Yeardley Smith
34351
226147278
2008-07-17T01:05:46Z
Reverendadam
7488732
/* Filmography */
{{refimprove||date=April 2007}}
{{Infobox actor
|image= Yeardleysmithcomiccon.jpg
|caption= Smith on a panel at [[Comic Con]] in [[San Diego]] for ''[[The Simpsons]]'', July 2007
|imagesize= 250px
|birthdate= {{birth date and age|1964|7|3}}
|birthplace = [[Paris]], [[France]]
|birthname= Martha Maria Yeardley Smith
|othername=
|emmyawards = '''[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance|Outstanding Voice-Over Performance]]''' <br> 1992 ''[[The Simpsons]]''
}}
'''Yeardley Smith''' ({{IPAEng|ˈjɑrdli}}; born [[July 3]], [[1964]]<ref>[http://www.filmreference.com/film/57/Yeardley-Smith.html Yeardley Smith Biography (1964?-)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>) is an [[Emmy Award]]-winning [[United States|American]] [[actor|actress]] and [[voice actor]] who is perhaps best known for providing the voice of [[Lisa Simpson]] on the animated television series ''[[The Simpsons]]''.<ref name="actors">Stated in interview on ''[[Inside the Actors Studio]]''</ref>
==Biography==
===Early life===
Smith was born '''Martha Maria Yeardley Smith''' in [[Paris|Paris, France]], and was raised in [[Washington, D.C.]], [[United States|U.S.]] She is the daughter of Martha Mayor, a gallery worker, and Joseph Yeardley "J.Y." Smith ([[May 10]], [[1931]]–[[January 17]], [[2006]]), ''[[The Washington Post]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s first official obituary editor (1977–1988), who continued working full time for ''The Post'' until 1996.<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/18/AR2006011802475_pf.html J.Y. Smith, 74; Raised Standards for Post Obituaries - washingtonpost.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.filmreference.com/film/57/Yeardley-Smith.html Yeardley Smith Biography (1964?-)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
===Career===
In addition to performing as the voice of Lisa Simpson on ''The Simpsons'', Smith appeared on the sitcoms ''[[Herman's Head]]'', ''[[Dharma and Greg]]'' and in 55 episodes of the [[Showtime]] sitcom ''[[Brothers (tv series)|Brothers]]'' and guest-starred on [[Showtime]]'s ''[[Dead Like Me]]'' and the [[Disney Channel]]'s ''[[Phil of the Future]].'' Her [[résumé]] features guest appearances on ''[[Teen Angel]]'', and the "[[Mathnet]]" segment of the [[Sesame Workshop|Children's Television Workshop]] show ''[[Square One (TV series)|Square One]].'' She also appeared as an escaped juvenile prisoner named "Bonita Rokeke" in an episode of ''[[Mama's Family]]''.
Her film credits include ''[[The Legend of Billie Jean]]'', ''[[City Slickers]]'', ''[[Maximum Overdrive]]'' and ''[[As Good as It Gets]]''. A twist of trivia regarding her work on ''The Simpsons'' was that she auditioned for the role of [[Bart Simpson]], while [[Nancy Cartwright (actress)|Nancy Cartwright]] auditioned for the part of Lisa.<ref name="actors"/> However the producers felt that Smith would be better suited for Lisa's voice, while Cartwright was given the role of Bart.
Smith won an [[Emmy]] for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for her work on ''The Simpsons'' in 1992.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0810379/awards Yeardley Smith - Awards<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Lisa's distinctive voice differs from Smith's only in that it is higher in pitch. Smith has joked about her lack of vocal range in comparison to her ''Simpsons'' co-stars, saying she only has three voices: her own, Lisa's, and one that's somewhere in between. She has also said that any time Lisa sings on the show that she has to drop into her own singing voice. Her laugh too however, as heard on the DVD commentaries, also is quite close to Lisa's, not Bart's.
Smith starred in and served as executive producer for the indie relationship comedy "Waiting For Ophelia", which will be released in early 2009.
===Personal life===
Smith married English-Canadian actor Christopher Grove in 1990 and divorced him in 1992. She married Daniel Erickson in 2002. Smith filed for divorce on May 21, 2008 citing irreconcilable differences.
On May 22, 2008 E! Online reported the character actress and vocal talent behind the animated Lisa Simpson for the past two decades has filed for divorce from her husband of four years, Daniel Erickson. Per the petition filed Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, Smith cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split. Their date of separation is "under determination." The duo have no children. Smith has requested she not be ordered to pay spousal support and is looking to have her legal name changed back to Yeardley Smith, because she has apparently been toting the "Erickson" around since tying the knot in 2002.<ref>[http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b138898_lisa_simpsons_voice_files_divorce.html Lisa Simpson's Voice Files for Divorce] </ref>
Smith admitted on ''[[The Jane Pauley Show]]'' that she had struggled with [[bulimia]] for 25 years. Her character Lisa Simpson suffered through an [[eating disorder]] in the episode "[[Sleeping with the Enemy (The Simpsons episode)|Sleeping with the Enemy]]". She is currently performing in a one-woman show called ''More'' where she exposes her eating disorder. Smith has been binge-purge free since February 18, 2003.
==Filmography==
*''[[Waiting For Ophelia]]'' (2009)
*''[[The Simpsons Game]]'' (2007) ([[video game|VG]]) (voice)
*''[[The Simpsons Movie]]'' (2007) (voice)
*''[[The Simpsons: Hit & Run]]'' (2003) ([[video game|VG]]) (voice)
*''[[Back by Midnight]]'' (2002)
*''[[The Simpsons Road Rage]]'' (2001) ([[video game|VG]]) (voice)
*''[[Just Write]]'' (1998)
*''[[As Good as It Gets]]'' (1997)
*''[[We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (film)|We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story]]'' (1993)
*''[[Toys (1992 film)|Toys]]'' (1992)
*''[[City Slickers]]'' (1991)
*''[[Ginger Ale Afternoon]]'' (1989)
*''[[Three O'Clock High]]'' (1987)
*''[[Maximum Overdrive]]'' (1986)
*''[[The Legend of Billie Jean]]'' (1985)
*''[[Heaven Help Us]]'' (1985)
==Television==
*''[[The Simpsons]]'' (1987 - present) as the voice of [[Lisa Simpson]], and other Lisa related characters
*''[[Phil of the Future]]'' (2006)
*''[[Dead Like Me]]'' (2004)
*''[[Dharma & Greg]]''
*''[[Smart Guy]]''(1999)
*''[[Sports Night]]''(1998)
*''[[Nash Bridges]]''
*''[[Herman's Head]]'' (1991) ([[TV series]])
*''[[Mama's Family]]'' (1986)
*''[[Brothers (TV series)|Brothers]]'' (1984)
*''[[Smart Guy]]''
*''[[Teen Angel]]''
*''[[Becker]]'' (As Ruby in the season 5 episode "Ms. Forture")
==Radio==
*''[[Return of the Jedi]] Radio Adaptation'' (1996) as the voice of [[EV-9D9]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*{{imdb name|id=0810379|name=Yeardley Smith}}
*[http://www.snpp.com/other/interviews/smith97.html The Daily Targum's interview with Yeardley Smith in 1997] (from [http://www.snpp.com ''The Simpsons Archive''])
*[http://www.snpp.com/other/interviews/ys3.html ''Simpsons Illustrated''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s interview with Yeardley Smith in 1992] (from [http://www.snpp.com ''The Simpsons Archive''])
*[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6988721/site/newsweek/ Yeardley Smith's interview] in ''[[Newsweek]]'', discussing her one-woman show ''More'' and her struggles with bulimia
*[http://voicechasers.com/database/showactor.php?actorid=1225 Yeardley Smith at Voice Chasers]
*{{tvtome person|id=3515|name=Yeardley Smith}}
{{Simpsons cast}}
<!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]] -->
{{Persondata
|NAME= Smith, Yeardley
|ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Smith, Martha Maria Yeardley
|SHORT DESCRIPTION=[[Voice actor]]
|DATE OF BIRTH= 1964-7-3
|PLACE OF BIRTH= [[Paris]], [[France]]
|DATE OF DEATH=
|PLACE OF DEATH=
}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Yeardley}}
[[Category:1964 births]]
[[Category:American film actors]]
[[Category:American television actors]]
[[Category:American voice actors]]
[[Category:Emmy Award winners]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Paris]]
[[Category:People from Washington, D.C.]]
[[Category:Washington, D.C. actors]]
[[cs:Yeardley Smith]]
[[da:Yeardley Smith]]
[[de:Yeardley Smith]]
[[et:Yeardley Smith]]
[[es:Yeardley Smith]]
[[fr:Yeardley Smith]]
[[id:Yeardley Smith]]
[[he:ירדלי סמית']]
[[ja:イヤードリー・スミス]]
[[no:Yeardley Smith]]
[[pt:Yeardley Smith]]
[[ru:Смит, Ярдли]]
[[simple:Yeardley Smith]]
[[sr:Јардли Смит]]
[[fi:Yeardley Smith]]
[[sv:Yeardley Smith]]
[[zh:亚德利·史密斯]]