Melyssa Savannah Ford (born on November 7, 1976 in Toronto, Ontario) is an Canadian model and actress. She attended York University and studied in the field of forensic psychology. Ford's father is Afro-Bajan 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 is said to resemble.
Music video director Little X discovered Ford while she was working as a bartender at a Toronto nightclub and helped launch her modeling career. She has appeared in music videos, men's magazines, and television programs and films. Ford is an on-air personality for Sirius Satellite Radio, and she sells a line of calendars and DVDs.
