Yeardley Smith: On Voicing Lisa Simpson and Becoming an LGBT Advocate

WSJ Secrets of Wealthy Women

The Wall Street Journal

Careers, Business

4.6 • 955 Ratings

🗓️ 17 June 2020

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Yeardley Smith, who plays "Lisa" on the hit show The Simpsons, tells WSJ's Veronica Dagher how she learned to accept her voice and how she uses it to be an ally to the LGBT community.

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0:00.0	We've all felt left out and for people who move to this country that feeling lasts more than a moment.
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0:25.0	Hey I'm Veronica Dagger and this is the Wall Street Journal Secrets of Wealthy Women, where women share how they tackle career, money, and the world.
0:29.0	Um, excuse me, isn't there anything here that doesn't have meat in it?
0:33.6	Possibly the meatloaf. Well, I believe you're required to provide a vegetarian alternative.
0:39.4	You probably recognize that voice as Lisa Simpson, the smart saxophone playing sister of
0:45.2	Bart and daughter of Homer and March at the heart of the Simpsons. That voice
0:49.8	belongs to Emmy Award-winning actress Yardley Smith.
0:54.0	Yardley has been playing Lisa Simpson since the show began for which she's won critical acclaim.
0:59.0	In more recent years, Yardley has been using her highly recognizable voice to amplify other voices like
1:05.8	those in the LGBT community. Just one note, this conversation with Yardley was recorded
1:11.8	in our studios back in early March.
1:14.2	So before the pandemic and before recent protests. Welcome Yardley.
1:27.0	Yardley.
1:28.0	Thank you. I'm so delighted to be here.
1:30.0	You are probably best known as the voice of the 8 year old Lisa Simpson.
1:35.6	And so our listeners know, the Simpsons is currently airing a record-breaking 31st season and
1:41.7	has been renewed for a 32nd so congratulations.
1:44.7	Thank you very much it really we are the unicorn of all unicorns when it comes
1:49.9	to prime time television shows.
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