Yeardley Smith
Gender: Female
Born: 3rd July 1964 (currently 47 years old)
Nationality: United States of America
TV programs: The Simpsons, Herman's Head, The Tracey Ullman Show, Dharma & Greg, The Big Bang Theory, Brothers, Tales from the Darkside, Strong Medicine, Mathnet, Sydney, Square One, Becker, Dead Like Me, Nash Bridges, ABC Afterschool Special, CBS Summer Playhouse, Mad Men, Smart Guy, Empty Nest, Murphy Brown, Phil of the Future, Sports Night, Mama's Family, Likely Suspects, Teen Angel
Movies: Maximum Overdrive, The Legend of Billie Jean, We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story, City Slickers, Ginger Ale Afternoon, Three O'Clock High, As Good as It Gets, The Simpsons Movie, What's Wrong With Virginia, Toys, High School, Waiting For Ophelia, Just Write, The Chaperone, Spork, Wishing Well, Listen to Me, Heaven Help Us, Miracle of Phil, Toothless, Tug, Back by Midnight, Jingle All the Way, Do the Bartman
Yeardley Smith ( /ˈjɑrdliː/; born Martha Maria Yeardley Smith; July 3, 1964) is a French-born American actress, voice actress, writer and painter. She is best known for her long-running role as Lisa Simpson on the animated television series The Simpsons.
She was born in Paris and moved with her family to Washington, D.C. in 1966. As a child, Smith was often mocked because of her voice and unusual first name. She became a professional actress in 1982 after graduating from drama school and moved to New York City in 1984 where she appeared in the Broadway production of 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, California in 1986 and received a recurring role in the television series Brothers. In 1987, she auditioned for a role in a series of animated shorts about a dysfunctional family 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, so she was given the role of Lisa instead. She voiced Lisa for three seasons on The Tracey Ullman Show, and in 1989, the shorts were spun off into
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