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Despite the fame of Lisa Simpson, Smith is rarely recognized in public, which she does not mind.

She said, " it's wonderful to be in the midst of all this hype about the show, and people enjoying the show so much, and to be totally a fly on the wall ; people never recognise me solely from my voice.

" In a 2009 interview with The Guardian she commented that " It's the best job ever.

I have nothing but gratitude for the amount of freedom The Simpsons has bought me in my life.

" Although Smith received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance in 1992, she considers it unimportant, saying " there's part of me that feels it wasn't even a real Emmy.

" The award is a Creative Arts prize not awarded during the primetime telecast and, at the time, a juried award without nominations.

Still, Smith considers her work on the show a success.

" If I had to be associated with one character in fiction ," she said, " I will always be thrilled that it was Lisa Simpson.

" Matt Groening has described Smith as being very similar to Lisa: " Yeardley has strong moral views about her character.

There are lines that are written for Lisa that Yeardley reads and says, ' No, I wouldn't say that.

'" Former Simpsons writer Jay Kogen praised her performance on the show, particularly in the episode " Lisa's Substitute ", as able " to move past comedy to something really strong and serious and dramatic.