While Yeardley is American, she was born Martha Maria Yeardley Smith on July 3, 1964, in Paris, France where her father served as a correspondent with UPI. They were divorced in 1992, citing irreconcilable differences. SMITH I didnt want to be a snotty, entitled celebrity. Im just smitten. [The divorce] pretty much brought me to my knees, and I thought I would never meet someone again. "[26] The show's creator Matt Groening has called Smith very similar to Lisa: "Yeardley has strong moral views about her character. But he ended up getting a really nice hotel and, unbeknownst to me, broke the bank for the next six months.. The Simpsons Yeardley Smith Marries Fianc Dan Grice, the voice for many characters on the cartoon comedy including Lisa Simpson, Rage Against The Machine Perform No Shelter For First Time In 15 Years, Taoiseach Confirms Gormanston Camp Will Host Refugees As Country At Bursting Point, PODCAST: This Week In Music History With Marty Miller March 6th to 10th, Young Offenders To Return For Season Four, WATCH: The Stars of BEAST Roaring In Cinemas. Tommy McArdle is a digital news writer at PEOPLE covering stories across all of the brand's verticals. We wanted to honor the victims and be respectful of their families. [41], In 2009, she commented, "People have said to me that I'm unassuming. [1] Smith spends two days a week recording the show. In general, people who make their living doing voices on cartoons aren't always great for us. The joke is that I really will do anything for my show, but I didnt really want to do it, said the iconic voice of Lisa Simpson. What can you do for me? He offered to bring me past security so that I could meet her at the gate. They officially became husband and wife on June 11, 2022, during an intimate wedding in their Los Angeles home. The Simpsons actress Yeardley Smith and her former detective husband Dan Grice exchanged their vows last month. 'Simpsons' Lisa Voice Actress Yeardley Smith Marries the Detective Assigned to Be Her Security Yeardley Smith is married, and the love story is straight out of a movie. msha.ke/oilandwaterfood Posts Reels Videos Tagged GRICE I had finally gotten to a point where I was really content. Alongside The Simpsons, Smith appeared in the sitcom Herman's Head as Louise, and had recurring appearances as Marlene on Dharma & Greg and as Penny in two episodes of Dead Like Me. The Emmy for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance is a Creative Arts and not handed out during the primetime telecast and, prior to 2009, was a juried award without nominations. It never occurred to me to take her bag. Dont forget to stay tuned with us for the latest updates from the world of showbiz. There were about 60 people at the ceremony and we ultimately said, listen, we get it," Smith said. He texted back, I think youre really interesting, too,' she said. HOME. The end result was amazing, really natural and really lovely, she added. Smith, 74; Raised Standards for Post Obituaries", "Anna Hyatt Huntington Papers An inventory of her papers at Syracuse University", "Theater review; What Do I Want? During the first season of Herman's Head, Smith taught herself to paint by copying other artists. That was Dan.'. First, both pondered asking the other to dinner, but didn't. I didnt know that until the next day when she told me where she had gone. What has it all been like for you? [11] The book Just Humor Me includes a story, "The Race", written by Smith. ", Episode 4.21: "A Few Thongs and A Hawaiian Funeral", This page was last edited on 6 January 2023, at 23:54. The 58-year-old actress, who has famously played Lisa Simpson in the animated series since it premiered in 1989, tied the knot with her longtime boyfriend, police detective Dan Grice, last month - eight years after he was hired to protect her as her bodyguard. The 58-year-old voice . What made you fall for her? Yeardley Smith is married, and the love story is straight out of a movie. [10] In Los Angeles, Smith appeared in theatrical productions of Living on Salvation Street, for which she was paid $14 for each performance,[13] Boys and Girls/Men and Women, and How the Other Half Loves, and played the recurring role of Louella Waters on the Showtime series Brothers. He was not overly impressed by me and I really admired his sense of self-assurance. That detective turned out to be Dan. Dan, when you got the call that a very important member of The Simpsons family was coming to town, what were you thinking? Yeardley and Dan met each other for the first time in the year 2014 when Smith went to Springfield, Oregon, to attend aSimpsons-themed mural unveiling that had been put together by the people of the town to mark the 25th anniversary of the show. They soon started dating, spending the first few years of their romance over long-distance, until Grice eventually moved to Los Angeles full time. Smith explained to the Hollywood Reporter in an interview published Wednesday that the pair met when he served as her personal bodyguard in 2014 as she visited Springfield, Ore. After having dealt with a stalker, Smith reluctantly agreed to producers pleas to represent her juggernaut show at the unveiling of a mural to celebrate the 25th year of Homer and the gang. Considering how you met, does that ever switch off? GRICE Id gotten that type of call exactly zero times. Because Im a person who leaps and then looks, I said, Hey, why dont you come down to Los Angeles? for [The Simpsons] dates at the Hollywood Bowl. Her father, Joseph Smith, worked for United Press International in Paris and moved to Washington, D.C., in 1966, where he became The Washington Post's first official obituary editor. 'I eventually said I would go and they came back a few days later and said they would assign a plain-clothed detective from the Springfield Police Department. I just didnt know that there would be a chance to be with somebody who I could come home to after seeing terrible things happen during the day and have a conversation where they would be willing or interested to hear how it affected me. It was the longest week of my life. This would involve some editing and revising but wouldn't taint the best parts of More. Yeardley Smith, best know as the voice of The Simpsons' Lisa, has married her love Dan Grice and the story behind it is one that would make the likes of the late Nora Ephron fire up their laptop. It's a happy fluke. There was just something about Dans quiet confidence. [10] She then played Putter in The Legend of Billie Jean (also 1985). [12][13] After appearances in a number of school plays, she joined the local Arena Stage theater group on an apprenticeship, featuring in their production of Peter Pan. I said, Oh God. Dan was advised against it by his twin brother and fellow officer, Dave, who now co-hosts a podcast, Small Town Dicks, with the couple. SMITHNobody ever meets you at the gate anymore, so I was completely thrown off and walked right past him. He was respectful without being fawning. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); We're a Digital Platform offering the Latest Updates and News from Entertainment, Technology, Lifestyle and Food Industry. On Ice! According to The Hollywood Reporter, they tied the knot at their Los. While we were on the way, he said that he could come wait with me at the gate since I had an hour to go until my flight. He arrived at 9 a.m. on a Friday and we had planned to meet for coffee, but they changed my rehearsal time so I couldnt have coffee with him. He was respectful without being fawning. Smith, 58, married former police detective Dan Grice on June 11. 'Here's to love that lasts even longer than The Simpsons,' the show wrote. I told him that I could never move [to Oregon] because I have to do my work from here. [19] Smith has only voiced characters other than Lisa on very rare occasions, with those characters usually being some derivative of Lisa, such as Lisa Bella in "Last Tap Dance in Springfield" and Lisa, Jr. in "Missionary: Impossible" (both from season 11 in 2000). Everyone tested beforehand but we told our guests that if they were still nervous about COVID, no hard feelings, stay home. It felt really natural and really lovely. The joke is that I really will do anything for my show but I didnt really want to do it, Smith said. Smith and Grice's story is much like the 1992 Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner movie,The Bodyguard, which sees Houston's character fall for her bodyguard, played by Costner. Following her graduation, Smith shifted to New York City in 1984 and appeared in the Broadway production of Tom Stoppards The Real Thing. The Simpsons star Yeardley Smith has married a former detective she met at a . Credit: Mark Davis/Getty Images; FOX. "We kept texting and then we started to talk on the phone. Hi, I am Meenal. Dan Grice is a former Springfield police detective and the two first met in 2014 when Grice agreed to be part of Smith's security while she was in town. I had a shoe line for about five years that I used to make the shoes in Italy. I get a giggly feeling when I think about it because Dan didnt want to go to this event and I didnt want to go to this event but something bigger than us was like, No, no, listen, you two are going to meet and its going to work out. Yeardley Smith Voices Lisa Simpson and Grandma Flanders. Some people love it. Above all, every day she amazes me. When Yeardley Smith, the voice of Lisa Simpson on The Simpsons, was asked . [44], Smith, Yeardley. She moved to Los Angeles in 1986 and took a recurring role in the television series Brothers. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. The American actress tied the knot with the former police detective Dan Grice on June 11. [39], Smith married English-Canadian actor Christopher Grove in 1990. I love to capture moments through my words. But, of course, there wasnt a straight line to their nuptials. At the time, we lived in the same neighborhood so close I could hit a golf ball to his house. On June 11, Smith and Grice were married at their Los Angeles home. Dan recognized Yeardley from her performances in the 1980s films The Legend of Billie JeanandStephen KingsMaximum Overdrive but he did not know that she was the voice of Lisa Simpson. But I'm trying to become better. Days after the nuptials, the glowing newlyweds joined The Hollywood Reporter on Zoom to recap their romance from the initial spark at the airport to navigating a long-distance relationship, as well as the other big collaboration in their lives the true-crime podcast Small Town Dicks, which they co-host along with Dans twin brother, Detective Dave. The two of them got engaged in August of 2018 and they were supposed to get married in March 2021 and then July 2021 but their wedding plans got delayed twice due to the Covid-19 pandemic. 'Thats exactly what it was. Did you get calls like that often? The happy couple on their wedding day. Grice was the local police detective who was assigned to protect Smith. She described it as the best day.. Grice was reluctant, too, to be there, but he decided to accept the assignment, because he was single, and he knew many other members of the Springfield Police Department had families theyd rather be with than an actress whod been in The Legend of Billy Jean andMaximum Overdrive. The answer was no, no, no, no. It was summertime and I thought, Let these guys have time with their families since they all have children.