Martha Maria Yeardley Smith\u00a0(\/\u02c8j\u0251\u02d0rdli\/\u00a0YARD-lee;\u00a0born July 3, 1964) is an American actress. She voices\u00a0Lisa Simpson\u00a0on the animated television series\u00a0The Simpsons.<\/p>\n
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\u00a0Tom Stoppard’s\u00a0The Real Thing. She made her film debut in 1985’s\u00a0Heaven Help Us, followed by roles in\u00a0The Legend of Billie Jean\u00a0and\u00a0Maximum Overdrive. She moved to Los Angeles in 1986 and took a recurring role in the television series\u00a0Brothers.<\/p>\n
In 1987, Smith auditioned for the\u00a0Simpsons\u00a0shorts on\u00a0The Tracey Ullman Show. Smith intended to audition for the role of\u00a0Bart 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\u00a0spun off\u00a0into their half-hour show,\u00a0The Simpsons. For her work on\u00a0The Simpsons, Smith received a\u00a0Primetime Emmy Award\u00a0for\u00a0Outstanding Voice-Over Performance\u00a0in 1992.<\/p>\n
Alongside\u00a0The Simpsons, Smith appeared in the sitcom\u00a0Herman’s Head\u00a0as Louise, and had recurring appearances as Marlene on\u00a0Dharma & Greg and as Penny in two episodes of\u00a0Dead Like Me. She has appeared in several films, including\u00a0City Slickers,\u00a0Just Write,\u00a0Toys, and\u00a0As Good as It Gets. In 2004, Smith performed an\u00a0off-Broadway one-woman show entitled\u00a0More\u00a0at the\u00a0Union Square Theatre\u00a0in New York City. Aside from\u00a0The Simpsons, Smith has recorded a few voice-over parts, only commercials and the film\u00a0We’re Back! A Dinosaur’s Story. Smith starred in and served as executive producer for the independent romantic comedy\u00a0Waiting For Ophelia, which had its world premiere at the\u00a0Phoenix Film Festival in April 2009.<\/p>\n
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Martha Maria Yeardley Smith\u00a0(\/\u02c8j\u0251\u02d0rdli\/\u00a0YARD-lee;\u00a0born July 3, 1964) is an American actress. She voices\u00a0Lisa Simpson\u00a0on the animated television series\u00a0The 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\u00a0Tom Stoppard’s\u00a0The Real Thing. She made her film debut in 1985’s\u00a0Heaven […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-415","movie_engine_person","type-movie_engine_person","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n