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Melyssa Ford

Melyssa Ford

Actor · Born November 7, 1976 (49) · 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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 7, 1976 (49)
From
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Works as
Actor
Titles
8 on Motif · 14 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 13% in 30 days

What are Melyssa Ford's films like?

Across their 5 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 20th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
29%
Self
27%
Survival
27%
Morality
9%
Power
8%
Survival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 2

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Absurd
2
Romantic
1
Melancholic
2
Dread
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Unsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Melyssa Ford's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 8 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Melyssa Ford's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

14 credits, 8 with a Motif page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Trapped in the Spotlight(2025)

    as Lupita

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Hunting Housewives(2024)

    as Sharell Bouvie

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Stuff (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    as Denise Washington

  • Playin' for Love (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    as Bella

  • The Redemption of a Dog (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    as Sheila

  • Video Girl(2011)

    as La La · as Lala

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Days of Wrath(2008)

    as Lisa

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Love for Sale(2008)

    as Katherine

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Three Can Play That Game(2007)

    as Candy

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • BET Style (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 36 episodes · Actor

  • Entourage(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Flight Attendant

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Turn It Up(2000)

    as Deborah

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Soul Food (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Hoochie Mama

  • Red Flags (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 3rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 14 titles, 13 of them dated from 2000 to 2026.

Highest rated

Video Girl (2011)

Midcredits 39th

Most popular right now

Three Can Play That Game (2007)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting14 of 14: 14 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score36th

By decade

2000s7 · acting2010s4 · acting2020s2 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Melyssa Ford's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 32nd percentile, the median of all 7; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 23rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

23rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 8 titles are Cult Classics.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

Days of Wrath (2008)

95th percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Days of Wrath (2008)

Midcredits 67th · 63% liked

Reviewers score the acting 47/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 32. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Melyssa Ford work with?

People who share at least 2 of Melyssa Ford's Motif titles; Nicole G. Leier shares the most, 2.