Cast & creator
Tasha Smith
Best known for The Rookie, RuPaul's Drag Race, Sherri
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.
39
film credits
36
television credits
58
1974–2026 · acting roles
6.6
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (75)
Showing 75 of 75 credits
The Rookie
Director
2018
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Guest Judge
2009
Sherri
Self - Guest
2022
9-1-1
Gabi Bond
20189-1-1
Director
2018
Chicago Hope
Denise Potter
1994
Without a Trace
Veronica
2002
Nip/Tuck
Carol Nelson
2003
Empire
Carol Hardaway
2015
Mayor of Kingstown
Director
2021
America's Next Top Model
Self - Guest
2003
Girlfriends
Shandara Durrani
2000
The Tyra Banks Show
Self
2005
Punk'd
Self
2003
Black Lightning
Director
2018
The Steve Harvey Show
Kimberly Davis
1996
Power
Jarita
2014
Big Sky
Director
2020
The Parkers
1999
P-Valley
Director
2020
Star
Carol Hardaway
2016Star
Director
2016
BMF
Director
2021BMF
Executive Producer
2021
American Music Awards
Self - Presenter
1974
Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse
Angela Williams
2011
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
Theresa
2024
Malcolm & Eddie
1996
Why Did I Get Married Again?
Angela
2026
Boston Common
Tasha King
1996
Survival of the Thickest
Marley
2023Survival of the Thickest
Director
2023
First Wives Club
Savannah
2019
Glory Daze
Self
2010
The Whole Ten Yards
Julie
2004
Couples Retreat
Jennifer
2009
You, Me and Dupree
Co-Worker (uncredited)
2006
The Corner
Veronica "Ronnie" Boice
2000
The Deliverance
Pastor Powell
2024
Twinless
Charlotte
2025The Tom Show
Tanya Cole
1997
Addicted
Marcella
2014
Dolemite Is My Name
Jimmy's Wife
2019
Our Kind of People
Director
2021Second Time Around
Laura
2004
Why Did I Get Married Too?
Angela
2010
Why Did I Get Married?
Angela
2007
Jumping the Broom
Shonda
2011
Daddy's Little Girls
Jennifer Jackson
2007
Glass House: The Good Mother
Caseworker
2006
ATL
Gayle
2006
Let It Be Me
Student
1995
Max Q: Emergency Landing
Karen Daniels
1998Give Me Some Sugah
2026Give Me Some Sugah
Director
2026
The Longshots
Claire Plummer
2008
Love and Other Four Letter Words
Lucille
2007
Snowed Inn Christmas
Simone Jenkins
2017
When Love Kills: The Falicia Blakely Story
Director
2017
Escape Room
2025
Something Like A Business
Angela
2010
Stock Option
LaTonja
2015
Pastor Brown
Angelique Todd
2009
Desire: A Temptations Story
Kendra
2025
Chameleon II: Death Match
Webster, IBI Director
1999
Running Out of Time
Brenda
2018Women Like Us
Director
Playas Ball
Vonda
2007
The One You Never Forget
Mom
2019
Miles from Home
Keisha Knight
2006
Polaris
Sophie
2017Boxed in
Director
2015Boxed in
Writer
2015Boxed in
Executive Producer
2015Hell Week
Marla
2011