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name: "Tasha Smith"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "28 February 1971"
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average_fi1m_score: 65
updated: "2026-09-17T00:06:34.238852+00:00"
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# Tasha Smith

Actor. Born 28 February 1971 in Camden, New Jersey, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 28 February 1971, Camden, New Jersey, USA
- **Active:** 2003–present

## Biography

Tasha Smith is an American actress and director. Born on 28 February 1971 in Camden, New Jersey, she began her career with a starring role in the NBC comedy series *Boston Common* (1996–97).

In film, she has appeared in *The Whole Ten Yards* (2004), *Daddy's Little Girls* (2007), *Couples Retreat* (2009), *Jumping the Broom* (2011), *Addicted* (2014), *Dolemite Is My Name* (2019) and *Bad Boys: Ride or Die* (2024), in which she plays Theresa. She starred as Angela Williams in the Tyler Perry films *Why Did I Get Married?* (2007) and *Why Did I Get Married Too?* (2010), and in the related television series *For Better or Worse* (2011–2017). From 2015 to 2020 she had a recurring role as Carol Holloway in the Fox series *Empire*.

Smith has directed episodes of series including *The Rookie*, *9-1-1*, *Black Lightning* and *P-Valley*, and made her feature directorial debut with *When Love Kills*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Bad Boys: Ride or Die* (2024), Fi1m 60, as Theresa — [page](https://film.one/film/bad-boys-ride-or-die.md)
- *Nip/Tuck* (2003), Fi1m 70, as Carol Nelson — [page](https://film.one/tv/nip-tuck.md)

## Also known for

- *The Rookie* (2018), Director
- *9-1-1* (2018), Gabi Bond, Director
- *Couples Retreat* (2009), Jennifer
- *You, Me and Dupree* (2006), Co-Worker (uncredited)
- *Dolemite Is My Name* (2019), Jimmy's Wife
- *Power* (2014), Jarita
- *The Whole Ten Yards* (2004), Julie
- *Black Lightning* (2018), Director

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