Biography
Martha Maria Yeardley SmithΒ (/ΛjΙΛrdli/Β YARD-lee;Β born July 3, 1964) is an American actress. She voicesΒ Lisa SimpsonΒ on the animated television seriesΒ 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 ofΒ Tom Stoppard'sΒ The Real Thing. She made her film debut in 1985'sΒ Heaven Help Us, followed by roles inΒ The Legend of Billie JeanΒ andΒ Maximum Overdrive. She moved to Los Angeles in 1986 and took a recurring role in the television seriesΒ Brothers.
In 1987, Smith auditioned for theΒ SimpsonsΒ shorts onΒ The Tracey Ullman Show. Smith intended to audition for the role ofΒ 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 wereΒ spun offΒ into their half-hour show,Β The Simpsons. For her work onΒ The Simpsons, Smith received aΒ Primetime Emmy AwardΒ forΒ Outstanding Voice-Over PerformanceΒ in 1992.
AlongsideΒ The Simpsons, Smith appeared in the sitcomΒ Herman's HeadΒ as Louise, and had recurring appearances as Marlene onΒ Dharma & Greg and as Penny in two episodes ofΒ Dead Like Me. She has appeared in several films, includingΒ City Slickers,Β Just Write,Β Toys, andΒ As Good as It Gets. In 2004, Smith performed anΒ off-Broadway one-woman show entitledΒ MoreΒ at theΒ Union Square TheatreΒ in New York City. Aside fromΒ The Simpsons, Smith has recorded a few voice-over parts, only commercials and the filmΒ We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story. Smith starred in and served as executive producer for the independent romantic comedyΒ Waiting For Ophelia, which had its world premiere at theΒ Phoenix Film Festival in April 2009.
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Filmography (86)
The Simpsons Movie 2
2027
Fortnite x The Simpsons
2025
Possessions
2024
The Simpsons Funday Football
2024
The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful
2024
Who Are You People
2023
When Billie Met Lisa
2022
Welcome to the Club
2022
The Simpsons Meet the Bocellis in "Feliz Navidad"
2022
Inventions That Changed History
2022
The Simpsons in Plusaversary
2021
The Good, the Bart, and the Loki
2021
The Simpsons | Balenciaga
2021
Gossamer Folds
2020
Dear Class of 2020
2020
Stars in the House
2020
Love & Debt
2019
All Square
2018
Miles
2017
Planet of the Couches
2016
TV's Funniest Animated Stars: A Paley Center for Media Special
2015
Fresh Off the Boat
2015
Tug
2013
Mom
2013
FOX 25th Anniversary Special
2012
8
2012
The Mindy Project
2012
New Year's Eve
2011
The Chaperone
2011
Revenge
2011
Virginia
2010
High School
2010
The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice!
2010
Hot in Cleveland
2010
The Wishing Well
2009
Waiting for Ophelia
2009
The Simpsons Movie
2007
Mad Men
2007
The Big Bang Theory
2007
Back By Midnight
2005
The Simpsons: Christmas 2
2004
Best Week Ever
2004
Phil of the Future
2004
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
2003
The Simpsons: Christmas
2003
Dead Like Me
2003
CyberWorld
2000
The Simpsons: America's First Family
2000
Strong Medicine
2000
The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV
1999
Family Guy
1999
Becker
1998
Sports Night
1998
As Good as It Gets
1997
Just Write
1997
Toothless
1997
Smart Guy
1997
Dharma & Greg
1997
Teen Angel
1997
The Wonderful World of Disney
1997
Jingle All the Way
1996
Nash Bridges
1996
Inside the Actors Studio
1994
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
1993
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
1993
Toys
1992
Likely Suspects
1992
City Slickers
1991
Herman's Head
1991
Sydney
1990
Listen to Me
1989
Ginger Ale Afternoon
1989
Silence Like Glass
1989
The Simpsons
1989
Murphy Brown
1988
Three O'Clock High
1987
The Tracey Ullman Show
1987
Square One Television
1987
Mathnet
1987
Maximum Overdrive
1986
The Legend of Billie Jean
1985
Heaven Help Us
1985
Mom's On Strike
1984
Brothers
1984
Tales from the Darkside
1984
ABC Afterschool Special
1972