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Tasha Smith

Acting Born Feb 28, 1971 Camden, New Jersey, USA 24 credits

Biography

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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Known for

9-1-1

as Gabi Bond

Without a Trace

as Veronica
Film

Addicted

as Marcella

RuPaul's Drag Race

as Self - Guest Judge

Sherri

as Self - Guest
Film

Bad Boys: Ride or Die

as Theresa

Full filmography

  • 9-1-1 (2018) as Gabi Bond
  • Without a Trace (2002) as Veronica
  • Addicted (2014) as Marcella
  • RuPaul's Drag Race (2009) as Self - Guest Judge
  • Chicago Hope (1994) as Denise Potter
  • Empire (2015) as Carol Hardaway
  • Sherri (2022) as Self - Guest
  • America's Next Top Model (2003) as Self - Guest
  • Nip/Tuck (2003) as Carol Nelson
  • Power (2014) as Jarita
  • Girlfriends (2000) as Shandara Durrani
  • The Tyra Banks Show (2005) as Self
  • Punk'd (2003) as Self
  • Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024) as Theresa
  • The Steve Harvey Show (1996) as Kimberly Davis
  • Star (2016) as Carol Hardaway
  • The Parkers (1999)
  • American Music Awards (1974) as Self - Presenter
  • Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse (2011) as Angela Williams
  • Malcolm & Eddie (1996)
  • Boston Common (1996) as Tasha King
  • Survival of the Thickest (2023) as Marley
  • Couples Retreat (2009) as Jennifer
  • Twinless (2025) as Charlotte