Tasha Smith
Acting • Born 1971-02-28
Biography
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.
Filmography
56 credits
The Whole Ten Yards
Movie • 2004
Julie
The Longshots
Movie • 2008
Claire Plummer
Why Did I Get Married Too?
Movie • 2010
Angela
ATL
Movie • 2006
Gayle
Something Like A Business
Movie • 2010
Angela
Pastor Brown
Movie • 2009
Angelique Todd
Daddy's Little Girls
Movie • 2007
Jennifer Jackson
Why Did I Get Married?
Movie • 2007
Angela
Couples Retreat
Movie • 2009
Jennifer
Jumping the Broom
Movie • 2011
Shonda
Glass House: The Good Mother
Movie • 2006
Caseworker
The Deliverance
Movie • 2024
Pastor Powell
Addicted
Movie • 2014
Marcella
Max Q: Emergency Landing
Movie • 1998
Karen Daniels
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
Movie • 2024
Theresa
Hell Week
Movie • 2011
Marla
Chameleon II: Death Match
Movie • 1999
Webster, IBI Director
Playas Ball
Movie • 2007
Vonda
Stock Option
Movie • 2015
LaTonja
Love and Other Four Letter Words
Movie • 2007
Lucille
Twinless
Movie • 2025
Charlotte
Miles from Home
Movie • 2006
Keisha Knight
Running Out of Time
Movie • 2018
Brenda
Dolemite Is My Name
Movie • 2019
Jimmy's Wife
Snowed Inn Christmas
Movie • 2017
Simone Jenkins
Polaris
Movie • 2017
Sophie
You, Me and Dupree
Movie • 2006
Co-Worker (uncredited)
The One You Never Forget
Movie • 2019
Mom
Desire: A Temptations Story
Movie • 2025
Kendra
Why Did I Get Married Again?
Movie
Angela
Escape Room
Movie • 2025
Let It Be Me
Movie • 1995
Student
Malcolm & Eddie
TV • 1996
Boston Common
TV • 1996
Tasha King
The Tyra Banks Show
TV • 2005
Self
Girlfriends
TV • 2000
Shandara Durrani
Nip/Tuck
TV • 2003
Carol Nelson
The Parkers
TV • 1999
The Steve Harvey Show
TV • 1996
Kimberly Davis
Chicago Hope
TV • 1994
Denise Potter
The Corner
TV • 2000
Veronica "Ronnie" Boice
The Tom Show
TV • 1997
Tanya Cole
Glory Daze
TV • 2010
Self
Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse
TV • 2011
Angela Williams
Power
TV • 2014
Jarita
Empire
TV • 2015
Carol Hardaway
Punk'd
TV • 2003
Self
RuPaul's Drag Race
TV • 2009
Self - Guest Judge
America's Next Top Model
TV • 2003
Self - Guest
Second Time Around
TV • 2004
Laura
Survival of the Thickest
TV • 2023
Marley
Star
TV • 2016
Carol Hardaway
Without a Trace
TV • 2002
Veronica
Sherri
TV • 2022
Self - Guest
American Music Awards
TV • 1974
Self - Presenter
First Wives Club
TV • 2019
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