Tasha Smith
February 28, 1971 (54 years old) in Camden, New Jersey, USA
Tasha Smith (born February 28, 1971) is an American actress and director. She began her career in a starring role on the NBC comedy series Boston Common (1996–97). In film, Smith has appeared in The Whole Ten Yards (2004), Daddy's Little Girls (2007), The Longshots (2008), Couples Retreat (2009), Jumping the Broom (2011), Addicted (2014) and Dolemite Is My Name (2019). She starred as Angela Williams in the Tyler Perry films Why Did I Get Married? (2007), its sequel Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010), and on the television series based on the movies, For Better or Worse (2011–2017). From 2015 to 2020, she had a recurring role as Carol Holloway on the Fox musical drama series Empire.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · Twinless as Charlotte
- 2025 · Escape Room as
- 2025 · Desire: A Temptations Story as Kendra
- 2024 · The Deliverance as Pastor Powell
- 2024 · Bad Boys: Ride or Die as Theresa
- 2023 · Survival of the Thickest as Marley
- 2022 · Sherri as Self - Guest
- 2019 · Dolemite Is My Name as Jimmy's Wife
- 2019 · First Wives Club as Savannah
- 2019 · The One You Never Forget as Mom
- 2018 · Running Out of Time as Brenda
- 2017 · Snowed Inn Christmas as Simone Jenkins
- 2017 · Polaris as Sophie
- 2016 · Star as Carol Hardaway
- 2015 · Stock Option as LaTonja
- 2015 · Empire as Carol Hardaway
- 2014 · Addicted as Marcella
- 2014 · Power as Jarita
- 2011 · Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse as Angela Williams
- 2011 · Hell Week as Marla
- 2011 · Jumping the Broom as Shonda
- 2010 · Glory Daze as Self
- 2010 · Something Like A Business as Angela
- 2010 · Why Did I Get Married Too? as Angela
- 2009 · Couples Retreat as Jennifer
- 2009 · Pastor Brown as Angelique Todd
- 2009 · RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Guest Judge
- 2008 · The Longshots as Claire Plummer
- 2007 · Why Did I Get Married? as Angela
- 2007 · Daddy's Little Girls as Jennifer Jackson
- 2007 · Playas Ball as Vonda
- 2007 · Love and Other Four Letter Words as Lucille
- 2006 · Glass House: The Good Mother as Caseworker
- 2006 · You, Me and Dupree as Co-Worker (uncredited)
- 2006 · ATL as Gayle
- 2006 · Miles from Home as Keisha Knight
- 2005 · The Tyra Banks Show as Self
- 2004 · Second Time Around as Laura
- 2004 · The Whole Ten Yards as Julie
- 2003 · Nip/Tuck as Carol Nelson
- 2003 · America's Next Top Model as Guest
- 2003 · Punk'd as Self
- 2002 · Without a Trace as Veronica
- 2000 · Girlfriends as Shandara Durrani
- 2000 · The Corner as Veronica "Ronnie" Boice
- 1999 · The Parkers as
- 1999 · Chameleon II: Death Match as Webster, IBI Director
- 1998 · Max Q: Emergency Landing as Karen Daniels
- 1997 · The Tom Show as Tanya Cole
- 1996 · Malcolm & Eddie as
- 1996 · The Steve Harvey Show as Kimberly Davis
- 1996 · Boston Common as Tasha King
- 1995 · Let It Be Me as Student
- 1994 · Chicago Hope as Denise Potter
- 1974 · American Music Awards as Self - Presenter
- Future · Why Did I Get Married Again? as Angela