Yeardley Smith

Quick Facts

Full Name	Yeardley Smith
Occupation	Voice Actress
Date Of Birth	Jul 3, 1964(1964-07-03)
Age	60
Birthplace	Paris
Country	France
Birth City	Île-de-France
Horoscope	Cancer

Yeardley Smith Biography

Yeardley Smith is one of the most popular and richest Voice Actress who was born on July 3, 1964 in Paris, Île-de-France, France. Actress on stage and screen, Lisa Simpson was best known for her role as Lisa Simpson’s voice.

She became Lisa Simpson’s voice in 1987 on In 1987, she became the voice of Lisa Simpson on Matt Groening‘s The Simpsons, the longest-running, most successful animated television show of all time. s The Simpsons, which was the longest-running animated television series.

Martha Maria Yeardley Smith (/ˈ j ɑːr d l i / YARD -lee; born 3 July 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.

Smith became a professional actress in 1982 after graduating from drama school. After appearances in a number of school plays, she joined the local Arena Stage theater group on an apprenticeship, featuring in their production of Peter Pan. She went on to star in several other plays in Washington. 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.

She was twice divorced and married.

Yeardley Smith Net Worth

Yeardley Smith is one of the richest Voice Actress from France. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Yeardley Smith 's net worth $85 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was part of plays and theatre productions in Washington, DC, and New York City.

She was Jackie Simpson’s character in As Good as it Gets, starring She played Jackie Simpson in the film As Good As it Gets, which starred Jack Nicholson..

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. Her mother, Martha Mayor, was a paper conservator for the Freer and Sackler Galleries at the Smithsonian Institution. Smith’s parents later divorced. Smith labeled her family “upper crust and reserved”. As a child, Smith was often teased because of her unusual voice. Smith has stated: “I’ve sounded pretty much the same way since I was six. Maybe [my voice is] a little deeper now.” She made her acting debut in a sixth-grade play.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Yeardley Smith height 5 ft 4 in Yeardley weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Yeardley Smith Dating?

According to our records, Yeardley Smith married to Daniel Erickson , Christopher Grove. As of December 1, 2023, Yeardley Smith’s is not dating anyone.

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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 own half-hour show, The Simpsons. For her work on The Simpsons, Smith received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance in 1992.

Facts & Trivia

Yeardley Ranked on the list of most popular Voice Actress. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in France. Yeardley Smith celebrates birthday on July 3 of every year.

From 1991 to 1994, alongside The Simpsons, Smith was one of the lead cast members in the sitcom Herman’s Head as Louise. Her other television roles include recurring appearances as Marlene on Dharma & Greg, and Penny in two episodes of Dead Like Me. Smith has also appeared in Phil of the Future and Teen Angel. Her one-scene role as pregnant checkout girl Nancy in 1991’s City Slickers earned her “more attention than all [her] 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 Just Write. Her other roles include parts in Barry Levinson’s Toys and James L. Brooks’ As Good as It Gets. Brooks, who is also executive producer of The Simpsons, had cast Smith in his 1994 film I’ll Do Anything (in one of the film’s musical numbers), but her part was cut. Aside from The Simpsons, Smith has recorded few voice-over parts, only commercials and the film We’re Back! A Dinosaur’s Story. She “had a voice-over agent for about two years, and I used to go out [on auditions] all the time, but it never really came to anything. Everybody said, ‘Oh Yeardley, you’ll clean up,’ and that was definitely not the case.”

How much does Yeardley Smith make per episode?

Yeardley Smith – Net Worth: $85 Million She now earns $300,000 per episode of the show, translating to around $7 million per season.

What voices does Yeardley Smith do?

Yeardley Smith voices Lisa Simpson and Grandma Flanders.

Does Yeardley Smith have children?

The couple has no children. Smith had previously been married to actor Christopher Grove, from 1990 to 1992. Yeardley Smith has voiced Lisa Simpson ever since the early The Simpsons shorts on FOX-TV’s The Tracey Ullman Show.

Was Yeardley Smith on Seinfeld?

Vicki Lewis plays Ada in this episode. Yeardley Smith, the voice of Lisa Simpson in The Simpsons (1989), also auditioned for the role. It is supposed to be very cold when Elaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) is outside, wearing the dress. Snow is on the ground, but no-one in the scene has visible breath.

Who is the richest person in The Simpsons?

Mr. Burns is Springfield’s richest and most-powerful citizen (and also the richest person in Springfield’s state; his current net worth has been given as $1.3 billion by Forbes, though it fluctuates wildly depending on the episode).