Yeardley Smith Movies, TV Shows, and Filmography

Yeardley Smith

Yeardley Smith

Acting

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.

Filmography Movies

Acting

Poster for The Simpsons Movie
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The Simpsons Movie

7.0(8.5K)
The Simpsons Movie
Lisa Simpson (voice)
Poster for As Good as It Gets
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As Good as It Gets

7.4(4.1K)
As Good as It Gets
Jackie Simpson
Poster for Maximum Overdrive
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Maximum Overdrive

5.8(0.9K)
Maximum Overdrive
Connie
Poster for The Simpsons in Plusaversary
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The Simpsons in Plusaversary

6.5(0.4K)
The Simpsons in Plusaversary
Lisa Simpson (voice)
Poster for The Legend of Billie Jean
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The Legend of Billie Jean

6.6(0.2K)
The Legend of Billie Jean
Putter
Poster for Toys
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Toys

5.3(0.6K)
Toys
Researcher
Poster for TV's Funniest Animated Stars: A Paley Center for Media Special
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TV's Funniest Animated Stars: A Paley Center for Media Special

TV's Funniest Animated Stars: A Paley Center for Media Special
Self
Poster for FOX 25th Anniversary Special
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FOX 25th Anniversary Special

7.8(0.0K)
FOX 25th Anniversary Special
Lisa Simpson (voice) (uncredited)
Poster for Virginia
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Virginia

5.2(0.1K)
Virginia
Mrs. Whitaker
Poster for Heaven Help Us
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Heaven Help Us

6.4(0.1K)
Heaven Help Us
Cathleen

Production

Poster for All Square
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All Square

6.1(0.0K)
All Square
Producer
Poster for Virginia
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Virginia

5.2(0.1K)
Virginia
Executive Producer
Poster for Snack Shack
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Snack Shack

7.1(0.2K)
Snack Shack
Executive Producer
Poster for Gossamer Folds
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Gossamer Folds

4.3(0.0K)
Gossamer Folds
Producer
Poster for Alone
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Alone

6.4(0.8K)
Alone
Executive Producer
The ShepherdMOVIE
MOVIE

The Shepherd

The Shepherd
Executive Producer
A Bobby ThingMOVIE
MOVIE

A Bobby Thing

A Bobby Thing
Producer

Gallery

Yeardley Smith portrait
Yeardley Smith portrait