Tasha Smith

thumb Tasha Smith (born February 28, 1971) is an American actress and director. Quotes After the film came out, we all went to the House of Blues to see Prince perform. I remember walking in, and the entire club began to clap. During that time, we didn’t really have social media like we have today. So to go into that space and get a standing ovation was really shocking. That was the role that made people really see me. I’ll never forget that. I met Tyler [Perry] through a mutual friend. He would come visit my acting classes and he asked me to do a table read. And whenever a director asks you to do a table read for them, you have to look at it as an opportunity to audition and show what you could do with the role. So I remember I worked really hard on that part with my acting teacher. I wanted to be prepared. I didn’t feel entitled or anything for Tyler to give me the part. I really wanted to prove myself to him. So I came into that table read like I already had the job and then I got it. And we all just thought Idris [Elba] was the finest thing. I used to tease Tyler and be like, ‘Can we see when they made their kids? Can we have a flashback? Put me in a love scene with his fine ass.’ But no. [Laughs] Idris is like a brother, and I loved working with him. He’s such an actor’s actor. And we did some improv before scenes which helped us also inform the characters. And I gotta tell you, I was so broke when I got Daddy’s Little Girls. I think I may have had $100 in the bank. I needed that job so bad. My rent was backed up; I owed maybe two or three months. My electricity had gotten cut off during that week. That job really helped save me. Tasha Smith Looks Back at Her Most Iconic Roles;By JULIANA UKIOMOGBE That’s a great question. A long time ago I had done a Jerry Bruckheimer TV movie where I played an astronaut stuck out of space. We thought we were going to die. That was before a lot of the comedy stuff I had done came out. I learned a lot. My character had a son and was married and lived with the fear of never seeing her family again. Her fight to survive was really important. At that point in my life, I wasn’t really honest about fear. You might meet people who say they don’t have any fears because they have faith. But, I believe that all of us have some kind of fear. I learned a lot discovering the fears of that character. It was a wonderful learning experience for me. I have to really go back to my best friend. I have people who inspire me now, but when I was young with a dream at 15 years old I met who is my best friend to this day, Tisha Campbell-Martin. We have been best friends since we were 15. I’m the godmother of her youngest son, Ezekial. She had come to Camden, NJ with a guy she was dating. At the time I was just a girl from Camden, so to meet her was very inspiring. She was the hotness, honey! That was Tisha Campbell, baby! She inspired me and taught me about integrity, character, work ethic, professionalism and how to behave on the set, etc. When I moved to California and Tisha got “Martin,” I also worked as her assistant. Through that time I really learned a lot. Absolutely not! I’m an actor and I can’t judge characters based on my spirituality and how I choose to believe in God. To me, whatever your choice of spirituality is, it’s your personal choice. I may play a character that doesn’t believe in God at all. It doesn’t interfere at all because I believe in God and thank Him for having a connection. Exclusive Interview: Actress Tasha Smith Dishes on Zane Books, Friendship & ‘Empire’;Retrieved on February 12, 2015 External links Category:Actresses from New Jersey Category:Living people Category:1971 births Category:Women born in the 1970s Category:African Americans