
Tasha Smith
ActingBiography
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.
Movies
(32 total)
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
as Theresa

Couples Retreat
as Jennifer

You, Me and Dupree
as Co-Worker (uncredited)

Dolemite Is My Name
as Jimmy's Wife

The Whole Ten Yards
as Julie

The Deliverance
as Pastor Powell

Addicted
as Marcella

Jumping the Broom
as Shonda

ATL
as Gayle

Why Did I Get Married?
as Angela

Why Did I Get Married Too?
as Angela

Daddy's Little Girls
as Jennifer Jackson

Snowed Inn Christmas
as Simone Jenkins

Twinless
as Charlotte

Glass House: The Good Mother
as Caseworker

The Longshots
as Claire Plummer

Something Like A Business
as Angela

Max Q: Emergency Landing
as Karen Daniels

Running Out of Time
as Brenda
TV Shows
(24 total)
Power
as Jarita

Empire
as Carol Hardaway

Nip/Tuck
as Carol Nelson

Without a Trace
as Veronica

RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Guest Judge

America's Next Top Model
as Self - Guest

Star
as Carol Hardaway

Punk'd
as Self

Chicago Hope
as Denise Potter

The Corner
as Veronica "Ronnie" Boice

Girlfriends
as Shandara Durrani

Survival of the Thickest
as Marley

Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse
as Angela Williams

The Steve Harvey Show
as Kimberly Davis

The Tyra Banks Show
as Self

First Wives Club
as Savannah

Sherri
as Self - Guest

Glory Daze
as Self


