Melyssa Ford

Drama Series - 2009, 16 episodes • as Self - Guest

Bravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality show personalities.

Drama Series - 2004, 16 episodes • as Flight Attendant

Film star Vince Chase navigates the vapid terrain of Los Angeles with a close circle of friends and his trusty agent.

Drama Series - 2008, 16 episodes • as Herself

Patti Stanger is the founder and CEO of the Millionaire's Club, an elite matchmaking that helps wealthy men find the women of their dreams. With a fierce passion for her work, Stanger is determined to find love for each and every one of her clients.

Drama Series - 2000, 16 episodes • as Hoochie Mama

Soul Food: The Series is a television drama that aired Wednesday nights on Showtime from June 28, 2000 to May 26, 2004. Created by filmmaker George Tillman, Jr. and developed for television by Felicia D. Henderson, Soul Food is based upon Tillman's childhood experiences growing up in Wisconsin, and is a continuation of his successful 1997 film of the same name. Having aired for 74 episodes, it is the longest running drama with a predominantly black cast in the history of North American prime-time television.

Movie - 2000, 2h 15m • as Deborah

Trying to bootstrap his way out of Brooklyn's mean streets is Diamond, a rap musician. With his long-time pal Gage acting as his manager, he's trying to lay down a demo tape with cut-rate studio time. To pay the bills, he and Gage run drugs for "Mr. B." Inside a week, Diamond's beloved mother dies suddenly, his father appears after an absence of 12 years and wants a relationship, and his girlfriend Kia tells him she's pregnant, asking him if he's ready to be a father. Gage steals $100,000 in a multiple-felony robbery so that Diamond can record a full album, not knowing it's Mr. B's money he's taken. B wants his money, Diamond wants his music, Tia wants an answer.

Movie - 2009, 2h 15m • as Self

An exposé of comic proportions that only Chris Rock could pull off, GOOD HAIR visits beauty salons and hairstyling battles, scientific laboratories and Indian temples to explore the way hairstyles impact the activities, pocketbooks, sexual relationships, and self-esteem of the black community.

Movie - 2011, 2h 15m • as La La

Lorie Walker is a small town girl whose big dreams of becoming a dancer come true when she becomes a star in the Hip-Hop video world. But she soon learns the hard way that life in front of the camera is not as glamorous as it seems.

Movie - 2011, 2h 15m • as Lala

Lorie Walker is a small town girl whose big dreams of becoming a dancer come true when she becomes a star in the Hip-Hop video world. But she soon learns the hard way that life in front of the camera is not as glamorous as it seems.

Movie - 2007, 2h 15m • as Candy

Shanté Smith has moved to Atlanta and become the Love Doctor, a relationship expert who uses her knowledge of the male psyche to help women get what they want.

Movie - 2018, 2h 15m • as Denise Washington

An organic blend of action, suspense and gut-busting, hilarious comedy occur when two "good-natured" friends inadvertently snatch a bag that a cop needs to repay an overwhelming debt to the Irish Mob. What the duo find is that they are now knee-deep in a deadly web that not only includes a cell of crooked cops and the Irish Mob but also an endless array of shady, devious players - who are playing for keeps.

Movie - 2008, 2h 15m • as Lisa

The lives of rival gang members, a teacher, a TV news crew and other intertwine in the city of Los Angeles.

Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • as Sharell Bouvie

Four harried housewives plan a weekend spa getaway but end up stranded in the wilderness when their plane goes down.

Drama Series - 2014, 16 episodes • as Self

"Blood, Sweat and Heels" steps up Bravo’s style and sass with a group of up-and-coming movers and shakers in New York's elite circles of real estate, fashion, and media. The all-female cast includes former "video vixen" turned realtor Melyssa Ford, real estate partner Brie Bythewood, modeling agency owner Mica Hughes, affordable-style expert Daisy Lewellyn, A Belle in Brooklyn blogger and author Demetria Lucas, and style and pop culture journalist Geneva S. Thomas.

Movie - 2008, 2h 15m • as Katherine

Trey is a young deliveryman who can't seem to catch a break. His whole life is a shambles - no money for college and no game to attract the ladies. After a failed attempt to get together with the girl of his dreams, Trey gets caught up by a seductive older woman who pays for his "personal delivery services." He's having the time of his life - at first, but this deceptively ideal situation soon sends his life spinning out of control!

Movie - 2015, 2h 15m • as Bella

Coach Banks (Robert Townsend) is used to calling all the shots for his championship high school basketball team and in his own love life. But that’s about to change when he meets, Talisa McCoy (Salli Richardson-Whitfield), the mother of a star player, new to Jackson high. She’s a beautiful, strong-willed single mom, with her own ideas on a winning team…and the perfect man. Now, this coach will have to learn a few new plays if he’s going to stay in the game.

Movie - 2012, 2h 15m • as Sheila

An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.

Movie - 2025, 2h 15m • as Lupita

Neveah, a canceled R&B singer, struggles to rebuild her career and regain her fame 15 years after breaking up with her estranged co-star, Lupita, who publicly betrayed her.

Movie - 2023, 2h 15m • as Self

Honouring Juneteenth and Black Music Month, this primetime special will detail the history of hip-hop, providing insight into its origins, growth and evolution over the last 50 years and where things stand today.

Movie - 2025, 2h 15m • as Self - Interviewee

From bimbos to tradwives, the hidden truth behind extreme femininity trends is revealed.