Acting · Camden, New Jersey, USA · Born February 28, 1971
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.
MovieWhy Did I Get Married Again?
2026
as Angela
MovieTwinless
2025
as Charlotte
MovieEscape Room
2025
MovieDesire: A Temptations Story
2025
as Kendra
MovieThe Deliverance
2024
as Pastor Powell
MovieBad Boys: Ride or Die
2024
as Theresa
TVSurvival of the Thickest
2023
as Marley
TVSherri
2022
as Self - Guest
MovieDolemite Is My Name
2019
as Jimmy's Wife
TVFirst Wives Club
2019
as Savannah
MovieThe One You Never Forget
2019
as Mom
MovieRunning Out of Time
2018
as Brenda
TV9-1-1
2018
as Gabi Bond
MovieSnowed Inn Christmas
2017
as Simone Jenkins
MoviePolaris
2017
as Sophie
TVStar
2016
as Carol Hardaway
MovieStock Option
2015
as LaTonja
TVEmpire
2015
as Carol Hardaway
MovieAddicted
2014
as Marcella
TVPower
2014
as Jarita
TVTyler Perry's For Better or Worse
2011
as Angela Williams
Hell Week
2011
as Marla
MovieJumping the Broom
2011
as Shonda
TVGlory Daze
2010
as Self
MovieSomething Like A Business
2010
as Angela
MovieWhy Did I Get Married Too?
2010
as Angela
MovieCouples Retreat
2009
as Jennifer
MoviePastor Brown
2009
as Angelique Todd
TVRuPaul's Drag Race
2009
as Self - Guest Judge
MovieThe Longshots
2008
as Claire Plummer
MovieWhy Did I Get Married?
2007
as Angela
MovieDaddy's Little Girls
2007
as Jennifer Jackson
MoviePlayas Ball
2007
as Vonda
MovieLove and Other Four Letter Words
2007
as Lucille
MovieGlass House: The Good Mother
2006
as Caseworker
MovieYou, Me and Dupree
2006
as Co-Worker (uncredited)
MovieATL
2006
as Gayle
MovieMiles from Home
2006
as Keisha Knight
TVThe Tyra Banks Show
2005
as Self
Second Time Around
2004
as Laura
MovieThe Whole Ten Yards
2004
as Julie
TVNip/Tuck
2003
as Carol Nelson
TVAmerica's Next Top Model
2003
as Self - Guest
TVPunk'd
2003
as Self
TVWithout a Trace
2002
as Veronica
TVGirlfriends
2000
as Shandara Durrani
TVThe Corner
2000
as Veronica "Ronnie" Boice
TVThe Parkers
1999
MovieChameleon II: Death Match
1999
as Webster, IBI Director
MovieMax Q: Emergency Landing
1998
as Karen Daniels
The Tom Show
1997
as Tanya Cole
TVMalcolm & Eddie
1996
TVThe Steve Harvey Show
1996
as Kimberly Davis
TVBoston Common
1996
as Tasha King
MovieLet It Be Me
1995
as Student
TVChicago Hope
1994
as Denise Potter
TVAmerican Music Awards
1974
as Self - Presenter
