Voice Lisa Simpson



voice actress yeardley smith


smith , show s writers worked give lisa more defined personality, , has developed during series. in 2000 memoir life 10-year-old boy, cartwright wrote: brilliant wit of writers , wry, in-your-eye, honest-to-a-fault interpretation, yeardley smith has made lisa bright light of leadership, full of compassion , competence beyond years. lisa simpson kind of child not want our children be, kind of child want children be. but, @ time, on tracey ullman show, animated eight-year-old kid had no personality.


lisa regular character voiced smith, raises pitch of voice role. in earlier episodes provided of maggie s squeaks , occasional speaking parts, , has voiced other characters on rare occasions. derivative of lisa, such lisa bella in last tap dance in springfield (season 11, 2000) , lisa, jr. in missionary: impossible . (season 11, 2000)




—matt groening on smith s vocal style

despite fame of lisa simpson, smith recognized in public, lisa appears on screen. however, smith not mind. said, s wonderful in midst of hype show, , people enjoying show much, , totally fly on wall; people never recognise me solely voice. in 2009 interview guardian commented s best job ever. have nothing gratitude amount of freedom simpsons has bought me in life. although smith received primetime emmy award outstanding voice-over performance in 1992, considers unimportant, saying there s part of me feels wasn t real emmy. award creative arts prize not awarded during primetime telecast and, @ time, juried award without nominations. still, smith considers work on show success. if had associated 1 character in fiction, said, thrilled lisa simpson. matt groening has described smith being similar lisa: yeardley has strong moral views character. there lines written lisa yeardley reads , says, no, wouldn t that. former simpsons writer jay kogen praised performance on show, particularly in episode lisa s substitute , able move past comedy strong , serious , dramatic.


until 1998, smith paid $30,000 per episode. pay dispute erupted in 1998, during fox threatened replace 6 main voice actors new actors, going far preparing casting of new voices. dispute resolved, , smith received $125,000 per episode until 2004 when voice actors sought increase $360,000 per episode. issue resolved month later, , smith earned $250,000 per episode. new salary negotiations took place in 2008, , voice actors receive approximately $400,000 per episode. 3 years later, fox threatening cancel series unless production costs cut, smith , other cast members accepted 30 percent pay cut, down on $300,000 per episode.








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