She earned rave reviews for her performance in 1999’s The Best Man… And now Melissa De Sousa is back to impress audiences all over again in the film’s upcoming sequel.
The 45-year-old Afro-Latina actress of Panamanian descent stars in The Best Man Holiday, the highly anticipated follow-up to The Best Man, which saw its trailer released recently.
De Sousa is back as Shelby – a role that earned her an NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture in 2000 – in the sequel, which also sees Taye Diggs, Nia Long, Morris Chestnut, Harold Perrineau, Terrence Howard, Sanaa Lathan, Monica Calhoun and Regina Hall all reprise the roles that helped propel their careers 14 years ago.
Writer-director Malcolm D. Lee made his debut with The Best Man and returns for the Christmas-set follow-up.
The Best Man Holiday will hit theaters on November 15.
Melissa De Sousa is returning for Best Man duty… The 46-year-old Panamanian American actress, who starred as Shelby in 1999’s The Best Man and 2013’s The Best Man Holiday, is returning as part of the ensemble cast for the next installment in the franchise. Written and directed by Malcolm D.…
It’s the final chapter(s) for Melissa De Sousa. Peacock has released the teaser trailer for its upcoming series The Best Man: The Final Chapters, starring the 55-year-old Panamanian American actress. The limited series will premiere all eight episodes on December 22. Based upon the eponymous Universal film franchise written and directed…
Melissa De Sousa has new management… The 54-year-old Panamanian American actress has signed with Mainstay Entertainment for management. De Sousa, best known for her role as the infamous Shelby in Universal’s The Best Man and The Best Man Holiday, films will next be seen starring opposite Morris Chestnut in the Peacock limited series The Best Man: The Final…
