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Tasha Smith, as a dedicated and consummate performer, Tasha Smith brings style and intense character portrayals to the screen.\u00a0 Her outstanding performances have garnered widespread reactions from audiences and critics alike.\u00a0 Tyler Perry was so impressed with her stellar work, that he cast her to star in three of his films, including Lionsgate\u2019s \u201cDADDY\u2019S LITTLE GIRLS\u201d opposite Idris Elba and Gabrielle Union; the #1 box office hit, \u201cWHY DID I GET MARRIED?\u201d alongside Janet Jackson and Jill Scott; and its sequel, \u201cWHY DID I GET MARRIED TOO.\u201d\u00a0 All three films have grossed over $146 million domestically combined.\u00a0 She will next be seen in Tyler Perry\u2019s new TBS dramedy series, \u201cFOR BETTER OR WORSE,\u201d reprising her popular character, Angela, from the \u201cWhy Did I Get Married?\u201d films.\u00a0 The series starts production this Summer.<\/p>\n

On and off the silver screen, Tasha seems to naturally command attention. Most recently, she co-starred in the #1 box office hit romantic comedy, \u201cCOUPLES RETREAT\u201d (Universal), starring opposite Vince Vaughn, Jon Favreau, Jason Bateman and Faizon Love.\u00a0 She also recently co-starred in the family sports drama, \u201cTHE LONGSHOTS\u201d (Dimension\/The Weinstein Company), with Ice Cube and Keke Palmer.\u00a0 She can currently be seen in the hit wedding comedy, \u201cJUMPING THE BROOM\u201d (TriStar\/Sony), with Angela Bassett, Paula Patton, Laz Alonso, Loretta Devine, Mike Epps, Romeo Miller and Pooch Hall.<\/p>\n

Tasha has played a wide range of roles in such feature films as \u201cATL\u201d (Warner Brothers) with T.I. and Mykelti Williamson, \u201cTHE GOOD MOTHER\u201d (Screen Gems\/Sony) with Angie Harmon and Joel Gretsch, and \u201cTHE WHOLE TEN YARDS\u201d (Warner Brothers) with Bruce Willis and Matthew Perry.\u00a0 She has also starred in several independent films, including \u201cMILES FROM HOME\u201d with Meagan Good and Ty Hodges, \u201cPLAYA\u2019S BALL\u201d with Allen Payne and Elise Neal, \u201cSOMETHING LIKE A BUSINESS\u201d with Kevin Hart and David Alan Grier, and \u201cPASTOR BROWN\u201d with Salli Richardson and Ernie Hudson.<\/p>\n

Tasha is well-known\u00a0 for her critically-acclaimed portrayal of the drug-addicted Ronnie Boyce in HBO\u2019s Emmy Award-winning mini-series, \u201cTHE CORNER,\u201d directed by Charles S. Dutton.\u00a0 She has guest starred on such popular television shows as \u201cNIP\/TUCK,\u201d \u201cMEET THE BROWNS,\u201d \u201cTHE GAME,\u201d \u201cGIRLFRIENDS,\u201d \u201cALL OF US,\u201d \u201cWITHOUT A TRACE,\u201d and \u201cSTRONG MEDICINE,\u201d among others.\u00a0 Smith has also served as the executive producer and host of her own talk show for the Oxygen Network, \u201cTASHA VISION,\u201d guest\u00a0hosted the late night show, \u201cLATER WITH GREG KINNEAR,\u201d and appeared as the acting coach on \u201cAMERICA\u2019S NEXT TOP MODEL,\u201d and as a field correspondent on \u201cTHE TYRA BANKS SHOW.\u201d<\/p>\n

Smith takes the time to share her inspirational life story through motivational speaking, as well as mentors emerging actors through the Tasha Smith Actors Workshop (TSAW).\u00a0 A native of Camden, New Jersey, she recently inked a deal with Farrah Gray Publishing to write her first book.\u00a0 In her free time, the newlywed loves to workout, cook gourmet meals, and entertain friends at her home in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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