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Smith received a Primetime Emmy Award in 1992 but felt it was not worth anything, saying " there ’ s part of me that feels it wasn ’ t even a real Emmy.

" 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.

However, Smith says " if I had to be associated with one character in fiction, I will always be thrilled that it was Lisa Simpson.

" The show's creator Matt Groening has called Smith 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.

'" 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.