Editing Yeardley Smith (section)

===Further career===
From 1991 to 1994, alongside ''The Simpsons'', Smith was one of the lead cast members in the sitcom ''[[Herman's Head]]'' as Louise.<ref name=local>{{cite news|title=Local actress finds a voice in 'Simpsons'|date=November 20, 1994|work=[[The Washington Times]]|first=Paul|last=Freeman}}</ref> Her other television roles include recurring appearances as Marlene on ''[[Dharma & Greg]]'', and Penny in two episodes of ''[[Dead Like Me]]''. Smith has also appeared in ''[[Phil of the Future]]'' and ''[[Teen Angel (1997 TV series)|Teen Angel]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=6653|title=Development update – July 12–13|work=The Futon Critic|date=July 13, 2004|access-date=April 3, 2009}}</ref> Her one-scene role as pregnant checkout girl Nancy in 1991's ''[[City Slickers]]'' earned her "more attention than all [her] previous roles combined", and taught her "that it's far better to have small parts in big movies that everyone sees."<ref name=targum/> In 1997, she appeared as Lulu the palm reader in the independent film ''[[Just Write]]''.<ref name=targum/> Her other roles include parts in [[Barry Levinson]]'s ''[[Toys (film)|Toys]]'' and [[James L. Brooks]]' ''[[As Good as It Gets]]''.<ref name="Steps"/> Brooks, who is also executive producer of ''The Simpsons'', had cast Smith in his 1994 film ''[[I'll Do Anything]]'' (in one of the film's musical numbers), but her part was cut.<ref name=targum/> Aside from ''The Simpsons'', Smith has recorded few voice-over parts, only commercials and the film ''[[We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (film)|We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story]]''. She "had a voice-over agent for about two years, and I used to go out [on auditions] all the time, but it never really came to anything. Everybody said, 'Oh Yeardley, you'll clean up,' and that was definitely not the case."<ref name=love/>

In 2004, Smith performed her own off-Broadway one-woman show entitled ''More'' at the [[Union Square Theatre]] in New York City. Directed by [[Judith Ivey]],<ref name="More"/> the play is about her mixed feelings over the success of ''The Simpsons'', her parents, her relationships, and her struggles with [[bulimia]].<ref name="Steps">{{cite web|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE7D71731F934A25750C0A9629C8B63|title=Lisa Simpson's Voice Steps Out on Her Own|author=Gates, Anita|access-date=October 26, 2008|date=March 17, 2004|work=[[The New York Times]]|archive-date=August 9, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120809003628/http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/17/theater/lisa-simpson-s-voice-steps-out-on-her-own.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Happy"/> ''[[The New York Times]]'' critic Margo Jefferson called it an "appealing if overlong show", adding that "The career narrative needed shortening. This would involve some editing and revising but wouldn't taint the best parts of ''More.'' It is refreshing to hear a celebrity talk cleanly about being fame-driven and about not getting the degree or the kind of fame you craved. It's fun to watch a skilled actress use her craft to the full."<ref name="More">{{Cite web|author=Jefferson, Margo|work=The New York Times|title=Theater review; What Do I Want? It's Just One Word|url=http://theater2.nytimes.com/mem/theater/treview.html?html_title=More%20(Play)&tols_title=More%20(Play)&pdate=20040325&byline=Margo%20Jefferson&id=1078134675658|date=March 25, 2004|access-date=April 3, 2009|archive-date=November 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211111010809/https://www.nytimes.com/section/theater?byline=Margo+Jefferson&html_title=More+%2528Play%2529&id=1078134675658&pdate=20040325&tols_title=More+%2528Play%2529|url-status=live}}</ref> She would later perform the play for three weeks in Los Angeles the following year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thestandard.com.hk/stdn/std/Weekend/GC12Jp10.html |title=Local hero |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |last=Heffley |first=Lynne |year=2005 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629121817/http://www.thestandard.com.hk/stdn/std/Weekend/GC12Jp10.html |archive-date=June 29, 2011 }}</ref>

Smith starred in and served as executive producer for the independent romantic comedy ''Waiting for Ophelia'', which was released in 2009. She funded the film, which was written by Adam Carl and based on a stage play he wrote in 2003. She said: "I loved it. I never get to play parts like that. I always play the friend of a friend, never the lead. And the script surprised me." Carl stated it was very unlikely she would recoup her money, but Smith decided she "believe[d] in this project, and my expectations have already been fulfilled by making the movie", and added: "You can support art even if it's not going to make a zillion dollars."<ref name=guard/> It premiered on April 4, 2009, at the [[Phoenix Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stars come out for Phoenix Film Festival |url=https://www.eastvalleytribune.com/get_out/stars-come-out-for-phoenix-film-festival/article_8f42f875-e088-5bde-b912-5635885d1efa.html |work=[[East Valley Tribune]] |author=Harter, Jess |date=March 31, 2009 |access-date=July 4, 2021 |archive-date=November 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211111010756/https://www.eastvalleytribune.com/get_out/stars-come-out-for-phoenix-film-festival/article_8f42f875-e088-5bde-b912-5635885d1efa.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2011, Smith starred as Ms. Miller in the movie ''[[The Chaperone (2011 film)|The Chaperone]]'' alongside [[Triple H]] and [[Ariel Winter]].

In June 2016, the [[Human Rights Campaign]] released a video in tribute to the victims of the [[Orlando nightclub shooting]]; in the video, Smith and others told the stories of the people killed there.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hrc.org/blog/watch-49-celebrities-honor-49-victims-of-orlando-tragedy-in-new-ryan-murphy |title=49 Celebrities Honor 49 Victims of Orlando Tragedy &#124; Human Rights Campaign |publisher=Hrc.org |access-date=June 30, 2016 |archive-date=August 23, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160823154109/http://www.hrc.org/blog/watch-49-celebrities-honor-49-victims-of-orlando-tragedy-in-new-ryan-murphy |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Rothaus |first=Steve |date=June 12, 2016 |title=Pulse Orlando shooting scene a popular LGBT club where employees, patrons 'like family' |url=http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/gay-south-florida/article83301677.html |work=The Miami Herald |access-date=June 15, 2016 |archive-date=June 15, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160615082724/http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/gay-south-florida/article83301677.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On March 30, 2019, Smith was honored with the Human Rights Campaign's National Leadership Award in Los Angeles for her work as an advocate of the [[LGBT community]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Peters |first=Stephen |date=February 22, 2019 |title=HRC to Honor Yeardley Smith with National Leadership Award at 2019 HRC Los Angeles Dinner |url=https://www.hrc.org/blog/hrc-honor-yeardley-smith-with-national-leadership-award-2019-hrc-LA-dinner |work=Human Righrs Campaign |access-date=March 31, 2019 |archive-date=April 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401010013/https://www.hrc.org/blog/hrc-honor-yeardley-smith-with-national-leadership-award-2019-hrc-LA-dinner |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2017, Smith started a podcast, ''Small Town Dicks'', which explores real life crime in small towns in the United States.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Deffenbacher |first1=Chelsea |title=True-crime podcast has a local flavor |url=https://www.registerguard.com/rg/news/local/35885052-75/true-crime-podcast-has-a-local-flavor.html.csp |work=The Register-Guard |date=September 1, 2017 |access-date=December 6, 2019 |archive-date=December 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206060914/https://www.registerguard.com/rg/news/local/35885052-75/true-crime-podcast-has-a-local-flavor.html.csp |url-status=live }}</ref> Smith had co-hosted the podcast with actress and long-time friend Zibby Allen until March 2019 when the two filed lawsuits against one another, with Allen accusing Smith of pushing her out of ownership and profit rights from the show.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hitt |first1=Tarpley |title=The Simpsons' Lisa Simpson Accused of Screwing Over Her Best Friend |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-simpsons-yeardley-smith-aka-lisa-simpson-accused-of-screwing-her-bff-out-of-small-town-dicks-podcast |newspaper=The Daily Beast |access-date=December 6, 2019 |date=September 25, 2019 |archive-date=October 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024185741/https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-simpsons-yeardley-smith-aka-lisa-simpson-accused-of-screwing-her-bff-out-of-small-town-dicks-podcast |url-status=live }}</ref>