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Martha Maria Yeardley Smith (/ΛjΙΛrdli/ YARD-lee; born July 3, 1964) is an American actress. She stars as the voice of 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 β¦
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Martha Maria Yeardley Smith (/ΛjΙΛrdli/ YARD-lee; born July 3, 1964) is an American actress. She stars as the voice of 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 own 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 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.
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Yeardley Smith's Filmography
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The New Simpsons Movie
as Lisa Simpson (voice)
Yellow Mirror
as Lisa Simpson (voice)
Simpsley
as Lisa (voice)
Extreme Makeover: Homer Edition
as Lisa Simpson (voice)
The Simpson: Yellow Planet
as Lisa Simpson
The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful
as Lisa Simpson (voice)
The Simpsons Funday Football
as Lisa Simpson (voice)
Possessions
as Dr. Young
Who Are You People
as Sarah
The Simpsons Meet the Bocellis in "Feliz Navidad"
as Lisa Simpson (voice)
Welcome to the Club
as Lisa Simpson (voice)
When Billie Met Lisa
as Lisa Simpson (voice)
The Simpsons in Plusaversary
as Lisa Simpson (voice)
The Simpsons | Balenciaga
as Lisa
The Good, the Bart, and the Loki
as Lisa Simpson (voice)
Gossamer Folds
as Phyllis
Dear Class of 2020
as Lisa Simpson
Love & Debt
as Allison Joy
All Square
as Beaches
Miles
as Mrs. Armstrong
Planet of the Couches
as Lisa Simpson (voice)
TV's Funniest Animated Stars: A Paley Center for Media Special
as Self
Tug
as Mom
FOX 25th Anniversary Special
as Lisa Simpson (voice) (uncredited)
8
as Nancy F. Cott
New Year's Eve
as Maude
The Chaperone
as Miss Miller
High School
as Computer Skills Teacher
Virginia
as Mrs. Whitaker
The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice!
as Self
The Wishing Well
as Mary Williams
Waiting for Ophelia
as Caitlin O'Malley
The Simpsons Movie
as Lisa Simpson (voice)
Back By Midnight
as Veronica
The Simpsons: Christmas 2
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
as Lisa Simpson (voice)
The Simpsons: Christmas
as (archive footage)
CyberWorld
as Lisa Simpson (voice)
The Simpsons: America's First Family
as Self
The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV
As Good as It Gets
as Jackie Simpson
Toothless
as Gatekeeper
Just Write
as Lulu
Jingle All the Way
as Woman Who Flirts with Howie (uncredited)
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
as Cecilia (voice)
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
as Lisa Simpson (voice) (segment "Monster in the Mirror") (uncredited)
Toys
as Researcher
City Slickers
as Nancy
The Simpsons: Family Therapy
as Lisa Simpson (voice)
Ginger Ale Afternoon
as Bonnie
Silence Like Glass
as Karen
Listen to Me
as Cootz
Three O'Clock High
as Cheerleader
Maximum Overdrive
as Connie
The Legend of Billie Jean
as Putter
Heaven Help Us
as Cathleen
Mom's on Strike
as Jenny