- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- July 3, 1964
- Place of Birth
- Paris, France
Yeardley Smith
Martha Maria Yeardley Smith (/ˈjɑːrdli/ YARD-lee; born July 3, 1964) is an American actress. She voices Lisa Simpson on the animated television series The Simpsons. Smith began acting 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 made her film debut in 1985's Heaven Help Us, followed by roles in The Legend of Billie Jean and Maximum Overdrive. 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. 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 half-hour show, The Simpsons. For her work on The Simpsons, Smith r…
Filmography
movieThe Simpsons Movie 2
2027 · Lisa Simpson (voice)
movieSimpsley
2026 · Lisa (voice)
movieExtreme Makeover: Homer Edition
2026 · Lisa Simpson (voice)
tvFortnite x The Simpsons
2025 · Lisa Simpson (voice)
movieThe Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful
2024 · Lisa Simpson (voice)
movieThe Simpsons Funday Football
2024 · Lisa Simpson (voice)
moviePossessions
2024 · Dr. Young
movieSnack Shack
2024 · Executive Producer
movieWho Are You People
2023 · Sarah
movieThe Simpsons Meet the Bocellis in "Feliz Navidad"
2022 · Lisa Simpson (voice)
movieWelcome to the Club
2022 · Lisa Simpson (voice)
movieWhen Billie Met Lisa
2022 · Lisa Simpson (voice)
tvInventions That Changed History
2022 · Self - Comic Actress
movieThe Simpsons in Plusaversary
2021 · Lisa Simpson (voice)
movieThe Simpsons: A Serious Flanders
2021 · Lisa Simpson (voice)
movieThe Simpsons | Balenciaga
2021 · Lisa
movieThe Good, the Bart, and the Loki
2021 · Lisa Simpson (voice)
movieGossamer Folds
2020 · Phyllis, Producer
movieAlone
2020 · Executive Producer
movieDear Class of 2020
2020 · Lisa Simpson
tvStars in the House
2020 · Self
movieLove & Debt
2019 · Allison Joy
movieAll Square
2018 · Beaches, Producer
movieMiles
2017 · Mrs. Armstrong
moviePlanet of the Couches
2016 · Lisa Simpson (voice)
movieTV's Funniest Animated Stars: A Paley Center for Media Special
2015 · Self
tvFresh Off the Boat
2015 · Marie
tvMom
2013 · Enid
movieTug
2013 · Mom
tvThe Mindy Project
2012 · Dr. Carolyn King
movieFOX 25th Anniversary Special
2012 · Lisa Simpson (voice) (uncredited)
movie8
2012 · Nancy F. Cott
movieNew Year's Eve
2011 · Maude
tvRevenge
2011 · Phyllis
movieThe Chaperone
2011 · Miss Miller
tvHot in Cleveland
2010 · Margaret
movieHigh School
2010 · Computer Skills Teacher
movieVirginia
2010 · Mrs. Whitaker, Executive Producer
movieThe Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice!
2010 · Self
movieThe Wishing Well
2009 · Mary Williams
movieWaiting for Ophelia
2009 · Caitlin O'Malley
tvThe Big Bang Theory
2007 · Sandy
movieThe Simpsons Movie
2007 · Lisa Simpson (voice)
tvMad Men
2007 · Nurse Mary
movieBack By Midnight
2005 · Veronica
movieThe Simpsons: Christmas 2
2004
tvPhil of the Future
2004 · Mandy Teslow
tvBest Week Ever
2004
movieThe Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
2003 · Lisa Simpson (voice)
movieThe Simpsons: Christmas
2003 · (archive footage)
tvDead Like Me
2003 · Penny
movieCyberWorld
2000 · Lisa Simpson (voice)
movieThe Simpsons: America's First Family
2000 · Self
tvStrong Medicine
2000 · Real Estate Agent
movieThe Simpsons: Too Hot For TV
1999
tvFamily Guy
1999 · Lisa Simpson (voice)
tvBecker
1998 · Ruby
tvSports Night
1998 · Malory Moss
movieAs Good as It Gets
1997 · Jackie Simpson
movieToothless
1997 · Gatekeeper
tvThe Wonderful World of Disney
1997 · Gatekeeper
tvTeen Angel
1997 · Miss Gross
tvDharma & Greg
1997 · Marlene
tvSmart Guy
1997 · Ms. Rawlings
movieJust Write
1997 · Lulu
movieJingle All the Way
1996 · Woman Who Flirts with Howie (uncredited)
tvNash Bridges
1996 · Stevie Strong
tvInside the Actors Studio
1994 · Self
movieWe're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
1993 · Cecilia (voice)
movieSesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
1993 · Lisa Simpson (voice) (segment "Monster in the Mirror") (uncredited)
movieToys
1992 · Researcher
Likely Suspects
1992
tvHerman's Head
1991 · Louise Fitzer
movieCity Slickers
1991 · Nancy
tvSydney
1990
tvThe Simpsons
1989 · Lisa Simpson (voice)
movieGinger Ale Afternoon
1989 · Bonnie
movieSilence Like Glass
1989
movieListen to Me
1989 · Cootz
tvMurphy Brown
1988 · Phoebe Cramer
movieThree O'Clock High
1987 · Cheerleader
tvThe Tracey Ullman Show
1987 · Lisa Simpson (voice)
tvSquare One Television
1987 · Jane Rice-Burroughs
tvMathnet
1987 · Jane Rice Burroughs
movieMaximum Overdrive
1986 · Connie
movieThe Legend of Billie Jean
1985 · Putter
movieHeaven Help Us
1985 · Cathleen
movieMom's On Strike
1984 · Jenny
tvTales from the Darkside
1984 · Betty Ann Cooper / Good Time Rita
tvBrothers
1984 · Louella Waters
tvABC Afterschool Special
1972 · Jenny
The Shepherd
— · Executive Producer
A Bobby Thing
— · Producer