Tasha Smith

Tasha Smith (54)

1971-02-28 | 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.

On Movies

  • Twinless
  • Escape Room
  • Desire: A Temptations Story
  • The Deliverance
  • Bad Boys: Ride or Die
  • Dolemite Is My Name
  • The One You Never Forget
  • Running Out of Time
  • Snowed Inn Christmas
  • Polaris
  • Addicted
  • Hell Week
  • Jumping the Broom
  • Something Like A Business
  • Why Did I Get Married Too?
  • Couples Retreat
  • Pastor Brown
  • The Longshots
  • Why Did I Get Married?
  • Daddy's Little Girls
  • Playas Ball
  • Love and Other Four Letter Words
  • Glass House: The Good Mother
  • You, Me and Dupree
  • ATL
  • Miles from Home
  • The Whole Ten Yards
  • Chameleon II: Death Match
  • Max Q: Emergency Landing
  • Let It Be Me

Movies as Director

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