Yeardley Smith Net Worth

Yeardley Smith's Quotes

• Actually, you wouldn't believe how many people come up to me and say 'This is my fantasy: to be in bed with Lisa Simpson and have her say "Oh more, more!"' What is the matter with you people? This is sick! -- on the Australian talk show "Denton".
• It's usually character stuff that I'm offered unless they want a real offbeat leading role. Most of the time, I'm everybody's best friend. Or their annoying friend. It's like the story of my life. I will never get to play the Cinderella roles.
• 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".
• Being a part of "As Good as It Gets" was a great job for me. It was fun taking a bit of a break from playing Lisa Simpson and doing real actual live-action camera work. I enjoyed having the honor of working with Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Cuba Gooding Jr. and Greg Kinnear. And especially that cute little dog. Overall, I enjoyed working on the film, and I wish I at least got an Oscar nomination.
• You can't create a monster, then whine when it stomps on a few buildings.

Interesting Facts about Yeardley Smith

1. Her father, J.Y. Smith, who died in 2006, was a longtime obituary writer for The Washington Post.
2. 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 then auditioned and won the role of "Lisa". Nancy Cartwright had originally read for "Lisa", but was given the role of "Bart" instead.
3. Is only one of two actresses (the other being Marcia Wallace) on The Simpsons (1989) to regularly play only one character. Most of the other actors play ten or more characters, while Julie Kavner plays four characters and Phil Hartman plays two characters.
4. Her name is pronounced "Yard-lee".
5. Of the core 6 The Simpsons performers, Yeardley is the youngest.
6. Played the droid character EV-9D9 (major domo of Jabba's droids) in the NPR radio dramatization of Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) [1996].
7. Starring in Balancing Act at the Falcon Theatre in Burbank, California. [April 2007]
8. Doing a one woman show in New York at the Union Square Theatre [April 2004]
9. She was considered for the role of Serleena in Men in Black II (2002), but the role went to Lara Flynn Boyle.
10. Is exactly 5 years the senior of Shawnee Smith ("The Blob", "Saw"), and exactly 21 years the junior of Kurtwood Smith ("Robocop", "That 70's Show"). None of the Smiths are related, however.
11. She is a lifelong Democrat.