Martha Maria Yeardley Smith ( ; born July 3, 1964) is a French-born American actress, writer and artist.
Smith starred in and served as executive producer for the independent romantic comedy Waiting For Ophelia, which had its world premiere at the Phoenix Film Festival in April 2009. ==Early life== Smith was born in Paris on July 3, 1964.
Her father, Joseph Smith, worked for United Press International in Paris and moved to Washington, D.C., in 1966, where he became The Washington Post's first official obituary editor.
She currently stars in the long-running voice role as Lisa Simpson on the animated television series The Simpsons. Smith became an actress in 1982 after graduating from drama school.
Maybe [my voice is] a little deeper now." She made her acting debut in a sixth-grade play. ==Career== ===Early career=== Smith became a professional actress 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 moved to New York City in 1984 and appeared in the Broadway production of Tom Stoppard's play The Real Thing alongside Jeremy Irons and Glenn Close. Smith's first film role came in Heaven Help Us (1985).
She made her film debut in 1985's Heaven Help Us, followed by roles in The Legend of Billie Jean and Maximum Overdrive.
She then played Putter in The Legend of Billie Jean (also 1985).
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.
However, the following year, she played Connie in Stephen King's Maximum Overdrive (1986), noting it was "truly a dreadful film, but I had a great part in it." Smith moved to Los Angeles in 1986 on the "semi-promise" of a part in a TV film.
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.
She has voiced Lisa since 1987, beginning with The Simpsons shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show.
In 1989, the shorts were spun off into their own half-hour show, The Simpsons.
There are lines that are written for Lisa that Yeardley reads and says, 'No, I wouldn't say that.'" Writer Jay Kogen praised her performance on the show, particularly in the episode "Lisa's Substitute", as able "to move past comedy to something really strong and serious and dramatic." ===Further career=== From 1991 to 1994, alongside The Simpsons, Smith was one of the lead cast members in the sitcom Herman's Head as Louise.
Her one-scene role as pregnant checkout girl Nancy in 1991's City Slickers earned her "more attention than all previous roles combined", and taught her "that it's far better to have small parts in big movies that everyone sees." In 1997, she appeared as Lulu the palm reader in the independent film
For her work on The Simpsons, Smith received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance in 1992. Alongside The Simpsons, Smith appeared in the sitcom Herman's Head as Louise, and had recurring appearances as Marlene on Dharma & Greg and as Penny in two episodes of Dead Like Me.
I have nothing but gratitude for the amount of freedom The Simpsons has bought me in my life." Smith received a Primetime Emmy Award in 1992, but felt it was not worth anything, saying "there's part of me that feels it wasn't even a real Emmy." The Emmy for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance is a Creative Arts and not handed out during the primetime telecast and, prior to 2009, was a juried award without nominations.
There are lines that are written for Lisa that Yeardley reads and says, 'No, I wouldn't say that.'" Writer Jay Kogen praised her performance on the show, particularly in the episode "Lisa's Substitute", as able "to move past comedy to something really strong and serious and dramatic." ===Further career=== From 1991 to 1994, alongside The Simpsons, Smith was one of the lead cast members in the sitcom Herman's Head as Louise.
Her one-scene role as pregnant checkout girl Nancy in 1991's City Slickers earned her "more attention than all previous roles combined", and taught her "that it's far better to have small parts in big movies that everyone sees." In 1997, she appeared as Lulu the palm reader in the independent film
Smith spends two days a week recording the show. Until 1998, Smith was paid $30,000 per episode.
During a pay dispute in 1998, Fox threatened to replace the six main voice actors with new actors, going as far as preparing to cast new voices.
in " Impossible" (both from season 11 in 2000).
In 2004, Smith performed an off-Broadway one-woman show entitled More at the Union Square Theatre in New York City.
However, the dispute was soon resolved and she received $125,000 per episode until 2004, when the voice actors demanded that they be paid $360,000 per episode.
After salary renegotiations in 2008, the voice actors received about $400,000 per episode.
Smith starred in and served as executive producer for the independent romantic comedy Waiting For Ophelia, which had its world premiere at the Phoenix Film Festival in April 2009. ==Early life== Smith was born in Paris on July 3, 1964.
I have nothing but gratitude for the amount of freedom The Simpsons has bought me in my life." Smith received a Primetime Emmy Award in 1992, but felt it was not worth anything, saying "there's part of me that feels it wasn't even a real Emmy." The Emmy for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance is a Creative Arts and not handed out during the primetime telecast and, prior to 2009, was a juried award without nominations.
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