ACTOR · FROM NEW YORK CITY, USA
Melissa De Sousa
Born 1967 · 59 years old38 credits since 19931 coming up
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ABOUT MELISSA
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.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born25 September 1967
BirthplaceNew York City, USA
Known forActing
On Cineora23 of 38 titles
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What Melissa is working on next.
A Proud Family Wizmasas Sunset Boulevardez (voice)Out Nov 2026
Career
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 23
- Average IMDb
- 6.8
- Highest rated
- ShamelessIMDb 8.5
- Working since
- 1993
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Filmography
The 2020s
3 titles · IMDb 7.3 on average
as Carol
Seriesas Shelby · 8 episodes
Seriesas Steph · 1 episode
The 2010s
12 titles · IMDb 7.1 on averageSeriesas Mirta Herrera · 5 episodes
as Tina · 6 episodes
Seriesas Chief Ana Lopez · 8 episodes
as Det. Lacey
as Angie
as Michelle Hughes
Movieas Shelby
Seriesas Luz Horowitz · 1 episode
The 2000s
14 titles · IMDb 6.5 on average
Seriesas Liz Penn · 1 episode
as Monica
Movieas O'Neal
as Lucy Boxer
Movieas Marissa Vega
as Darlene Maye
Seriesas Christine Nelson · 1 episode
Seriesas Adele McCord · 1 episode
The 1990s
9 titles · IMDb 6.7 on average
Movieas Shelby
Grown Ups
Not on Cineoraas Donna Parris · 2 episodes
Movieas Leta
as Stacy Phillips · 13 episodes
Seriesas Jennifer · 1 episode
Seriesas Charmaine · 1 episode
Seriesas Estella · 1 episode
as Neely O'Hara · 1 episode
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Melissa’s titles.
Regina HallThe Best Man Holiday, The Best Man and 1 more
Morris ChestnutThe Best Man Holiday, The Best Man and 1 more
Harold PerrineauThe Best Man Holiday, The Best Man and 1 more
Taye DiggsThe Best Man Holiday, The Best Man and 1 more
Terrence HowardThe Best Man Holiday, The Best Man and 1 more
Nia LongThe Best Man Holiday, The Best Man and 1 more
Sanaa LathanThe Best Man Holiday, The Best Man and 1 more
