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Yeardley Smith
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Martha Maria Yeardley Smith (/ˈjɑːrdli/ YARD-lee; born July 3, 1964) is an American actress. She stars as the voice of Lisa Simpson on the animated television series The Simpsons.…
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Martha Maria Yeardley Smith (/ˈjɑːrdli/ YARD-lee; born July 3, 1964) is an American actress. She stars as the voice of 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 own 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 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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2027
The New Simpsons Movie
Movie Lisa Simpson (voice)
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2026
Yellow Mirror
Movie Lisa Simpson (voice)
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2026
Simpsley
Movie Lisa (voice)
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2026
Extreme Makeover: Homer Edition
Movie Lisa Simpson (voice)
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2025
Fortnite x The Simpsons
TV show Lisa Simpson (voice)
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2025
The Simpson: Yellow Planet
Movie Lisa Simpson
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2024
The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful
Movie Lisa Simpson (voice)
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2024
The Simpsons Funday Football
Movie Lisa Simpson (voice)
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2024
Possessions
Movie Dr. Young
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2024
Snack Shack
Movie Executive Producer
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2023
Who Are You People
Movie Sarah
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2022
The Simpsons Meet the Bocellis in "Feliz Navidad"
Movie Lisa Simpson (voice)
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2022
Welcome to the Club
Movie Lisa Simpson (voice)
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2022
When Billie Met Lisa
Movie Lisa Simpson (voice)
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2022
Inventions That Changed History
TV show Self - Comic Actress
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2021
The Simpsons in Plusaversary
Movie Lisa Simpson (voice)
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2021
The Simpsons | Balenciaga
Movie Lisa
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2021
The Good, the Bart, and the Loki
Movie Lisa Simpson (voice)
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2020
Gossamer Folds
Movie Phyllis
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2020
Alone
Movie Executive Producer
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2020
Dear Class of 2020
Movie Lisa Simpson
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2020
Stars in the House
TV show Self
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2019
Love & Debt
Movie Allison Joy
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2018
All Square
Movie Beaches
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2017
Miles
Movie Mrs. Armstrong
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2016
Planet of the Couches
Movie Lisa Simpson (voice)
- 2015
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2015
Fresh Off the Boat
TV show Marie
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2013
Mom
TV show Enid
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2013
Tug
Movie Mom
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2012
The Mindy Project
TV show Dr. Carolyn King
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2012
FOX 25th Anniversary Special
Movie Lisa Simpson (voice) (uncredited)
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2012
8
Movie Nancy F. Cott
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2011
New Year's Eve
Movie Maude
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2011
Revenge
TV show Phyllis
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2011
The Chaperone
Movie Miss Miller
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2010
Hot in Cleveland
TV show Margaret
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2010
High School
Movie Computer Skills Teacher
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2010
Virginia
Movie Mrs. Whitaker
- 2010
