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.

Tasha Smith (* 28. Februar 1971) ist eine US-amerikanische Schauspielerin und Regisseurin. Ihre Karriere begann sie mit einer Hauptrolle in der NBC-Comedyserie „Boston Common“ (1996–1997). Im Kino war sie unter anderem in „Keine halben Sachen“ (2004), „Daddy's Little Girls“ (2007), „The Longshots“ (2008), „Couples Retreat“ (2009), „Jumping the Broom“ (2011), „Addicted“ (2014) und „Dolemite Is My Name“ (2019) zu sehen. Sie spielte die Rolle der Angela Williams in den Tyler-Perry-Filmen „Why Did I Get Married?“ (2007) und dessen Fortsetzung „Why Did I Get Married Too?“ (2010) sowie in der auf den Filmen basierenden Fernsehserie „For Better or Worse“ (2011–2017). Von 2015 bis 2020 hatte sie eine wiederkehrende Rolle als Carol Holloway in der Fox-Musikdramaserie „Empire“.