
Actor
Tasha Smith
Born 1971 · 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.
Directed

The Rookie
Director · 2018

9-1-1
Director · 2018

Mayor of Kingstown
Director · 2021

Black Lightning
Director · 2018

BMF
Director · 2021

P-Valley
Director · 2020

Big Sky
Director · 2020

Star
Director · 2016

Survival of the Thickest
Director · 2023

Our Kind of People
Director · 2021

When Love Kills: The Falicia Blakely Story
Director · 2017
'Tis So Sweet
Director
Boxed in
Director · 2015
Acting

9-1-1
Gabi Bond · 2018

Bad Boys: Ride or Die
Theresa · 2024

Power
Jarita · 2014

Dolemite Is My Name
Jimmy's Wife · 2019

Empire
Carol Hardaway · 2015

Nip/Tuck
Carol Nelson · 2003

Couples Retreat
Jennifer · 2009

RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Guest Judge · 2009

Without a Trace
Veronica · 2002

You, Me and Dupree
Co-Worker (uncredited) · 2006

Star
Carol Hardaway · 2016

The Whole Ten Yards
Julie · 2004

The Deliverance
Pastor Powell · 2024

Addicted
Marcella · 2014

ATL
Gayle · 2006

Twinless
Charlotte · 2025

The Corner
Veronica "Ronnie" Boice · 2000

Daddy's Little Girls
Jennifer Jackson · 2007

Snowed Inn Christmas
Simone Jenkins · 2017

Why Did I Get Married Too?
Angela · 2010

Why Did I Get Married?
Angela · 2007

Chicago Hope
Denise Potter · 1994

Jumping the Broom
Shonda · 2011

Girlfriends
Shandara Durrani · 2000