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.
Known For
TV
Criminal Minds
Adele McCord
2005
TV
Shameless
Tina
2011
TV
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
TV
Castle
Liz Penn
2009
TV
Elementary
Luz Horowitz
2012
TV
ER
Estella
1994
TV
Living Single
Carmen
1993
TV
Living Single
Lisa
1993
TV
Ghost Whisperer
Christine Nelson
2005
TV
Black Lightning
Chief Ana Lopez
2018
TV
Moesha
Jennifer
1996
TV
Bel-Air
Steph
2022
TV
One on One
Natalie
2001
TV
The Wayans Bros.
Charmaine
1995
TV
The $treet
Donna Pasqua
2000
TV
On Becoming a God in Central Florida
Mirta Herrera
2019
TV
Single Ladies
Austin Aguilera
2011
Film
Miss Congeniality
Karen Krantz
2000
TV
Grown Ups
1999
TV
The Best Man: The Final Chapters
Shelby
2022
Filmography
2025FilmOperation: Auntiesas Carol2022TVThe Best Man: The Final Chaptersas Shelby2022TVBel-Airas Steph2019TVThe Kelly Clarkson Showas Self2019TVOn Becoming a God in Central Floridaas Mirta Herrera2018TVLadies of the Lawas Tina2018TVBlack Lightningas Chief Ana Lopez2015FilmSupermodelas Det. Lacey2014FilmCruas Michelle Hughes2013FilmThe Best Man Holidayas Shelby2012TVElementaryas Luz Horowitz2011TVReed Between the Linesas Gabriella Jimenez2011TVSingle Ladiesas Austin Aguilera2011FilmAshesas Camille2011TVShamelessas Tina2009TVCastleas Liz Penn2008FilmA Good Man Is Hard to Findas Monica2007FilmBats: Human Harvestas O'Neal2007FilmConstellationas Lucy Boxer2006FilmThe Ron Clark Storyas Marissa Vega2006FilmSaturday Night Lifeas Darlene Maye2005TVGhost Whispereras Christine Nelson2005TVCriminal Mindsas Adele McCord2004TVSecond Time Aroundas Coco Herrera2003FilmLaurel Canyonas Claudia2001Film30 Years to Life2001TVOne on Oneas Natalie2000FilmMiss Congenialityas Karen Krantz2000TVThe $treetas Donna Pasqua2000FilmLockdownas Krista1999FilmThe Best Manas Shelby1999TVGrown Ups1998FilmRideas Leta1998TVDamonas Stacy Phillips1996TVMoeshaas Jennifer1995TVThe Wayans Bros.as Charmaine1994TVERas Estella1994TVValley of the Dollsas Neely O'Hara1993TVLiving Singleas Carmen