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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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as Self - Comic Actress
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as Lisa
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2020
as Phyllis
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as Lisa Simpson
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as Self
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2019
as Allison Joy
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2018
as Beaches
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2017
as Mrs. Armstrong
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2016
as Lisa Simpson (voice)
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as Self
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as Marie
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2013
as Enid
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as Mom
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2012
as Dr. Carolyn King
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2012
as Lisa Simpson (voice) (uncredited)
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as Nancy F. Cott
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as Maude
TVRevenge
2011
as Phyllis
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as Miss Miller
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as Margaret
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2010
as Computer Skills Teacher
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as Mrs. Whitaker
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as Self
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as Mary Williams
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as Caitlin O'Malley
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2007
as Sandy
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as Lisa Simpson (voice)
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as Nurse Mary
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as Veronica
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as Mandy Teslow
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2004
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2003
as Lisa Simpson (voice)
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as (archive footage)
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as Penny
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2000
as Lisa Simpson (voice)
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as Self
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as Real Estate Agent
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as Lisa Simpson (voice)
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1998
as Ruby
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1998
as Malory Moss
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as Jackie Simpson
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1997
as Gatekeeper
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as Gatekeeper
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as Miss Gross
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as Marlene
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as Ms. Rawlings
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as Lulu
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1996
as Woman Who Flirts with Howie (uncredited)
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1996
as Stevie Strong
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1994
as Self
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1993
as Cecilia (voice)
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1993
as Lisa Simpson (voice) (segment "Monster in the Mirror") (uncredited)
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1992
as Researcher
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1992
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1991
as Louise Fitzer
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1991
as Nancy
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1990
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1989
as Lisa Simpson (voice)
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1989
as Bonnie
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1989
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1989
as Cootz
TVMurphy Brown
1988
as Phoebe Cramer
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1987
as Cheerleader
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1987
as Lisa Simpson (voice)
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1987
as Jane Rice-Burroughs
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1987
as Jane Rice Burroughs
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1986
as Connie
MovieThe Legend of Billie Jean
1985
as Putter
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1985
as Cathleen
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1984
as Jenny
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1984
as Betty Ann Cooper / Good Time Rita
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1984
as Louella Waters
TVABC Afterschool Special
1972
as Jenny
