Cast & creator
Melissa Haizlip
Best known for Saturday Night Live, Great Performances, Crossing Jordan
Melissa Haizlip is an American film producer, director and writer most notable for her 2018 award winning film, Mr. SOUL!. Haizlip won an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Writing in a Documentary (Television or Motion Picture) for Mr. SOUL!. Description above from the Wikipedia article Melissa Haizlip, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
13
film credits
4
television credits
7
1971–2026 · acting roles
6.2
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (17)
Showing 17 of 17 credits
Saturday Night Live
Weekend Update Dancer (uncredited)
1975
Great Performances
Self
1971
Crossing Jordan
Local Reporter
2001
Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop
Co-Executive Producer
2023
Mr. SOUL!
Director
2018Mr. SOUL!
Writer
2018Mr. SOUL!
Producer
2018
Bleeding Hearts
Melanie
1995
Couture to the Max
Executive Producer
2026
Pretty Dead Girl
Alive Dancer
2004
Jammin': Jelly Roll Morton on Broadway
Self
1992
Bojangles
2001
You're Dead to Me
Producer
2013You're Dead to Me
Casting
2013
Satisfied
Producer
2025Satisfied
Director
2025
Contact High: A Visual History of Hip-Hop
Director
2019