Yeardley Smith Bio | Wiki
Yeardley Smith (Full Name: Martha Maria Yeardley Smith) is an American actress, writer, and podcaster best known for her role on the animated television series The Simpsons as the voice of Lisa Simpson.
She has also appeared in movies such as Maximum Overdrive, and The Chaperone among others. Furthermore, she is a popular podcast known for hosting her very own true-crime podcast Small Town Dicks. On January 27, 2009, she published her first book titled I, Lorelei.
Yeardley Smith Age | Birthday
She was born on July 3, 1964, in Paris, France. Yeardley is 57 years old and celebrates her birthday on July 3 every year.
Yeardley Smith Height
She is a woman of average stature. Yeardley stands at a height of 5 ft 4 in (approx. 1.62 m).
Yeardley Smith Family
She was born in Paris but was raised in the United States of America after his father Joseph was transferred to Washington to work at The Washington Post as the obituary editor. Her mother is Martha Mayor who worked for the Smithsonian Institution as the paper conservator for the Freer and Sackler Galleries.
Yeardley’s parents later developed irreconcilable differences and officially separated. Her maternal grandfather was A. Hyatt Mayor an art historian who lived from 1901 to 1980. She is the great-great-grandchild of Alpheus Hyatt, popular zoologist, and Harriet Randolph Hyatt Mayor sculptor and artist. She is an American citizen by naturalization.
Yeardley Smith Husband
Yeardley is a divorcee who has been in two unsuccessful marriages. She was initially married to Christopher Grove who was an English-Canadian actor. The duo stayed in the marriage for two years before officially separating in 1992. A decade later she married her second husband Daniel Erickson. Six years on May 21 she filed for a divorce citing irreconcilable differences.
Yeardley Smith Engaged
She is currently engaged to Detective Dan whom she met during a Simpsons event, where he was her personal bodyguard. The duo has been engaged since 2019. Currently, Detective Dan works as a co-host of her podcast, Small Town Dicks.
Yeardley Smith Education
Growing up in Washington D.C, Yeardley attained her High School Diploma from a local Maret High School. Whether she furthered her studies is currently under thorough review and shall be updated soon.
Yeardley Smith Podcast
She is a podcaster presently hosting Small Town Dicks podcast since launching it in 2017. It is a weekly true-crime podcast that explores real-life crime in small towns in the United States. Initially, she co-hosted the podcast alongside Zibby Allen until March 2019 when they filed lawsuits against one another. Currently, she hosts the show while identical-twin detectives Dan and Dave anchor. Her podcast has aired over 150 episodes and has been rated a 4.7.
Yeardley Smith Movies
Yeardley began acting while in the sixth grade, therefore there is no shock that she has appeared in over ten movies. These movies are:
- Maximum Overdrive as Connie (1986)
- Silence Like Glass as Karen (1989)
- Back by Midnight as Veronica (2002)
- New Year’s Eve as Maude (2011)
- Miles as Mrs. Armstrong (2016)
- The Chaperone as Ms. Miller (2011)
- As Good as It Gets as Jackie Simpson (1997)
Yeardley Smith Maximum Overdrive
Maximum Overdrive is an American comedy horror officially released on July 25, 1986, and runs for 98 minutes. The film was directed and written by Stephen King. The films revolve around Previously inanimate machines that suddenly spring to life after planet Earth crosses the tail of a comet. In the comedy horror film, Yeardley appears as Connie who is newly wedded to Curt stop.
Yeardley Smith The Simpsons
The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom that airs on Fox since its release on December 17, 1989. The sitcom was created by Matt Groening. As of now, it has aired 33 seasons with a total of 721 episodes each running for approximately 23 minutes. Yeardley is among the main cast actors in the sitcom portraying the voice of Lisa Simpson.
Yeardley Smith Book
She is also an author who published her first book on January 27, 2009, titled I, Lorelei. It is a children’s book that contains 339 pages. The plot of the book revolves around an eleven-year-old girl named Lorelei Connelly. Lorelei writes a journal to her dead cat Mud chronicling her daily life as a sixth-grader.
Yeardley Smith Net Worth
From her career as an author, podcaster, and actor, there is no doubt that she has accumulated a desirable amount of wealth over the years. Yeardley’s average net worth is $16 million.
How Old Is Yeardley Smith
She was born to her loving and supportive parents on July 3, 1964, in Paris, France. Therefore, Yeardley is 57 years old.