
Melyssa Ford
Actor · b. 1976 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Melyssa Savannah Ford (born November 7, 1976) is a Canadian media personality, actress, and former video vixen. Since 2023, she hosted The Joe Budden Podcast alongside broadcaster and former rapper Joe Budden. She attended York University and studied in the field of forensic psychology.
Movies13
Movie6.5DocumentaryComedyAn 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.
Good Hair
2009 · 109 votes
Movie4.8ActionCrimeTrying 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.
Turn It Up
2000 · 30 votes
Movie3.9ComedyRomanceShanté 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.
Three Can Play That Game
2007 · 14 votes
Movie6.1DramaLorie 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.
Video Girl
2011 · 20 votes
Movie6.0ComedyDramaTrey 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!
Love for Sale
2008 · 9 votes
Movie4.2DramaTV MovieFour harried housewives plan a weekend spa getaway but end up stranded in the wilderness when their plane goes down.
Hunting Housewives
2024 · 6 votes
Movie6.5ActionComedyAn 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.
The Stuff
2018 · 2 votes
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Bride-to-be Ryan's wedding day unravels when her fiercely loyal best friend uncovers a shocking secret about the groom. What begins as a celebration turns into a chaotic, heartfelt reckoning with friendship, trust, and the red flags we ignore in the name of love.
Movie7.0DramaThe lives of rival gang members, a teacher, a TV news crew and other intertwine in the city of Los Angeles.
Days of Wrath
2008 · 3 votes
Movie5.5DramaThe Redemption of a Dog
2012 · 2 votes
Movie5.0ComedyCoach 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.
Playin' for Love
2015 · 2 votes
MovieTV MovieThrillerNeveah, 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.
MovieDocumentaryFrom bimbos to tradwives, the hidden truth behind extreme femininity trends is revealed.
Series7
TV4.9Talk ShowComedyBravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality show personalities.
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · 95 votes
TV7.4ComedyDramaFilm star Vince Chase navigates the vapid terrain of Los Angeles with a close circle of friends and his trusty agent.
Entourage
2004 · 672 votes
TV7.2DramaSoul 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.
Soul Food
2000 · 14 votes
TV3.3RealityPatti 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.
The Millionaire Matchmaker
2008 · 9 votes
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The top twelve names in the black entertainment industry go head-to-head in a no limit, $50,000 prize pool, Texas Hold 'Em Poker tournament where proceeds benefit the charity of their choice. Hailing from the movie, TV, music and sports industries, journey with these movers and shakers as they show the audience what it really mans to 'act a fool' but keep a chill poker face in the weekend-long face off.
TVDocumentaryReality"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.
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BET Style is an entertainment show, much like syndicated Entertainment Tonight, that focuses on African Americans in the entertainment industry. It aired from 2004 to 2006 on Black Entertainment Television at 7:30e-p/6:30c on Thursdays. Its hosts were usually Big Tigger and Melyssa Ford. Its last episode was on July 6, 2006. It was replaced by The Black Carpet, a show covering similar material in a new style.
BET Style
2004