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Aliases: یردلی اسمیت

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Paris, France

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Movie Involvements: 20

TV Involvements: 8


Most Famous Work

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 Famous Work

Mad Men
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8

Mad Men

(2007) Nurse Mary
Revenge
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8

Revenge

(2011) Phyllis
Strong Medicine
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7

Strong Medicine

(2000) Real Estate Agent
Possessions
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4

Possessions

(2024) Dr. Young
Tales from the Darkside
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7

Tales from the Darkside

(1984) Betty Ann Cooper / Good Time Rita
ABC Afterschool Special
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6
Stars in the House
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0

Stars in the House

(2020) Self
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
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6

We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story

(1993) Cecilia (voice)

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
Lisa Simpson (voice)
2025 Lisa Simpson
2024 Lisa Simpson (voice)
Lisa Simpson (voice)
Dr. Young
2023 Sarah
2022 Lisa Simpson (voice)
Lisa Simpson (voice)
Lisa Simpson (voice)
Self - Comic Actress
2021 Lisa Simpson (voice)
Lisa
Lisa Simpson (voice)
2020 Phyllis
Lisa Simpson
Self
2019 Allison Joy
2018 Beaches
2017 Mrs. Armstrong
2016 Lisa Simpson (voice)
2015 Self
Marie
2013 Enid
Mom
2012 Dr. Carolyn King
Lisa Simpson (voice) (uncredited)
Nancy F. Cott
2011 Maude
Phyllis
Miss Miller
2010 Margaret
Computer Skills Teacher
Mrs. Whitaker
2009 Mary Williams
Caitlin O'Malley
2007 Sandy
Lisa Simpson (voice)
Nurse Mary
2005 Veronica
2004 N/A
N/A
N/A
2003 Lisa Simpson (voice)
N/A
Penny
2000 Lisa Simpson (voice)
Real Estate Agent
Self
1999 N/A
Lisa Simpson (voice)
1998 Ruby
Malory Moss
1997 Jackie Simpson
Gatekeeper
Gatekeeper
Miss Gross
Marlene
N/A
Lulu
1996 Woman Who Flirts with Howie (uncredited)
1994 Self
1993 Cecilia (voice)
1992 Researcher
N/A
1991 Louise Fitzer
Nancy
1990 N/A
1989 Lisa Simpson (voice)
Bonnie
N/A
Cootz
1988 Phoebe Cramer
1987 Cheerleader
Lisa Simpson (voice)
Jane Rice-Burroughs
Jane Rice Burroughs
1986 Connie
1985 Putter
Cathleen
1984 Jenny
Betty Ann Cooper / Good Time Rita
Louella Waters
1972 Jenny
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2024 Executive Producer
2020 Producer
Executive Producer
2018 Producer
2010 Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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