
Acting
Born February 28, 1971 · 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.

Twinless
2025

Escape Room
2025

Desire: A Temptations Story
2025

The Deliverance
2024

Bad Boys: Ride or Die
2024

Dolemite Is My Name
2019

The One You Never Forget
2019

Running Out of Time
2018

Snowed Inn Christmas
2017

Polaris
2017

Stock Option
2015

Addicted
2014
Hell Week
2011

Jumping the Broom
2011

Something Like A Business
2010

Why Did I Get Married Too?
2010

Couples Retreat
2009

Pastor Brown
2009

The Longshots
2008

Why Did I Get Married?
2007

Daddy's Little Girls
2007

Playas Ball
2007

Love and Other Four Letter Words
2007

Glass House: The Good Mother
2006

You, Me and Dupree
2006

ATL
2006

Miles from Home
2006

The Whole Ten Yards
2004

Chameleon II: Death Match
1999

Max Q: Emergency Landing
1998

Let It Be Me
1995