
Tasha Smith
Department: Acting
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.
Known For

The Whole Ten Yards
2004

The Longshots
2008

Why Did I Get Married Too?
2010

ATL
2006

Something Like A Business
2010

Pastor Brown
2009

Daddy's Little Girls
2007

Why Did I Get Married?
2007

Couples Retreat
2009

Jumping the Broom
2011

Glass House: The Good Mother
2006

The Deliverance
2024

Addicted
2014

Max Q: Emergency Landing
1998

Bad Boys: Ride or Die
2024

Hell Week
2011

Chameleon II: Death Match
1999

Playas Ball
2007

Stock Option
2015

Love and Other Four Letter Words
2007

Twinless
2025

Miles from Home
2006

Running Out of Time
2018

Dolemite Is My Name
2019

Snowed Inn Christmas
2017

Polaris
2017

You, Me and Dupree
2006

The One You Never Forget
2019

Desire: A Temptations Story
2025

Why Did I Get Married Again?
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Escape Room
2025

Let It Be Me
1995

Malcolm & Eddie
1996

Boston Common
1996

The Tyra Banks Show
2005

Girlfriends
2000

Nip/Tuck
2003

The Parkers
1999

The Steve Harvey Show
1996

Chicago Hope
1994

The Corner
2000

The Tom Show
1997

Glory Daze
2010

Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse
2011

Power
2014

Empire
2015

Punk'd
2003

RuPaul's Drag Race
2009

America's Next Top Model
2003

Second Time Around
2004

Survival of the Thickest
2023

Star
2016

Without a Trace
2002

Sherri
2022

American Music Awards
1974

First Wives Club
2019

9-1-1
2018