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.
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- 2024 · The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful as Lisa Simpson (voice)
- 2024 · The Simpsons Funday Football as Lisa Simpson (voice)
- 2024 · Possessions as Dr. Young
- 2023 · Who Are You People as Sarah
- 2022 · The Simpsons Meet the Bocellis in "Feliz Navidad" as Lisa Simpson (voice)
- 2022 · Welcome to the Club as Lisa Simpson (voice)
- 2022 · When Billie Met Lisa as Lisa Simpson (voice)
- 2022 · Inventions That Changed History as Self - Comic Actress
- 2021 · The Simpsons in Plusaversary as Lisa Simpson (voice)
- 2021 · The Good, the Bart, and the Loki as Lisa Simpson (voice)
- 2020 · Gossamer Folds as Phyllis
- 2020 · Dear Class of 2020 as Lisa Simpson
- 2020 · Stars in the House as Self
- 2019 · Love & Debt as Allison Joy
- 2018 · All Square as Beaches
- 2017 · Miles as Mrs. Armstrong
- 2016 · Planet of the Couches as Lisa Simpson (voice)
- 2015 · TV's Funniest Animated Stars: A Paley Center for Media Special as Self
- 2015 · Fresh Off the Boat as Marie
- 2013 · Mom as Enid
- 2013 · Tug as Mom
- 2012 · The Mindy Project as Dr. Carolyn King
- 2012 · FOX 25th Anniversary Special as Lisa Simpson (voice) (uncredited)
- 2012 · 8 as Nancy F. Cott
- 2011 · New Year's Eve as Maude
- 2011 · Revenge as Phyllis
- 2011 · The Chaperone as Miss Miller
- 2010 · Hot in Cleveland as Margaret
- 2010 · High School as Computer Skills Teacher
- 2010 · Virginia as Mrs. Whitaker
- 2009 · The Wishing Well as Mary Williams
- 2009 · Waiting for Ophelia as Caitlin O'Malley
- 2007 · The Big Bang Theory as Sandy
- 2007 · The Simpsons Movie as Lisa Simpson (voice)
- 2007 · Mad Men as Nurse Mary
- 2005 · Back By Midnight as Veronica
- 2004 · The Simpsons: Christmas 2 as
- 2004 · Phil of the Future as
- 2004 · Best Week Ever as
- 2003 · The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror as Lisa Simpson (voice)
- 2003 · The Simpsons: Christmas as
- 2003 · Dead Like Me as Penny
- 2000 · CyberWorld as Lisa Simpson (voice)
- 2000 · Strong Medicine as Real Estate Agent
- 2000 · The Simpsons: America's First Family as Self
- 1999 · The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV as
- 1999 · Family Guy as Lisa Simpson (voice)
- 1998 · Becker as Ruby
- 1998 · Sports Night as Malory Moss
- 1997 · As Good as It Gets as Jackie Simpson
- 1997 · Toothless as Gatekeeper
- 1997 · The Wonderful World of Disney as Gatekeeper
- 1997 · Teen Angel as Miss Gross
- 1997 · Dharma & Greg as Marlene
- 1997 · Smart Guy as
- 1997 · Just Write as Lulu
- 1996 · Jingle All the Way as Woman Who Flirts with Howie (uncredited)
- 1994 · Inside the Actors Studio as Self
- 1993 · We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story as Cecilia (voice)
- 1992 · Toys as Researcher
- 1992 · Likely Suspects as
- 1991 · Herman's Head as Louise Fitzer
- 1991 · City Slickers as Nancy
- 1990 · Sydney as
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Lisa Simpson (voice)
- 1989 · Ginger Ale Afternoon as Bonnie
- 1989 · Silence Like Glass as
- 1989 · Listen to Me as Cootz
- 1988 · Murphy Brown as Phoebe Cramer
- 1987 · Three O'Clock High as Cheerleader
- 1987 · The Tracey Ullman Show as Lisa Simpson
- 1987 · Square One Television as Jane Rice-Burroughs
- 1987 · Mathnet as Jane Rice Burroughs
- 1986 · Maximum Overdrive as Connie
- 1985 · The Legend of Billie Jean as Putter
- 1985 · Heaven Help Us as Cathleen
- 1984 · Mom's On Strike as Jenny
- 1984 · Tales from the Darkside as Betty Ann Cooper / Good Time Rita
- 1984 · Brothers as Louella Waters
- 1972 · ABC Afterschool Special as Jenny