Yeardley Smith

Birth Name:

Martha Maria Yeardley Smith

Birth Place:

Paris, France

Profession

Actress, Producer, Soundtrack

Got her start in acting at the age of 12 in a school production of "I Remember Mama․"
Trained in acting at the New Playwrights Theater
Quote: "I love Lisa Simpson and feel great affection for her, and at the same time I feel quite separate from her - almost as if I had ever so little to do with the way she's turned out․"
Quote: "(On acting): "I think the worst part is being observed․ If you are so private that you just like to go on about your business, wander up and down the aisles of the grocery store․․․then it will bother you if people are pointing and whispering․""
Quote: "(On self-esteem and image): "Now I've made peace with it․ I don't mind it at all; I'd rather be who I am․ It's comfortable․ It's me․""
Best known as the voice of Lisa Simpson in "The Simpsons․"
Launched her own shoe line in 2011 called Marchez Vous
Was an understudy to actress Cynthia Nixon in the Broadway production "The Real Thing․"

1992Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Voice-Over Performance:Winner
1998OFTA Television Award - Best Voice-Over Performance:Nominated
2003OFTA Television Award - Best Voice-Over Performance:Nominated
2014BTVA Television Voice Acting Award - Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series - Comedy/Musical:Nominated
2015BTVA Television Voice Acting Award - Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series - Comedy/Musical:Nominated

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