Melissa De Sousa

Person

Melissa De Sousa

Born 25 September 1967 58 years old New York City, New York, USA Who else is 58? → TMDB ↗

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. 

FR·01

The numbers

Computed from the record
25age in their first credit on record (1993)
32years on screen and counting
4credits in 2011, their busiest year
40dated credits on record
FR·02

Movie credits

Newest first
Operation: Aunties poster Age: 57

Operation: Aunties

2025
as Carol
Supermodel poster Age: 47

Supermodel

2015
as Det. Lacey
Divas! poster Age: 47

Divas!

2015
as Angie
Cru poster Age: 46

Cru

2014
as Michelle Hughes
The Best Man Holiday poster Age: 46

The Best Man Holiday

2013
as Shelby
Ashes poster Age: 43

Ashes

2011
as Camille
A Good Man Is Hard to Find poster Age: 40

A Good Man Is Hard to Find

2008
as Monica
Bats: Human Harvest poster Age: 40

Bats: Human Harvest

2007
as O'Neal
Constellation poster Age: 39

Constellation

2007
as Lucy Boxer
The Ron Clark Story poster Age: 38

The Ron Clark Story

2006
as Marissa Vega
Saturday Night Life poster Age: 38

Saturday Night Life

2006
as Darlene Maye
Laurel Canyon poster Age: 35

Laurel Canyon

2003
as Claudia
30 Years to Life poster Age: 33

30 Years to Life

2001
Miss Congeniality poster Age: 33

Miss Congeniality

2000
as Karen Krantz
Lockdown poster Age: 32

Lockdown

2000
as Krista
The Best Man poster Age: 32

The Best Man

1999
as Shelby
Ride poster Age: 30

Ride

1998
as Leta
FR·03

TV credits

Newest first
The Best Man: The Final Chapters poster Age: 55

The Best Man: The Final Chapters

2022
as Shelby
Bel-Air poster Age: 54

Bel-Air

2022
as Steph
On Becoming a God in Central Florida poster Age: 51

On Becoming a God in Central Florida

2019
as Mirta Herrera
Ladies of the Law poster Age: 51

Ladies of the Law

2018
as Tina
Black Lightning poster Age: 50

Black Lightning

2018
as Chief Ana Lopez
Elementary poster Age: 45

Elementary

2012
as Luz Horowitz
Reed Between the Lines poster Age: 44

Reed Between the Lines

2011
as Gabriella Jimenez
Single Ladies poster Age: 43

Single Ladies

2011
as Austin Aguilera
Shameless poster Age: 43

Shameless

2011
as Tina
Castle poster Age: 41

Castle

2009
as Liz Penn
Ghost Whisperer poster Age: 37

Ghost Whisperer

2005
as Christine Nelson
Criminal Minds poster Age: 37

Criminal Minds

2005
as Adele McCord
No poster
Age: 36

Second Time Around

2004
as Coco Herrera
One on One poster Age: 33

One on One

2001
as Natalie
The $treet poster Age: 33

The $treet

2000
as Donna Pasqua
No poster
Age: 31

Grown Ups

1999
as Donna Parris
Damon poster Age: 30

Damon

1998
as Stacy Phillips
Moesha poster Age: 28

Moesha

1996
as Jennifer
The Wayans Bros. poster Age: 27

The Wayans Bros.

1995
as Charmaine
ER poster Age: 26

ER

1994
as Estella
Valley of the Dolls poster Age: 26

Valley of the Dolls

1994
as Neely O'Hara
Living Single poster Age: 25

Living Single

1993
as Carmen
Living Single poster Age: 25

Living Single

1993
as Lisa
← Back to top
Are you older than Amber Heard in Aquaman? Find out.
Play the quiz →