Tasha Smith

Personal context

Summary

Tasha Smith is an actress and director known for roles in Why Did I Get Married? and Empire and for directing episodes of BMF and P-Valley. She runs the Tasha Smith Actors Workshop, which she has described as a way to empower black performers and contribute to black culture. Smith has spoken about the challenges she faces as a black woman directing in an industry often run by men. No public partisan campaigning or broader political advocacy is on record.