Melyssa Ford
| Melyssa Ford | |
|---|---|
 Ford in March 2005 | |
| Born |
November 7, 1976 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Other names | Jessica Rabbit |
|
Modeling information | |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[1] |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Light brown |
Melyssa Savannah Ford (born November 7, 1976) is a Canadian hip hop model and actress.[2] She attended York University and studied in the field of forensic psychology.[3] Ford's father is Afro-Barbadian and her mother is Russian and Norwegian. She is often referred to as Jessica Rabbit, an animated character whose sensuous figure Ford's is said to resemble.[1][4]
Entertainment career
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 modeling career.[5] 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.[6] She sells a line of calendars and DVD.[7]
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".[3]
As of 2014, Ford participates in the Bravo Network television series Blood, Sweat & Heels, documenting her social life against the background of her struggles of becoming a realtor in New York.[8]
Selected music videos
- 1997
- 1998
- "Anywhere" (112 featuring Lil' Zane)
- "Northern Touch" (Rascalz featuring Checkmate, Kardinal Offishall, Thrust and Choclair)
- "Bout Your Love" (Glenn Lewis)
- 1999
- "Let's Ride" (Choclair)
- 2000
- "Big Pimpin'" (Jay-Z featuring UGK)
- "Thong Song Remix" (Sisqó)
- "Cherchez LaGhost" (Ghostface Killah featuring U-God)
- "Shake Ya Ass" (Mystikal)
- 2001
- "Knock Yourself Out" (Jadakiss)
- 2003
- 2004
Selected magazine appearances
Selected television appearances
- 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)
- 2014: The Millionaire Matchmaker (Bravo)
Selected filmography
- 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
- 2014: Think Like a Man Too
Video game appearance
- 2007: Def Jam Icon
See also
References
- 1 2 3 Century, Douglas (May 2, 2004). "How to Succeed in Videos Without Really Dancing". The New York Times. Retrieved February 4, 2009.
- ↑ Internet Movie Database
- 1 2 "Black in America: Video Vixens Too Revealing?". CNN. July 24, 2008. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
- ↑ Ogunnaike, Lola (August 31, 2004). "New Magazines for Black Men Proudly Redefine the Pinup". The New York Times. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
- ↑ "Melyssa Ford". Vibe. September 2008. Archived from the original on December 4, 2008. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
- ↑ "Hot Jamz". Sirius Satellite Radio. Archived from the original on October 14, 2008. Retrieved January 25, 2009.
Hot Jamz is about to get a lot hotter: Melyssa Ford has joined our squad!
- ↑ Ford. "Calendar Girl". Naked. pp. 219–220.
- ↑ Settembre, Jeanette (December 31, 2013). "'Blood, Sweat and Heels' Follows Six Black New York City Women on the Rise". New York Daily News. Retrieved January 22, 2014.