
East Orange, New Jersey, USA
is an American actress and singer. She starred as Mimi in Jonathan Larson's Broadway production of Rent. She was also the poster girl for Rent, displayed on taxi cabs in New York City and posters across the country. She left the role of Mimi to record her album and expand her film career. Smith played Faith Evans in Notorious, based on the life of Evans' late husband, rapper The Notorious B.I.G. and starred in season 2 of the hit Netflix series Marvel's Luke Cage.

as Barbara Franklin

as Gina
1990

as Detective Rachael Rojas
2014

as Barbara Franklin
2017

as Detective Nandi Tyler
2016

2001

as Sandra Burns
2011

as Faith Evans
2009

as Hooker
2007

as Tanya
2017

as Nurse Leah
2025

as Ola Katherine O'Hara
2011

as Alina
2015
as Tanya
2017

as Nurse Leah
2025

as Deanna
2019

as Tanya
2017

as Alina
2015
as Megan
2015

as Sandra Burns
2011

as Ola Katherine O'Hara
2011

as Eleanor
2011

as Faith Evans
2009

as Hooker
2007
as Brit
as Barbara Franklin
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