Best Man
as Shelby
1999
Saturday Night Life
as Darlene Maye
2006
Operation: Aunties
as Carol
2025
Divas!
as Angie
2015
TV Appearances
Castle
as Liz Penn
2009
One on One
as Natalie
2001
Ghost Whisperer
as Christine Nelson
2005
The $treet
as Donna Pasqua
2000
The Wayans Bros.
as Charmaine
1995
Grown Ups
as Donna Parris
1999
Black Lightning
as Chief Ana Lopez
2018
Moesha
as Jennifer
1996
Living Single
as Carmen
1993
ER
as Estella
1994
Second Time Around
as Coco Herrera
2004
Damon
as Stacy Phillips
1998