Yeardley Smith

Yeardley Smith

American actress
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Martha Maria Yeardley Smith ( YARD-lee; born July 3, 1964) is a French-born American actress, writer, and artist. She is known for her long-running role as Lisa Simpson on the animated television series The Simpsons.

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Yeardley Smith was born on Friday, 3 July 1964 in Paris, France. Her full name at birth was Martha Maria Yeardley Smith. She is best known as an actress. Smith's country of citizenship (nationality) is American. She is 5' 4" (163 cm) tall with an average build. She has blue eyes and light brown hair (color). Her net worth is reported to be $85,000,000 US dollars. Yeardley Smith is 60 years old and her zodiac star sign is Cancer.

You can find people similar to Yeardley Smith by visiting our lists Female characters in television and Actresses from Paris.

Full name at birth
Martha Maria Yeardley Smith
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Claim to fame
Voice of Lisa Simpson on the animated television series The Simpsons
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Date of birth
3 July 1964
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Place of birth
Paris, France
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Actress, voice actress, writer, comedian, artist, painter
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5' 4" (163 cm)
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Distinctive feature
  • Squinty eyes
  • Pearls, 'starfish' hair
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Pets
Santa's Little Helper (Greyhound)
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Net worth
$85,000,000 USD
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The Gersh Agency, Inc.
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In my dreams, I was Rita Hayworth, Kim Basinger. I just wanted to be that long, tall drink of water with flowing blond hair and large blue eyes and cheekbones you could actually see - you know, be that. And I wasn't, so I hated myself. I'd beat myself up, tear myself to shreds. 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. I got weary of putting so much energy into hating myself."
  • Her father, J.Y. Smith, who died in 2006, was a longtime obituary writer for The Washington Post.
  • Of the core 6 Simpsons performers, Yeardley is the youngest.
  • Is only one of two actresses (the other being Marcia Wallace) on "The Simpsons" (1989) to regularly play only one character. All of the other actors play ten or more characters.
  • Her name is pronounced "Yard-lee".
  • Originally read for the role of Bart when auditioning for "The Simpsons" (1989), but her voice was too high and sounded like a girl, so she lightened her voice up a little and auditioned and won the role of Lisa. Ironically, Nancy Cartwright originally read for Lisa, but was given the role of Bart.

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