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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Yeardley Smith, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
86 acting credits
Acting · 86
The Simpsons
1989
Family Guy
1999
Mad Men
2007
The Big Bang Theory
2007
Mom
2013
Strong Medicine
2000
Fresh Off the Boat
2015
Revenge
2011
Nash Bridges
1996
The Mindy Project
2012
Hot in Cleveland
2010
Tales from the Darkside
1984
Becker
1998
Stars in the House
2020
Murphy Brown
1988
Phil of the Future
2004
Dharma & Greg
1997
ABC Afterschool Special
1972
Dead Like Me
2003
The Wonderful World of Disney
1997
Best Week Ever
2004
The Tracey Ullman Show
1987
Herman's Head
1991
Brothers
1984
Smart Guy
1997
Sports Night
1998
The Simpsons Movie
2007
Square One Television
1987
Teen Angel
1997
Jingle All the Way
1996
As Good as It Gets
1997
Fortnite x The Simpsons
2025
Maximum Overdrive
1986
New Year's Eve
2011
Sydney
1990
Mathnet
1987
The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful
2024
Inventions That Changed History
2022
City Slickers
1991
The Simpsons in Plusaversary
2021
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
1993
The Good, the Bart, and the Loki
2021
Toys
1992
TV's Funniest Animated Stars: A Paley Center for Media Special
2015
High School
2010
Inside the Actors Studio
1994
Dear Class of 2020
2020
Welcome to the Club
2022
The Simpsons Meet the Bocellis in "Feliz Navidad"
2022
Listen to Me
1989
Three O'Clock High
1987
CyberWorld
2000
The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice!
2010
Likely Suspects
1992
Heaven Help Us
1985
FOX 25th Anniversary Special
2012
The Legend of Billie Jean
1985
Possessions
2024
The Simpsons Movie 2
2027
The Chaperone
2011
8
2012
Miles
2017
Toothless
1997
The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV
1999
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
1993
Virginia
2010
When Billie Met Lisa
2022
Back By Midnight
2005
All Square
2018
Love & Debt
2019
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
2003
The Simpsons: America's First Family
2000
Just Write
1997
Gossamer Folds
2020
The Simpsons: Christmas 2
2004
The Wishing Well
2009
Planet of the Couches
2016
Mom's On Strike
1984
The Simpsons: Christmas
2003
Tug
2013
The Simpsons Funday Football
2024
Who Are You People
2023
Ginger Ale Afternoon
1989
Silence Like Glass
1989
The Simpsons | Balenciaga
2021
Waiting for Ophelia
2009