Hollis Johnson/Business Insider Yeardley Smith has spent 30 years as the voice of Lisa in "The Simpsons." She spoke about her career in an episode of Business Insider's podcast "This Is Success." Smith says she kept her voice-acting Emmy from 1992 in her closet for nine years because the role was never part of her career plan. She explained how it's taken her three decades to realize you can't be truly successful if you cannot be proud of and appreciate your work, even when you expected to be doing something else. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. Yeardley Smith recently celebrated 30 years of being an eight-year-old. She's the actress behind Lisa, the precocious middle child in "The Simpsons," who has given the animated series some of its most heartfelt and memorable moments.See the rest of the story at Business InsiderNOW WATCH: A 16-year veteran writer of 'The Simpsons' shares what it's like in the writer's roomSee Also:Bizarre food items that disappeared from McDonald's menuThe 25 highest-paying jobs you can get with an associate degreeThe CEO of a company that calls itself 'the future of law' says she still can't escape sexism at work — but she's on a mission to prove mentorship can break the glass ceilingSEE ALSO: How Alexander Wang went from 20-year-old college dropout to head of a global fashion empire beloved by Rihanna, Kanye, and the Kardashians

 

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