Yeardley Smith

Yeardley Smith

Martha Maria Yeardley Smith (/ˈjɑːrdli/ YARD-lee; born July 3, 1964) is an American actress. She voices Lisa Simpson on the animated television series The Simpsons. Smith began acting in 1982 after graduating from drama school. She moved to New York City in 1984, where she appeared in the Broadway production of Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing. She made her film debut in 1985's Heaven Help Us, followed by roles in The Legend of Billie Jean and Maximum Overdrive. She moved to Los Angeles in 1986 and took a recurring role in the television series Brothers. In 1987, Smith auditioned for the Simpsons shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show. Smith intended to audition for the role of Bart Simpson, but the casting director felt her voice was too high, and she was cast as Bart's sister Lisa. In 1989, the shorts were spun off into their half-hour show, The Simpsons. For her work on The Simpsons, Smith received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance in 1992. Alongside The Simpsons, Smith appeared in the sitcom Herman's Head as Louise, and had recurring appearances as Marlene on Dharma & Greg and as Penny in two episodes of Dead Like Me. She has appeared in several films, including City Slickers, Just Write, Toys, and As Good as It Gets. In 2004, Smith performed an off-Broadway one-woman show entitled More at the Union Square Theatre in New York City. Aside from The Simpsons, Smith has recorded a few voice-over parts, only commercials and the film We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story. Smith starred in and served as executive producer for the independent romantic comedy Waiting For Ophelia, which had its world premiere at the Phoenix Film Festival in April 2009. Description above from the Wikipedia article Yeardley Smith, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Paris, France
    Birthday
    July 1964
The Simpsons Movie
The Simpsons Movie
7.012
As Good as It Gets
As Good as It Gets
7.396
Maximum Overdrive
Maximum Overdrive
5.8
The Simpsons in Plusaversary
The Simpsons in Plusaversary
6.513
The Legend of Billie Jean
The Legend of Billie Jean
6.5
Toys
Toys
5.293
TV's Funniest Animated Stars: A Paley Center for Media Special
TV's Funniest Animated Stars: A Paley Center for Media Special
0
FOX 25th Anniversary Special
FOX 25th Anniversary Special
7.3
Virginia
Virginia
5.279
Heaven Help Us
Heaven Help Us
6.5
The Wishing Well
The Wishing Well
5.929
Possessions
Possessions
5.471
When Billie Met Lisa
When Billie Met Lisa
5.5
Tug
Tug
4
Mom's On Strike
Mom's On Strike
0
Welcome to the Club
Welcome to the Club
6.406
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
0
Love & Debt
Love & Debt
4.556
The Simpsons Meet the Bocellis in "Feliz Navidad"
The Simpsons Meet the Bocellis in "Feliz Navidad"
5.8
Miles
Miles
5.7
City Slickers
City Slickers
6.448
New Year's Eve
New Year's Eve
5.9
8
8
5.5
High School
High School
5.677
Three O'Clock High
Three O'Clock High
6.777
Just Write
Just Write
5.25
Listen to Me
Listen to Me
5.3
Waiting for Ophelia
Waiting for Ophelia
0
The Simpsons: Christmas
The Simpsons: Christmas
7
The Simpsons: Christmas 2
The Simpsons: Christmas 2
6.8
Planet of the Couches
Planet of the Couches
5.813
All Square
All Square
6.1
Ginger Ale Afternoon
Ginger Ale Afternoon
5.4
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
6.1
The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV
The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV
7.1
Back By Midnight
Back By Midnight
4.773
Who Are You People
Who Are You People
5.7
Gossamer Folds
Gossamer Folds
4
Dear Class of 2020
Dear Class of 2020
7.7
The Chaperone
The Chaperone
5.5
CyberWorld
CyberWorld
6.2
Jingle All the Way
Jingle All the Way
6.057
Toothless
Toothless
5.3
Silence Like Glass
Silence Like Glass
6.6
The Good, the Bart, and the Loki
The Good, the Bart, and the Loki
7.24
The Simpsons Funday Football
The Simpsons Funday Football
0
The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful
The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful
6.9
The Simpsons: America's First Family
The Simpsons: America's First Family
10