Yeardley Smith

Known for ActingBorn 1964-07-03 (age 61)Paris, France

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.Read more

Movies & web series

The Simpsons: America's First Family

Mad Men

The Big Bang Theory

The Simpsons

Dear Class of 2020

Smart Guy

FOX 25th Anniversary Special

Dead Like Me

Revenge

Inside the Actors Studio

Mom

Strong Medicine

The Good, the Bart, and the Loki

Family Guy

Snack Shack

As Good as It Gets

Hot in Cleveland

Fresh Off the Boat

Sports Night

Inventions That Changed History

The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful

Becker

Sydney

Fortnite x The Simpsons

Tales from the Darkside

The Simpsons Movie

The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV

The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice!

The Tracey Ullman Show

The Simpsons: Christmas

Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration

Silence Like Glass

Mathnet

Phil of the Future

Herman's Head

The Simpsons: Christmas 2

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Simpsons in Plusaversary

Three O'Clock High

Nash Bridges

CyberWorld

Alone

Brothers

Welcome to the Club

The Legend of Billie Jean

Likely Suspects

City Slickers

Dharma & Greg