Nancy Cartwright

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Biography

Actress Nancy Cartwright is best known for a role for which she never appeared on camera. As Bart Simpson on the Fox animated comedy "The Simpsons" (1990- ) and before that in shorts on "The Tracey Ullman Show" (Fox, 1987-90), her work was well known, although as a voice actor she was largely unrecognized in person. From childhood, Cartwright realized she had unusual vocal talents, and after a job at an Ohio radio station afforded her an …
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Job Title

Actor, Music, Consultants & Advisors

Born

October 25, 1957

Career Milestones

1971

Made stage debut at age 12 in a high school production of "An Old-Fashioned Christmas" (date approximate)

1980

Voiced Gloria on the animated series "The Richie Rich Show" (ABC)

1982

Starred as the title character in the CBS biopic "Marian Rose White"; also marked TV-movie debut

1983

Film debut as a young girl who is wished into a television set in the 'It's a Good Life' segment of "Twilight Zone: The Movie"

1985

Appeared in the historical adventure "Flesh + Blood"

1989

Provided the voice of Bart Simpson on the animated Fox series "The Simpsons"; received Emmy Award

1994

Formed Happy House Productions with her husband Warren Murphy

1994

Voiced regular character of Margot on "The Critic" (ABC/Fox)

1995

Wrote and starred in the one-woman play, "In Search of Fellini"; based on her own experiences in Italy searching for the filmmaker

1998

Appeared in a small role as a secretary in the remake of "Godzilla"

1998

Voiced Rudy Mookich in the animated series, "Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain" (WB)

2000

Voiced Megan Allman in the NBC animated series, "God, the Devil and Bob"

2001

Wrote the best-selling autobiography My Life as a Ten-Year-Old Boy, a behind-the-scenes look at her unique life as it relates to the phenomenon of "The Simpsons"

2002

Voiced Rufus in the Disney's smash hit "Kim Possible"

2004

Converted her autobiography, "My Life as a Ten-Year-Old Boy" into a stage show, which was performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe

2007

Voiced Bart Simpson in the animated feature, "The Simpsons Movie"

Awards

1992

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance in The Simpsons