
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.

as Angela

as Charlotte

as Kendra

as Pastor Powell

as Theresa

as Jimmy's Wife

as Mom

as Brenda

as Simone Jenkins

as Sophie

as LaTonja

as Marcella

as Marla

as Shonda

as Angela

as Angela

as Jennifer

as Angelique Todd

as Claire Plummer

as Angela

as Jennifer Jackson

as Vonda

as Lucille

as Caseworker

as Co-Worker (uncredited)

as Gayle

as Keisha Knight

as Julie

as Webster, IBI Director

as Karen Daniels

as Student