Originally from Toronto, Canada, this exotic beauty, with a combination of West Indian, Norwegian and Russian heritage, possesses a look that many have gravitated toward and that has landed her on numerous national magazine covers and top-selling calendars. Through hard work and perseverance, Melyssa Ford is quickly emerging as the latest sex symbol/icon in the entertainment industry A passion for performing began at a very early age for Melyssa, as she would star in various plays throughout her school career. Melyssa starred in plays such as Beauty and the Beast. Melyssa then went on to star in several independent films and secured a recurring role on Showtime's hit series ?Soul Food? and the UPN series ?Platinum?. You can watch her on Soul Food as Hoochie Mama. Melyssa Ford was a top student in high school. In the interim, Melyssa decided to continue her educational studies at York University in Toronto Studying forensic psychology and English literature with the hopes that one day she would grow up to work for CSIS, within their behavioral science unit, helping to develop character studies on high profile criminals and sex offenders.