Tasha Smith

Tasha Smith

Known for
Acting
Born
February 28, 1971 (age 55)
Birthplace
Camden, New Jersey, USA

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

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Filmography

2026
Why Did I Get Married Again? poster

Why Did I Get Married Again?

Movie · as Angela

2026
Give Me Some Sugah

Give Me Some Sugah

Movie

2025
Twinless poster

Twinless

Movie · as Charlotte

2025
Desire: A Temptations Story poster

Desire: A Temptations Story

Movie · as Kendra

2025
Escape Room poster

Escape Room

Movie

2024
The Deliverance poster

The Deliverance

Movie · as Pastor Powell

2024
Bad Boys: Ride or Die poster

Bad Boys: Ride or Die

Movie · as Theresa

2023
Survival of the Thickest poster

Survival of the Thickest

TV · as Marley · 13 eps

2022
Sherri poster

Sherri

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2019
Dolemite Is My Name poster

Dolemite Is My Name

Movie · as Jimmy's Wife

2019
The One You Never Forget poster

The One You Never Forget

Movie · as Mom

2019
First Wives Club poster

First Wives Club

TV · as Savannah · 7 eps

2018
Running Out of Time poster

Running Out of Time

Movie · as Brenda

2018
9-1-1 poster

9-1-1

TV · as Gabi Bond · 3 eps

2017
Snowed Inn Christmas poster

Snowed Inn Christmas

Movie · as Simone Jenkins

2017
Polaris poster

Polaris

Movie · as Sophie

2016
Star poster

Star

TV · as Carol Hardaway · 1 ep

2015
Stock Option poster

Stock Option

Movie · as LaTonja

2015
Empire poster

Empire

TV · as Carol Hardaway · 31 eps

2014
Addicted poster

Addicted

Movie · as Marcella

2014
Power poster

Power

TV · as Jarita · 1 ep

2011
Jumping the Broom poster

Jumping the Broom

Movie · as Shonda

2011
Hell Week

Hell Week

Movie · as Marla

2011
Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse poster

Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse

TV · as Angela Williams · 135 eps

2010
Why Did I Get Married Too? poster

Why Did I Get Married Too?

Movie · as Angela

2010
Something Like A Business poster

Something Like A Business

Movie · as Angela

2010
Glory Daze poster

Glory Daze

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2009
Pastor Brown poster

Pastor Brown

Movie · as Angelique Todd

2009
Couples Retreat poster

Couples Retreat

Movie · as Jennifer

2009
RuPaul's Drag Race poster

RuPaul's Drag Race

TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep

2008
The Longshots poster

The Longshots

Movie · as Claire Plummer

2007
Daddy's Little Girls poster

Daddy's Little Girls

Movie · as Jennifer Jackson

2007
Why Did I Get Married? poster

Why Did I Get Married?

Movie · as Angela

2007
Playas Ball poster

Playas Ball

Movie · as Vonda

2007
Love and Other Four Letter Words poster

Love and Other Four Letter Words

Movie · as Lucille

2006
ATL poster

ATL

Movie · as Gayle

2006
Glass House: The Good Mother poster

Glass House: The Good Mother

Movie · as Caseworker

2006
Miles from Home poster

Miles from Home

Movie · as Keisha Knight

2006
You, Me and Dupree poster

You, Me and Dupree

Movie · as Co-Worker (uncredited)

2005
The Tyra Banks Show poster

The Tyra Banks Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2004
The Whole Ten Yards poster

The Whole Ten Yards

Movie · as Julie

2004
Second Time Around

Second Time Around

TV · as Laura · 1 ep

2003
Nip/Tuck poster

Nip/Tuck

TV · as Carol Nelson · 1 ep

2003
Punk'd poster

Punk'd

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2003
America's Next Top Model poster

America's Next Top Model

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2002
Without a Trace poster

Without a Trace

TV · as Veronica · 1 ep

2000
Girlfriends poster

Girlfriends

TV · as Shandara Durrani · 1 ep

2000
The Corner poster

The Corner

TV · as Veronica "Ronnie" Boice · 6 eps

1999
Chameleon II: Death Match poster

Chameleon II: Death Match

Movie · as Webster, IBI Director

1999
The Parkers poster

The Parkers

TV · 1 ep

1998
Max Q: Emergency Landing poster

Max Q: Emergency Landing

Movie · as Karen Daniels

1997
The Tom Show

The Tom Show

TV · as Tanya Cole · 38 eps

1996
Malcolm & Eddie poster

Malcolm & Eddie

TV · 1 ep

1996
Boston Common poster

Boston Common

TV · as Tasha King · 32 eps

1996
The Steve Harvey Show poster

The Steve Harvey Show

TV · as Kimberly Davis · 1 ep

1995
Let It Be Me poster

Let It Be Me

Movie · as Student

1994
Chicago Hope poster

Chicago Hope

TV · as Denise Potter · 1 ep

1974
American Music Awards poster

American Music Awards

TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep