Melyssa Ford
Born (1976-11-07) November 7, 1976 (age 47)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Other namesJessica Rabbit
Modeling information
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[1]
Hair colorBrown
Eye colorLight Brown

Melyssa Savannah Ford (born November 7, 1976) is a Canadian video model and actress, often compared to cartoon character Jessica Rabbit.[1][3]: 3  [4] She attended York University and studied in the field of forensic psychology.[5] Ford's father is Afro-Barbadian and her mother is Russian and Norwegian.

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 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]

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".[5]

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.[9]

Selected music videos

1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2003
2004

Selected magazine appearances

Selected television appearances

Selected filmography

Video game appearance

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Century, Douglas (May 2, 2004). "How to Succeed in Videos Without Really Dancing". The New York Times. Retrieved February 4, 2009.
  2. ^ Ford, Melyssa (2005). "Calendar Girl". In Byrd, Ayana D.; Solomon, Akiba (eds.). Naked: Black Women Bare All about Their Skin, Hair, Hips, Lips, and Other Parts. New York: Perigee. p. 221. ISBN 0-399-53163-7.
  3. ^ Ogunnaike, Lola (August 31, 2004). "New Magazines for Black Men Proudly Redefine the Pinup". The New York Times. Retrieved December 22, 2008.
  4. ^ Internet Movie Database
  5. ^ a b "Black in America: Video Vixens Too Revealing?". CNN. July 24, 2008. Retrieved January 25, 2009.
  6. ^ "Melyssa Ford". Vibe. September 2008. ((cite web)): |access-date= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help); Unknown parameter |https://web.archive.org/web/20081204021153/http://www.vibe.com/celebs/vixens/feature.html?id= ignored (help)
  7. ^ "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!
  8. ^ Ford. "Calendar Girl". Naked. pp. 219–220.
  9. ^ 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.
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