Tasha Smith was a big screen film actress known for powerful performances. Smith began her acting career playing characters on a variety of series including "The Sinbad Show" (1993-94), "Chicago Hope" (CBS, 1994-2000) and "Boston Common" (NBC, 1995-97). She also appeared in "The Steve Harvey Show" (1995-2002), "The Tom Show" (WB, 1997-98) and "Getting Personal" (Fox, 1997-99). She next focused her entertainment career on film, appearing in the Bruce Willis comedy sequel "The Whole Ten Yards" (2004), the Ty Hodges drama "Miles From Home" (2006) and the Tip "T.I." Harris dramedy "ATL" (2006). Smith also appeared in "Love and Other 4 Letter Words" (2008) with Tangi Miller, the comedic drama "The Longshots" (2008) with Ice Cube and the Vince Vaughn blockbuster comedy "Couples Retreat" (2009). She also appeared in the drama sequel "Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Too?" (2010) with Tyler Perry. Most recently, Smith acted on "Empire" (Fox, 2014-).