Who is Tasha Smith? The entertainment and acting world knows her as an American actress. She has appeared in numerous movies and plays.
Career
Smith is known for her role in Daddy's Little Girls, a Tyler Perry-directed movie, where she played the villain Jennifer. She next starred in Perry's Why Did I Get Married? alongside Janet Jackson and Jill Scott.Smith has appeared on America's Next Top Model, as an acting coach, helping the models with different scenes. Smith also has her own acting workshop, Tasha Smith's Acting Workshop, in which she helps and coaches many aspiring actors.[2]
Personal life
Smith was born February 28, 1971 in Camden, New Jersey and was raised by a single mother.[1] She has a twin sister, named Sidra Smith.[1]In an interview with Essence magazine, Smith stated that she was once a heavy drug abuser. Smith said, "I used to do drugs every day...I used between the ages of 19 and 25." She confessed to having smoked "two packs of cigarettes a day", to having "[marijuana] every day" and to "[using] cocaine three times a week." She attributed her victory over drugs to "the grace of God".
Smith is a Christian now and was previously an atheist.[2][3] In an interview with EURweb.com, Smith discussed her conversion from atheism to Christianity: "When I was 25 I had an encounter with God because my father had gotten sick. I had a time where I really challenged God, like, if you're really God you'll show me such-and-such'...I was going through this whole thing where I questioned whether God was real or not. I really needed God to be real because I was feeling so depressed and so unhappy, I felt like if there isn't a God [then] I have no reason to live...It was just a bad time in my life and God really showed up and met me where I was."
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
| 1994 | Twin Sitters | The Aleem's Wives | |
| 1995 | Let It Be Me | Student | |
| 2003 | Playas Ball | Vonda | |
| 2004 | The Whole Ten Yards | Julie | |
| My Purple Fur Coat | Short film | ||
| 2006 | Miles from Home | Keisha Knight | |
| ATL | Miss Gayle | ||
| You, Me and Dupree | Co-Worker | Uncredited Role | |
| Glass House: The Good Mother | Casework | Direct-to-DVD Release | |
| 2007 | Love... & Other 4 Letter Words | Lucille | |
| Daddy's Little Girls | Jennifer | ||
| Why Did I Get Married? | Angela | ||
| 2008 | The Longshots | Claire Plummer | |
| 2009 | Couples Retreat | Jennifer | |
| 2010 | Why Did I Get Married Too? | Angela Williams | Supporting Role |
| Pastor Brown | Angelique Todd | ||
| Something Like a Business | Angela | ||
| Red Soil | Celine Holmes | pre-production | |
| 2011 | Jumping the Broom | Shonda | |
| Television | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1996–1997 | Boston Common | Tasha King | 32 episodes |
| 1997 | Chicago Hope | Dr. Denise Potter | Episode: Brain Salad Surgery |
| 1997–1998 | The Tom Show | Tanya Cole | 19 episodes |
| 1998 | Max Q | Karen Daniels | TV-Movie |
| 1999 | Chameleon II: Death Match | Webster, IBI Director | TV-Movie |
| The Steve Harvey Show | Kimberly Davis | Episode: Steve Don't Get Nun | |
| 2000 | The Corner | Veronica 'Ronnie' Boice | Miniseries |
| 2001 | The Parkers | Rachel Jones | Episode: A Knockout Times Two |
| 2003 | Without a Trace | Veronica | Episode: The Friendly Skies |
| 2004 | Nip/Tuck | Carol Nelson | Episode: Joan Rivers |
| 2005 | Second Time Around | Laura | Episode: Big Bank, Little Bank |
| Girlfriends | Shandara Durrani | Episode: See J-Spot Run | |
| 2007 | All of Us | Jewel | Episode: The B-R-E-A-K-U-P |
| 2008 | Finnegan | Det. Nenna McCants | Unsold TV-Pilot |
| 2009 | The Game | Shiela | Episode: The Third Legacy |
| Meet the Browns | Tanya Gould | Episode: Meet the Matchmaker | |
