Acting
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.
9-1-1
2018 · TV
Without a Trace
2002 · TV
Addicted
2014 · Movie
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009 · TV
Chicago Hope
1994 · TV
Empire
2015 · TV
America's Next Top Model
2003 · TV
Power
2014 · TV
Nip/Tuck
2003 · TV
Sherri
2022 · TV
Girlfriends
2000 · TV
Punk'd
2003 · TV
The Tyra Banks Show
2005 · TV
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
2024 · Movie
Star
2016 · TV
The Steve Harvey Show
1996 · TV
American Music Awards
1974 · TV
The Parkers
1999 · TV
Malcolm & Eddie
1996 · TV
Survival of the Thickest
2023 · TV
Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse
2011 · TV
Boston Common
1996 · TV
Couples Retreat
2009 · Movie
Glory Daze
2010 · TV
First Wives Club
2019 · TV
Twinless
2025 · Movie
The Corner
2000 · TV
The Deliverance
2024 · Movie
The Whole Ten Yards
2004 · Movie
You, Me and Dupree
2006 · Movie
ATL
2006 · Movie
Dolemite Is My Name
2019 · Movie
Daddy's Little Girls
2007 · Movie
Why Did I Get Married?
2007 · Movie
Jumping the Broom
2011 · Movie
Why Did I Get Married Too?
2010 · Movie
Pastor Brown
2009 · Movie
The Longshots
2008 · Movie
Playas Ball
2007 · Movie
Glass House: The Good Mother
2006 · Movie
Let It Be Me
1995 · Movie
Snowed Inn Christmas
2017 · Movie
Stock Option
2015 · Movie
Max Q: Emergency Landing
1998 · Movie
Something Like A Business
2010 · Movie
Escape Room
2025 · Movie
Polaris
2017 · Movie
Running Out of Time
2018 · Movie
The One You Never Forget
2019 · Movie
Desire: A Temptations Story
2025 · Movie
Miles from Home
2006 · Movie
Chameleon II: Death Match
1999 · Movie
Love and Other Four Letter Words
2007 · Movie
