Born: February
28, 1971
Birthplace:
Camden, NJ
Zodiac Sign:
Pisces
Tasha Smith is an actress, director, and
producer. She has an identical twin sister, Sidra.
Smith was born in Camden, New Jersey, and was
raised by a single mother.
Her twin, Sidra Smith, lives in Harlem.
Smith dropped out of Camden High School in her
first year, moving to California at 19.
Smith debuted her acting role in the film Twin
Sitters (1994).
From 1996 to 1997, she starred in the NBC
comedy series, Boston Common.
Later in 1997, she had a role in the WB’s
comedy series, The Tom Show.
In 2000, she had a supporting role in the HBO
miniseries, The Corner, where she played a drug addict.
In addition, Smith had guest starring roles on
The Parkers, Without a Trace, Nip/Tuck, and Girlfriends.
She has made supporting roles in movies such
as Playas Ball (2003), The Whole Ten Yards (2004), and ATL (2006).
Smith has played roles in multiple Tyler Perry
projects.
In 2007, she appeared as the main antagonist
in the romantic comedy-drama film, Daddy's Little Girls.
She also played the role of Angela Williams in
Why Did I Get Married? (2007), and its sequel Why Did I Get Married Too?
(2010).
She had a supporting role in the romantic
comedy film Couples Retreat (2009) and Pastor Brown (2010).
The role she later played in the comedy series
based on the films Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse.
Smith co-starred alongside Ice Cube and Keke
Palmer in the family comedy-drama film, The Longshots (2008).
In 2011, she appeared in the comedy-drama film
Jumping the Broom alongside Angela Bassett and Paula Patton, and in 2014, she
played a psychotherapist in the erotic thriller, Addicted.
In 2014, she had a recurring role in the Fox
drama series Empire.
In 2015, Smith made her directorial debut with
the short film Boxed in, which premiered during the 19th Annual American Black
Film Festival.
In 2017, Smith directed the television film
When Love Kills: The Falicia Blakely Story, starring Lil Mama and Lance Gross
and it is based on a true story. It premiered to 1.6 million viewers, ranking
as TV One's #1 original movie premiere among all key demos.
Smith worked as Mary J. Blige's acting coach
for her role in Mudbound.