Melissa De Sousa

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Melissa De Sousa

Acting 58 September 25, 1967

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 BE…

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Criminal Minds

Criminal Minds

8.3 2005 TV Show
Shameless

Shameless

8.2 2011 TV Show
Miss Congeniality

Miss Congeniality

6.5 2000 Movie
Castle

Castle

8.0 2009 TV Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

6.3 2019 TV Show
Elementary

Elementary

7.6 2012 TV Show
Ghost Whisperer

Ghost Whisperer

8.1 2005 TV Show
ER

ER

7.8 1994 TV Show
Black Lightning

Black Lightning

6.9 2018 TV Show
Bel-Air

Bel-Air

7.7 2022 TV Show
Moesha

Moesha

6.9 1996 TV Show
The Best Man Holiday

The Best Man Holiday

6.5 2013 Movie

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2025
    Operation: Aunties

    Movie Carol

  2. 2022
    The Best Man: The Final Chapters

    TV show Shelby

  3. 2022
    Bel-Air

    TV show Steph

  4. 2019
    The Kelly Clarkson Show

    TV show Self

  5. 2019
    On Becoming a God in Central Florida

    TV show Mirta Herrera

  6. 2018
    Ladies of the Law

    TV show Tina

  7. 2018
    Black Lightning

    TV show Chief Ana Lopez

  8. 2015
    Supermodel

    Movie Det. Lacey

  9. 2015
    Divas!

    Movie Angie

  10. 2014
    Cru

    Movie Michelle Hughes

  11. 2013
    The Best Man Holiday

    Movie Shelby

  12. 2012
    Elementary

    TV show Luz Horowitz

  13. 2011
    Reed Between the Lines

    TV show Gabriella Jimenez

  14. 2011
    Single Ladies

    TV show Austin Aguilera

  15. 2011
    Ashes

    Movie Camille

  16. 2011
    Shameless

    TV show Tina

More credits
  1. 2009
    Castle

    TV show Liz Penn

  2. 2008
    A Good Man Is Hard to Find

    Movie Monica

  3. 2007
    Bats: Human Harvest

    Movie O'Neal

  4. 2007
    Constellation

    Movie Lucy Boxer

  5. 2006
    The Ron Clark Story

    Movie Marissa Vega

  6. 2006
    Saturday Night Life

    Movie Darlene Maye

  7. 2005
    Ghost Whisperer

    TV show Christine Nelson

  8. 2005
    Criminal Minds

    TV show Adele McCord

  9. 2004
    Second Time Around

    TV show Coco Herrera

  10. 2003
    Laurel Canyon

    Movie Claudia

  11. 2001
    30 Years to Life

    Movie

  12. 2001
    One on One

    TV show Natalie

  13. 2000
    Miss Congeniality

    Movie Karen 'Rhode Island'

  14. 2000
    The $treet

    TV show Donna Pasqua

  15. 2000
    Lockdown

    Movie Krista

  16. 1999
    The Best Man

    Movie Shelby

  17. 1999
    Grown Ups

    TV show Donna Parris

  18. 1998
    Ride

    Movie Leta

  19. 1998
    Damon

    TV show Stacy Phillips

  20. 1996
    Moesha

    TV show Jennifer

  21. 1995
    The Wayans Bros.

    TV show Charmaine

  22. 1994
    ER

    TV show Estella

  23. 1994
    Valley of the Dolls

    TV show Neely O'Hara

  24. 1993
    Living Single

    TV show Carmen