Tasha Smith
Known for: Acting
Born: February 28, 1971
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
36 movies · 32 TV shows, newest first
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Give Me Some Sugah
2026
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Why Did I Get Married Again?
2026
7.2
Twinless
2025
8.2
Escape Room
2025
9.3
Desire: A Temptations Story
2025
6.0
The Deliverance
2024
7.3
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
2024
6.8
Survival of the Thickest
2023
2.6
Sherri
2022
8.0
Mayor of Kingstown
2021
8.0
BMF
2021
7.8
Our Kind of People
2021
7.2
Big Sky
2020
7.6
P-Valley
2020
7.0
Dolemite Is My Name
2019
8.0
First Wives Club
2019
6.3
The One You Never Forget
2019
5.9
Running Out of Time
2018
8.5
The Rookie
2018
6.9
Black Lightning
2018
8.2
9-1-1
2018
6.9
Snowed Inn Christmas
2017
8.1
When Love Kills: The Falicia Blakely Story
2017
2.7
Polaris
2017
8.0
Star
2016
1.0
Stock Option
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Boxed in
2015
7.1
Empire
2015
5.9
Addicted
2014
7.7
Power
2014
7.3
Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse
20116.3
Hell Week
2011
5.9
Jumping the Broom
2011
5.7
Glory Daze
2010
2.5
Something Like A Business
2010
6.5
Why Did I Get Married Too?
2010
5.6
Couples Retreat
2009
5.6
Pastor Brown
2009
7.5
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
6.5
The Longshots
2008
6.5
Why Did I Get Married?
2007
6.9
Daddy's Little Girls
2007
5.0
Playas Ball
2007
5.3
Love and Other Four Letter Words
2007
5.7
Glass House: The Good Mother
2006
5.6
You, Me and Dupree
2006
7.0
ATL
2006
10.0
Miles from Home
2006
5.0
The Tyra Banks Show
20057.0
Second Time Around
2004
5.7
The Whole Ten Yards
2004
7.2
Nip/Tuck
2003
5.4
America's Next Top Model
2003
5.1
Punk'd
2003
7.2
Without a Trace
2002
7.3
Girlfriends
2000
7.8
The Corner
2000
8.0
The Parkers
1999
3.4
Chameleon II: Death Match
1999
7.1
Max Q: Emergency Landing
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The Tom Show
1997
7.7
Malcolm & Eddie
1996
7.0
The Steve Harvey Show
1996
7.0
Boston Common
1996
5.4
Let It Be Me
1995
7.2
Chicago Hope
1994
8.2
American Music Awards
1974NR
Women Like Us
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