Among the black and movie-going community of Hollywood and beyond, Tasha Smith’s name rings true. She is an American-born actress, producer and director who started her career in Hollywood in the film Twin Sitters. With her impressive performance, she has been blessed to leave her mark on several commendable projects including: The Whole Ten Yards, Daddy’s Little Girls, Tyler Perry’s TV Series, For Better or Worse, and the Series hit musical Fox Empire. She decided to try her hand at directing in 2015 with the project titled “Boxed In”. Here is more interesting career and personal details about the actress.
Tasha Smith – Bio, Age
Tasha Smith was born in Camden, New Jersey, USA on February 28, 1971. Her acting journey began in 1994 after being featured in the 1994 movie, Twin Sitters. . She was then cast in the 1997 NBC comedy series Boston Common. The same year, she starred alongside Tom Arnold, in the comedy show, The Tom Show. Her next feature film was in the year 2000, where she played the role of a drug addict in the HBO-produced series The Corner.
She also made appearances in the following television series; Without a Trace, Girlfriends, Nip/Tuck, The Parkers before working as an actress in movies like 2003’s Playas Ball, 2004 ‘s The Whole Ten Yards, 2006 ‘s ATL . The year 2007 marked the beginning of his careerprojects with established actor, producer and screenwriter: Tyler Perry. She started with the role of the main antagonist in the romantic comedy film titled Daddy’s Little Girl, after which she was given the role of Angela Williams in the film Why I Got Married .
In 2015, her dream of breastfeeding since she ventured into acting came true as Tasha was able to make her directorial debut in the project. Boxed In, a short film that premiered at the 19th American Black Film Festival. His next directorial endeavor was put into creating the 2017 TV movie titled When Love Kills: The Falicia Blakely Story which starred Lance Gross and music artist and actress, Lil Mama. Besides acting and generally entertaining, Tasha Smith is also an entrepreneur and businesswoman who has ventured into the fragrance market, where she has her own fragrance line which she has dubbed “US “.
Family – Parents, twin sister
Tasha Smith was raised by her single mother Monique Smith. Monique is a drug addict who gave birth to Tasha and her only sister (identical twin), Sidra Smith, when she was fifteen. For most of her childhood into adulthood, Tasha was always ashamed of her mother and the lifestyle she led. However, everything was forgiven when Tasha got older, especially when she changed from an atheist to a Christian.
Her twin sister, Sidra, is a popular writer and producer, known for her works in films such as 1999’s A Tale of Luv, 2003’s Dare Devil , 2012’s Libre Angela among others.
Personal life – husband, children
Tasha Smith has been attracted to bad boys for the majority of her love life. In December 2010, she walked down the aisle with her partner, Keith Douglas, who she had been in a relationship with for just over a year. More so, Keith was his former manager. Four years into their union, rumors of an impending divorce began to surface. In November 2014, Tasha then filed for a restraining order as well as a divorce against her husband, Keith, due to the infidelity of their marriage.
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Although the divorce was finalized in March 2015 on the knowledge that Tasha would need to share a significant portion of his fortune with her, she however disputed the verdict, claiming that Keith hid much of his life from her before their marriage. Tasha revealed to the court that Keith had been married five times, had several children and had been in default of paying income tax for almost ten years. After upholding most of the allegations, the court struck down the union in December 2015 for fraud. This meant that Tasha could keep most of her fortune. As for children, Tasha has no biological children.