Tasha Smith
Acting
Born: February 28, 1971 (age 55) · Camden, New Jersey, USA
Highest Rated
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 Rookie
2018
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
2024
9-1-1
2018
Couples Retreat
2009
You, Me and Dupree
2006
Dolemite Is My Name
2019
Power
2014
The Whole Ten Yards
2004
Black Lightning
2018
Empire
2015
Mayor of Kingstown
2021
The Deliverance
2024
Photos (2)
Movies (30)
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
Theresa
Addicted
Marcella
Couples Retreat
Jennifer
Twinless
Charlotte
The Deliverance
Pastor Powell
Dolemite Is My Name
Jimmy's Wife
You, Me and Dupree
Co-Worker (uncredited)
Why Did I Get Married Too?
Angela
The Whole Ten Yards
Julie
Why Did I Get Married?
Angela
Jumping the Broom
Shonda
Daddy's Little Girls
Jennifer Jackson
ATL
Gayle
Glass House: The Good Mother
Caseworker
Snowed Inn Christmas
Simone Jenkins
The Longshots
Claire Plummer
Pastor Brown
Angelique Todd
Stock Option
LaTonja
Escape Room
2025
Let It Be Me
Student
Max Q: Emergency Landing
Karen Daniels
Something Like A Business
Angela
Playas Ball
Vonda
Chameleon II: Death Match
Webster, IBI Director
The One You Never Forget
Mom
Desire: A Temptations Story
Kendra
Running Out of Time
Brenda
Polaris
Sophie
Miles from Home
Keisha Knight
Love and Other Four Letter Words
Lucille
TV Shows (16)
9-1-1
Gabi Bond · 3 eps
Without a Trace
Veronica · 1 eps
Nip/Tuck
Carol Nelson · 1 eps
Chicago Hope
Denise Potter · 1 eps
Empire
Carol Hardaway · 31 eps
Power
Jarita · 1 eps
Girlfriends
Shandara Durrani · 1 eps
The Steve Harvey Show
Kimberly Davis · 1 eps
The Parkers
1 eps
Star
Carol Hardaway · 1 eps
Malcolm & Eddie
1 eps
Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse
Angela Williams · 135 eps
Survival of the Thickest
Marley · 13 eps
Boston Common
Tasha King · 32 eps
The Corner
Veronica "Ronnie" Boice · 6 eps
First Wives Club
Savannah · 7 eps
Self / Appearances (7)
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Guest Judge · 1 eps
Sherri
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Punk'd
Self · 1 eps
America's Next Top Model
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Tyra Banks Show
Self · 1 eps
American Music Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
Glory Daze
Self · 1 eps
Upcoming (1)
Directing (11)
The Rookie
Director
9-1-1
Director
Mayor of Kingstown
Director
Big Sky
Director
Black Lightning
Director
P-Valley
Director
Star
Director
BMF
Director
Survival of the Thickest
Director
Our Kind of People
Director
When Love Kills: The Falicia Blakely Story
Director