Melyssa Ford



Melyssa Savannah Ford (born November 7, 1976) is a Canadian model and actress.[3]  She attended York University and studied in the field of forensic psychology.[4] Ford's father is Afro-Barbadian and her mother is Russian and Norwegian. She is often referred to as Jessica Rabbit, after the character from the animated film Who Framed Roger Rabbit whose voluptuous figure Ford's is said to resemble.[1] [5] :3



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[hide]  *1 Entertainment career  ==Entertainment career[edit] == In the late 1990s, music video director Little X discovered Ford while she was working as a bartender at a Toronto nightclub and helped launch her music video career.[6] She has appeared in music videos, men's magazines, television programs and films.[1]  Ford was an on-air personality for Sirius Satellite Radio's Hot Jamz channel.[7]  She sells a line of calendars and DVD.[8]
 * 1.1 Selected music videos
 * 1.2 Selected magazine appearances
 * 1.3 Selected television appearances
 * 1.4 Selected filmography
 * 1.5 Video game appearance
 * 2 See also
 * 3 References
 * 4 External links

In a 2008 CNN interview, Ford said that when making music videos she often asked herself whether she was "perpetuating a negative stereotype" about black women. When she was asked whether music videos, overall, are "demeaning to women", Ford replied, "Yes, I definitely have to say that."[4]  As of 2014, Ford is starring in theBravo Network television series Blood, Sweat & Heels.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-9" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[9] ===Selected music videos<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[edit] === ===Selected magazine appearances<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[edit] === ===Selected television appearances<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[edit] === ===Selected filmography<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[edit] === ===Video game appearance<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[edit] ===
 * 1997
 * "The Thing to Do" (Glenn Lewis)
 * 1998
 * "Northern Touch" (Rascalz featuring Checkmate, Kardinal Offishall, Thrust and Choclair)
 * "Bout Your Love" (Glenn Lewis)
 * "Anywhere" (112 featuring Lil' Zane)
 * 1999
 * "Let's Ride" (Choclair)
 * 2000
 * "Big Pimpin'" (Jay-Z featuring UGK)
 * "Cherchez LaGhost" (Ghostface Killah featuring U-God)
 * "Shake Ya Ass" (Mystikal)
 * "Thong Song Remix" (Sisqó)
 * 2001
 * "Knock Yourself Out" (Jadakiss)
 * 2003
 * "You Don't Know My Name" (Alicia Keys)
 * 2004
 * "Happy People" (R. Kelly)
 * "Yeah!" (Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris)
 * King
 * Maxim
 * Smooth [Ford was the author of an advice column for Smooth]
 * XXL and XXL Eye Candy
 * 2000: Soul Food (Showtime)
 * 2003: Playmakers (ESPN)
 * 2004: How I'm Livin (BET) [Ford was a host of How I'm Livin]
 * 2004–2006: BET Style (BET) [Ford was a host of BET Style]
 * 2007: Entourage (HBO)
 * 2007: The Game (The CW)
 * 2008: Byte Me: 20 Hottest Women of the Web (E!)
 * 2008: The Black Poker Stars Invitational (BET)
 * 2014: Blood, Sweat & Heels (Bravo)
 * 2000: Turn It Up
 * 2003: Kung Faux
 * 2004: Psyche
 * 2007: God's Prayer
 * 2008: Three Can Play That Game
 * 2008: Days of Wrath
 * 2008: Love for Sale
 * 2009: Good Hair
 * 2011: Video Girl
 * 2012: Think like a Man
 * 2007: Def Jam Icon