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...
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2017
The Simpsons Movie
2007
Maximum Overdrive
1986
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
1993
As Good as It Gets
1997
Jingle All the Way
1996
FOX 25th Anniversary Special
2012
Dear Class of 2020
2020
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2022
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2011
The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV
1999
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2018
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2009
The Simpsons: America's First Family
2000
Toys
1992
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1997
City Slickers
1991
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The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice!
2010
The Simpsons in Plusaversary
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2022
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2022
The Legend of Billie Jean
1985
Three O'Clock High
1987
The Good, the Bart, and the Loki
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Heaven Help Us
1985
High School
2010
Mom's On Strike
1984
CyberWorld
2000
Virginia
2010
The Simpsons Movie 2
2027
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
1993
Back By Midnight
2005
Listen to Me
1989
The Wishing Well
2009
The Simpsons: Christmas
2003
The Chaperone
2011
Silence Like Glass
1989