Yeardley Smith
Known For
Acting
Born
1964-07-03 in Paris, France
Biography
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.
Most Known For
The Simpsons
as Lisa Simpson (voice)
Family Guy
as Lisa Simpson (voice)
The Big Bang Theory
as Sandy
Mad Men
as Nurse Mary
Mom
as Enid
Fresh Off the Boat
as Marie
Revenge
as Phyllis
The Mindy Project
as Dr. Carolyn King
Strong Medicine
as Real Estate Agent
Nash Bridges
as Stevie Strong
Hot in Cleveland
as Margaret
Tales from the Darkside
as Betty Ann Cooper / Good Time Rita
ABC Afterschool Special
as Jenny
Dead Like Me
as Penny
Becker
as Ruby
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Gatekeeper
Murphy Brown
as Phoebe Cramer
Stars in the House
as Self
The Simpsons Movie
as Lisa Simpson (voice)
Dharma & Greg
as Marlene