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.
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| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 1.5825 |
| Birthday | 1964-07-03 |
| Place of Birth | Paris, France |
| Also Known As | یردلی اسمیت, |
2007
The Simpsons Movie
7.021/8450
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As Good as It Gets
7.402/4047
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Maximum Overdrive
5.829/843
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2021
The Simpsons in Plusaversary
6.498/429
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The Legend of Billie Jean
6.538/197
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Toys
5.3/577
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2015
TV's Funniest Animated Stars: A Paley Center for Media Special
0/0
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7.3/3
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2010
Virginia
5.2/56
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1985
Heaven Help Us
6.3/74
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The Wishing Well
5.4/8
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Possessions
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When Billie Met Lisa
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Tug
4/1
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Welcome to the Club
6.345/197
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2003
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
6/4
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Love & Debt
4.6/9
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2017
Miles
5.3/25
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1991
City Slickers
6.457/849
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2011
New Year's Eve
5.885/2209
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2012
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4/3
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High School
5.685/162
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Three O'Clock High
6.791/294
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1997
Just Write
5.2/12
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1989
Listen to Me
5.3/22
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2009
Waiting for Ophelia
0/0
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The Simpsons: Christmas
6.9/33
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The Simpsons: Christmas
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All Square
6.1/18
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1989
Ginger Ale Afternoon
4.929/7
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1993
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
6.073/434
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The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV
7.059/17
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Back By Midnight
4.958/12
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5.7/9
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Gossamer Folds
4.3/3
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Dear Class of 2020
7.7/6
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The Chaperone
5.494/156
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2000
CyberWorld
6.2/4
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Jingle All the Way
6.1/2892
Howard Langston, a salesman for a mattress company, is constantly kept busy at his job, disappointing his son. After he misses his son's karate exposi...
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Toothless
5.442/43
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1989
Silence Like Glass
6.6/7
True story of two diametrically opposed young women dealing with terminal illness.
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2021
The Good, the Bart, and the Loki
7.227/687
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2024
The Simpsons Funday Football
0/0
The Simpsons Funday Football is a real-time animated special bringing the excitement of Monday Night Football to life during the Bengals-Cowboys game.
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2024
The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful
6.937/95
The residents of Springfield search for Christmas cheer.
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2000
The Simpsons: America's First Family
10/1
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The Simpsons | Balenciaga
0/0
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2027
The Simpsons Movie 2
0/0
The sequel to the 2007 film. Plot TBA.
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The Simpsons: Family Portrait
8/4
Homer has trouble taking a normal family portrait. Every time they are close to a good picture, the family sabotages the shot.
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1989
The Simpsons: Family Therapy
9/2
A family trip to a therapist doesn't go as planned.
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Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
6/3
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2010
The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice!
6.938/16
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2016
Planet of the Couches
0/0
The Simpsons are running away from sentient couches, but get captured. They are eventually saved by their own couch.
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