Yeardley Smith, a popular American actress, was born on 3 July 1964, in Paris, France. However, at the age of two years the girl moved to Washington. Smith is best known as a voice talent and comedian, but has been totally involved in various arts, increased her net worth as being a writer and a painter, also. For those who love TV shows, Yeardley Smith is best known as a voice artist, particularly as the voice of Lisa Simpson, a character from the famous animated TV show “The Simpsons”. As this show became very popular all over the world, there are no uncertainties that it added large revenues to Yeardley Smith’s net worth.
So how rich is Yeardley Smith? Reputable sources have recently estimated that Yeardley has a net worth of $55 million, which may be surprising, except that her varied talents have ensured that she hasn’t relied on any one specific source of income.
Yeardley Smith Net Worth $55 Million
Actually, it is interesting to know that Yeardley was mocked at school by her classmates simply because of her voice which had an unusual sound. Well, as we know now, it was not an obstacle for Yeardley in her life, but very much an asset as it became a main source of Yeardley Smith’s net worth. It is known that she had always dreamt of being an actress, and it did happen in 1982. Two years later Smith moved to New York City and started appearing on Broadway, one of those early productions being named “The Real Thing”. Subsequently Yeardley appeared in the movie “Heaven Help Us“ in 1985, and following this success, Yeardley performed in “Maximum Overdrive” and “The Legend of Billie Jean”. The incomes from these movies undoubtedly increased Yeardley Smith’s net worth.
In 1986 Yeardley Smith moved once again, this time to Los Angeles, and immediately increased her net worth while appearing in various shows, the first of which was “Brothers”. After that Yeardley became a star of “The Simpsons”. It is well known that at first she was the voice of the character named Bart Simpson, but her voice was not appropriate for this character, so then Yeardley switched to Lisa Simpson. It has been officially announced that Yeardley Smith earns approximately $300.000 per episode, but all these performances not only helped Yeardley to enlarge her net worth, she also received a Primetime Emmy Award, undoubtedly for her portrayal of Lisa Simpson.
As regards Yeardley Smith’s film credits, she has also appeared in such movies as”Toys, City Slickers” and “As Good As It Gets”. Her involvement in the children’s film industry inspired Yeardley to write a couple of books for children, which also added large incomes to Yeardley Smith’s net worth. Currently Yeardley is working as an executive producer in the area of independent films.
In a perhaps surprising departure from her normal work, Yeadley Smith launched a women’s shoe line called Marchez VousIn 2011. We may only guess how much it will increase Yeardley Smith’s net worth in the future.
In her personal life, Yeardley Smith married English-Canadian actor Christopher Grove in 1990, but they divorced after two years. She married Daniel Erickson in 2002, but the marriage ended in divorce in 2008.
