Tasha Smith
Actor
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.
As Director
Filmography
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
as Theresa 2024
Couples Retreat
as Jennifer 2009
You, Me and Dupree
as Co-Worker (uncredited) 2006
Dolemite Is My Name
as Jimmy's Wife 2019
The Whole Ten Yards
as Julie 2004
The Deliverance
as Pastor Powell 2024
Addicted
as Marcella 2014
Jumping the Broom
as Shonda 2011
ATL
as Gayle 2006
Why Did I Get Married Too?
as Angela 2010
Why Did I Get Married?
as Angela 2007
Daddy's Little Girls
as Jennifer Jackson 2007
Snowed Inn Christmas
as Simone Jenkins 2017
Glass House: The Good Mother
as Caseworker 2006
The Longshots
as Claire Plummer 2008
Twinless
as Charlotte 2025
Something Like A Business
as Angela 2010