Melissa De Sousa Movies and Career Information

Melissa De Sousa (born September 25, 1967) is an American actress. De Sousa was born in New York City, New York of Panamanian descent. She is an Afro-Latino, being of Hispanic and Afro-American ancestry. Melissa De Sousa was raised in New York by Panamanian parents. She began ballet at a very young age studying under Joan Millin. She attended the High School of Performing Arts and acting naturally followed. Her film credits include The Best Man, Miss Congeniality, 30 Years to Life, and Lockdown. Her television credits are ER, Married... With Children, Moesha, Living Single, and One on One. De Sousa was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress in a Film from the NAACP Image awards for her performamce in The Best Man. Her other credits include 30 Years to Life, an independent picture starring Allen Payne, Tracy Morgan and Erika Alexander; Lockdown, an independent picture with Richard T. Jones, executive produced by Master P.; Ride and the short films, The Fire This Time and Spark. De Sousa's television credits include Damon, ER, Married... with Children, Moesha, The Wayans Bros. and Living Single. She was most recently seen as 'Lady Anne' in An Evening of Shakespare with Charles