Acting
Tasha Smith
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.
Filmography
Why Did I Get Married Again?
Film · 2026
Give Me Some Sugah
Film · 2026
Twinless
Film · 2025
Desire: A Temptations Story
Film · 2025
Escape Room
Film · 2025
The Deliverance
Film · 2024
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
Film · 2024
Survival of the Thickest
Series · 2023
Sherri
Series · 2022
Dolemite Is My Name
Film · 2019
The One You Never Forget
Film · 2019
First Wives Club
Series · 2019
Running Out of Time
Film · 2018
9-1-1
Series · 2018
Snowed Inn Christmas
Film · 2017
Polaris
Film · 2017
Star
Series · 2016
Stock Option
Film · 2015
Empire
Series · 2015
Addicted
Film · 2014
Power
Series · 2014
Jumping the Broom
Film · 2011
Hell Week
Film · 2011
Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse
Series · 2011
Why Did I Get Married Too?
Film · 2010
Something Like A Business
Film · 2010
Glory Daze
Series · 2010
Pastor Brown
Film · 2009
Couples Retreat
Film · 2009
RuPaul's Drag Race
Series · 2009
The Longshots
Film · 2008
Daddy's Little Girls
Film · 2007
Why Did I Get Married?
Film · 2007
Playas Ball
Film · 2007
Love and Other Four Letter Words
Film · 2007
ATL
Film · 2006
Glass House: The Good Mother
Film · 2006
Miles from Home
Film · 2006
You, Me and Dupree
Film · 2006
The Tyra Banks Show
Series · 2005
The Whole Ten Yards
Film · 2004
Second Time Around
Series · 2004
Nip/Tuck
Series · 2003
Punk'd
Series · 2003
America's Next Top Model
Series · 2003
Without a Trace
Series · 2002
Girlfriends
Series · 2000
The Corner
Series · 2000
Chameleon II: Death Match
Film · 1999
The Parkers
Series · 1999
Max Q: Emergency Landing
Film · 1998
The Tom Show
Series · 1997
Malcolm & Eddie
Series · 1996
Boston Common
Series · 1996
The Steve Harvey Show
Series · 1996
Let It Be Me
Film · 1995
Chicago Hope
Series · 1994
American Music Awards
Series · 1974