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'''Martha Maria Yeardley Smith''' is the voice of [[Lisa Simpson]].
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|name= Yeardley Smith
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|image= [[File:Yeardley Smith.jpg|200px]]
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|gender= {{Female cast}}
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|fullname= Martha Maria Yeardley Smith
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|job= Voice actress
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|birthdate= {{birthdate|1964|7|3}}
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|birthplace = [[Paris]], [[France]]
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|status= Active
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|seasons= [[Shorts season 1]] - Present
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|first episode= "[[Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire]]"
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|latest episode= "[[{{Mostrecentep}}]]"
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|first song = "[[Do the Bartman]]"
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|latest song = "[[My Name Is Bart]]"
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|first album= ''[[The Simpsons Sing the Blues]]''
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|latest album= ''[[The Simpsons: Testify]]''
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|first short= "[[Good Night]]"
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== Biography ==
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'''Martha Maria Yeardley Smith''' (born July 3, 1964) is an American actress, artist and writer. She is the voice of [[Lisa Simpson]]. She was also interviewed in ''[[The Simpsons: Access All Areas]]'', ''[[The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!]]'', and ''[[The Simpsons: America's First Family]]''. She also appeared in ''[[The Simpsons Take the Bowl]]''.<ref>[http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/the-simpsons-live-show-with-orchestra-coming-to-hollywood-bowl-20140717 Rolling Stone - "'The Simpsons' Live Show With Orchestra Coming to Hollywood Bowl"]</ref>
  
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Smith was born in Paris, France, and raised in Washington, D.C., USA. She is the daughter (and namesake) of Joseph Yeardley "Joe" Smith (March 8, 1932–July 17, 2005), The Washington Post's first official obituary editor (1977–1988), who continued working full time for The Post until 1996. Her mother, Martha Mayor was a gallery worker. Her parents then later divorced.
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== Awards ==
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{{THT|Award}}
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{{TBT|{{W|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance}}}}
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{{TB|[[1992]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1992/outstanding-voice-over-performance Television Academy - "Outstanding Voice-Over Performance - 1992"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Lisa the Greek]]"<br>{{small|for Lisa Simpson}}}}
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{{TB|'''Won'''}}
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In addition to performing as the voice of Lisa Simpson and other occasional characters on The Simpsons, Smith also appeared on the sitcoms Herman's Head and Dharma and Greg and guest-starred on Showtime's Dead Like Me, the Disney Channel's Phil of the Future, the "Mathnet" segment of the Children's Television Workshop show Square One and The Big Bang Theory. Smith co-starred on ''Herman's Head'' with ''Simpsons'' actor [[Hank Azaria]]. One notable line of hers on the show referred to her voice acting when she angrily answers a call with "I do not sound like that Lisa Simpson character on TV!"
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== Credits ==
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=== Starring ===
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{{Season3A|all=yes|E7n=as Yowling Yeardley Smith}}
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{{Season5A|all=yes|E5n=as Scabby Yeardley Smith}}
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{{Season6A|all=yes|E6n=as Grave-Yeardley Smith}}
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{{Season7A|all=yes|E6n=as Scudley Smith}}
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{{Season8A|all=yes|E1n=as The Reaper}}
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{{Season9A|all=yes|E4n=as Your Mom}}
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{{Season10A|all=yes|E4n=as The Canker}}
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{{Season11A|all=yes|E4n=as [[File:Yeardley Smith THOHX icon.png|20px]] (The Artist F.K.A. Yeardley)}}
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{{Season12A|all=yes|E1n=as Eleanor Roosevelt}}
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{{Season15A|all=yes|E1n=as crab noodle}}
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{{Season16A|all=yes|E1n=as Aeeiy Lmrdthys}}
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{{Season17A|all=yes|E4n=as The Lizard Queen}}
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{{Season18A|all=yes|E4n=as CSI: Barn-Yeard}}
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{{Season19A|all=yes|E5n=as The Dentist}}
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{{Season20A|all=yes|E4n=as The Smith To Nowhere}}
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{{Season21A|all=yes|E4n=as HOA|E18n=credit only}}
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{{Season22A|all=yes|E4n=as Middle Seat/Stand-Up/Coach}}
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{{Season23A|all=yes|E3n=as Yard My Vaark}}
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{{Season24A|all=yes|E2n=as _________ Your Name Here}}
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{{Season25A|all=yes|E2n=as The Longest Yeard(ley)}}
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{{Season26A|all=yes|E4n=as Leotard-ley Smith}}
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{{Season27A|all=yes|E5n=as Yeard-Sale Smith}}
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{{Season28A|all=yes|E4n=as Die Yeard With a Vengeance!|E21n=credit only}}
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{{Season29A|all=yes|E4n=as Yeoman of the Guardley Smith}}
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{{Season30A|all=yes|E4n=as Swiss Chardley Smith}}
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{{Season31A|all=yes|E4n=as Laurel and Yeardley|E8n=as Rhubarbly Smith}}
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{{Season32A|all=yes|E4n=as Library Cardley Yeardley Smith}}
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{{Season33A|all=yes|E3n=as Chef Boy-Yeardleeee}}
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{{Season34A|all=yes|E6n=as Yardizzle Smizzle|E14n=credit only}}
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{{Season35A|all=yes|E5n=as Muculent Mucky Shardley Smith}}
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{{Season36A|all=yes|E5n=as Junkyeard Smith}}
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=== Lead vocal ===
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*{{alb|The Simpsons Sing the Blues|("[[Moanin' Lisa Blues]]", "[[God Bless the Child]]" and "[[Sibling Rivalry]]")}}
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=== Additional vocals ===
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*{{alb|The Simpsons Sing the Blues|("[[Do the Bartman]]" and "[[Deep, Deep Trouble]]")}}
  
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Some of her film credits include ''The Legend of Billie Jean'', ''Maximum Overdrive'', ''City Slickers'' and ''As Good as It Gets''.
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=== Voice ===
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*{{alb|The Yellow Album}}
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*{{alb|Go Simpsonic with The Simpsons}}
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*{{alb|The Simpsons: Testify}}
  
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Yeardley admitted on The Jane Pauley Show that she had struggled with bulimia for 25 years. Coincidentally, her character Lisa Simpson suffered through an eating disorder in the episode "[[Sleeping with the Enemy]]". She is currently performing in a one-woman show called More where she exposes her eating disorder. Yeardley has been cured of bulimia as of 2005.
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=== A big special thank you ===
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*{{alb|Songs in the Key of Springfield}}
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*{{alb|Go Simpsonic with The Simpsons}}
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*{{alb|The Simpsons: Testify}}
  
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== Yeardley Voices ==
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=== Interviewee ===
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Yeardley Smith does the voice of some background and one-time characters, but she principally does the voice of Lisa-like characters.
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*{{spec|The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!}}
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== Image Gallery ==
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== External links ==
 
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*{{IMDB|name/nm0810379/}}
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*{{Wikipedialink|Yeardley Smith|Yeardley Smith}}
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Latest revision as of 15:42, November 5, 2024

This article is about the crew member. For the character, see Yeardley Smith (character).
Yeardley Smith
Yeardley Smith.jpg
Crew Information
Gender:
Female ♀
Real full name: Martha Maria Yeardley Smith
Job: Voice actress
Birth date: July 3, 1964 (1964-07-03) (age 60)
Status:
Active
Number of episodes: 774
Seasons active: Shorts season 1 - Present
First short: "Good Night"
Most recent short: Feliz Navidad
First episode: "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"
Most recent episode: "Women in Shorts"
First song: "Do the Bartman"
Most recent song: "My Name Is Bart"
First album: The Simpsons Sing the Blues
Latest album: The Simpsons: Testify


Martha Maria Yeardley Smith (born July 3, 1964) is an American actress, artist and writer. She is the voice of Lisa Simpson. She was also interviewed in The Simpsons: Access All Areas, The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!, and The Simpsons: America's First Family. She also appeared in The Simpsons Take the Bowl.[1]

Awards[edit]

Award Year Episode Result
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance 1992[2] "Lisa the Greek"
for Lisa Simpson 		Won

Credits[edit]

Starring[edit]

Lead vocal[edit]

Additional vocals[edit]

Voice[edit]

A big special thank you[edit]

Interviewee[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Rolling Stone - "'The Simpsons' Live Show With Orchestra Coming to Hollywood Bowl"
  2. ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Voice-Over Performance - 1992"


External links[edit]


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