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{{Short description|American voice actress (born 1957)}}
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| name               = Nancy Cartwright
| image              = NancyCartwright2019 (cropped).png
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| caption            = Cartwright in 2019
| birth_name         = Nancy Jean Cartwright
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1957|10|25|mf=y}}
| birth_place        = [[Dayton, Ohio]], U.S.
| alma_mater         = {{ubil|[[University of California, Los&nbsp;Angeles]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])}}
| occupation         = Actress
| years_active       = 1980–present
| known_for          = ''[[Rugrats]]'' <br>''[[The Simpsons]]''
| spouse             = {{marriage|Warren Murphy|1988|2002|end=divorced}}
| children           = 2
| relatives          = [[Sabrina Carpenter]] (niece)
| website            = {{URL|http://nancycartwright.com}}
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'''Nancy Jean Cartwright''' (born October 25, 1957) is an American actress, best known as the long-time voice of [[Bart Simpson]] on ''[[The Simpsons]]'', for which she won a [[Primetime Emmy Award]] for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance|Outstanding Voice-Over Performance]] and an [[Annie Award]] for Best Voice Acting in the Field of Animation. Cartwright also voices other characters for the show, including [[Maggie Simpson]], [[Ralph Wiggum]], [[Todd Flanders]], and [[Nelson Muntz]]. She is also the voice of [[Chuckie Finster]] in the Nickelodeon series ''[[Rugrats]]'' and its spin-off ''[[All Grown Up!]]'', succeeding [[Christine Cavanaugh]].

Cartwright was born in [[Dayton, Ohio]]. She moved to Hollywood in 1978 and trained under voice actor [[Daws Butler]]. Her first professional role was voicing Gloria in the animated series ''[[Richie Rich (1980 TV series)|Richie Rich]]'', which she followed with a starring role in the television movie ''[[Marian Rose White]]'' (1982) and her first feature film, ''[[Twilight Zone: The Movie]]'' (1983). In 1987, Cartwright auditioned for a role in [[The Simpsons shorts|a series of animated shorts]] about a [[dysfunctional family]] that was to appear on ''[[The Tracey Ullman Show]]''. Cartwright intended to audition for the role of [[Lisa Simpson]], the middle child; when she arrived at the audition, she found the role of Bart—Lisa's brother—to be more interesting. Series creator [[Matt Groening]] allowed her to audition for Bart and offered her the role on the spot. She voiced Bart for three seasons on ''The Tracey Ullman Show'', and in 1989, the shorts were spun off into a half-hour show called ''The Simpsons''.

Besides ''The Simpsons'', Cartwright has also voiced numerous other animated characters, including Daffney Gillfin in ''[[Snorks]]'', Mellissa Screetch in ''[[Toonsylvania]]'', [[Rufus (Kim Possible)|Rufus]] in ''[[Kim Possible]]'', [[Buttons and Mindy|Mindy]] in ''[[Animaniacs]]'', Pistol in ''[[Goof Troop]]'', the Robots in ''[[Crashbox]]'', Margo Sherman in ''[[The Critic]]'' and Todd Daring in ''[[The Replacements (TV series)|The Replacements]]''. In 2000, she published her autobiography, ''[[My Life as a 10-Year-Old Boy]]'', and four years later, adapted it into a [[one-woman show|one-woman play]]. In 2017, she wrote and produced the film ''[[In Search of Fellini]]''.

==Early life==
Nancy Jean Cartwright was born on October 25, 1957,<ref name="animenewsnetwork.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=29070|title = Nancy CARTWRIGHT|date = October 21, 2004}}</ref><ref name="huffpost.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/october-celebrity-birthdays_n_1030744|title = Nancy Cartwright, Randy Jackson & More: This Week's Famous Post50 Birthdays|date = October 25, 2011}}</ref> in Dayton, Ohio.<ref name="Little" /> She was the fourth of six children born to Frank and Miriam Cartwright.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.legion.org/memoriam/248917/frank-c-cartwright-sr | title=Frank C. Cartwright Sr | date=June 21, 2023 | access-date=August 26, 2022 | archive-date=August 26, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220826162255/https://www.legion.org/memoriam/248917/frank-c-cartwright-sr | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nancycartwright.com/html/about/bio.html |title=Biography highlights |publisher=Nancycartwright.com |access-date=February 7, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511223935/http://www.nancycartwright.com/html/about/bio.html |archive-date=May 11, 2008 }}</ref> She grew up in [[Kettering, Ohio]],<ref name=Cincinatti /> and discovered her talent for voices at an early age. While in the [[fourth grade]] at the school of St. Charles Borromeo, she won a school-wide speech competition with her performance of [[Rudyard Kipling]]'s ''[[Just So Stories|How the Camel Got His Hump]]''.<ref name="Eat my shorts">{{cite news |title=Nancy Cartwright: Eat my shorts |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/features/nancy-cartwright-eat-my-shorts-491916.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220618/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/features/nancy-cartwright-eat-my-shorts-491916.html |archive-date=June 18, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |date=May 24, 2005 |work=[[The Independent]] |access-date=February 6, 2009 |location=London}}</ref> Cartwright attended [[Fairmont High School (Ohio)|Fairmont West High School]], and participated in the school's theater and marching band. She regularly entered public speaking competitions, placing first in the "Humorous Interpretation" category at the National District Tournament two years running. The judges often suggested to her that she should perform cartoon voices. Cartwright graduated from high school in 1976 and accepted a scholarship from [[Ohio University]].<ref>Cartwright, pp. 9–10.</ref> She continued to compete in public speaking competitions; during her sophomore year, she placed fifth in the National Speech Tournament's exposition category with her speech "The Art of Animation".<ref>Cartwright, pp. 15–16.</ref>

In 1976, Cartwright landed a part-time job doing voice-overs for commercials on [[WING]] radio in Dayton.<ref name=Cincinatti>{{Cite web |title=Bart Simpson's secrets revealed |url=http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2000/12/18/tem_kiesewetter_bart.html |author=Kieswetter, John |work=[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]] |date=December 18, 2000 |access-date=February 6, 2009}}</ref> A representative from [[Warner Bros. Records]] visited WING and later sent Cartwright a list of contacts in the animation industry.<ref>Cartwright, pp. 12–13.</ref> One of these was [[Daws Butler]], known for voicing characters such as [[Huckleberry Hound]], [[Snagglepuss]], [[The Jetsons|Elroy Jetson]], [[Spike and Tyke (characters)|Spike the Bulldog]], and [[Yogi Bear]]. Cartwright called him and left a message in a Cockney accent on his answering machine.<ref name="Eat my shorts" /> Butler immediately called her back and agreed to be her mentor. He mailed her a script and instructed her to send him a tape recording of herself reading it. Once he received the tape, Butler critiqued it and sent her notes. For the next year, they continued in this way, completing a new script every few weeks. Cartwright described Butler as "absolutely amazing, always encouraging, always polite".<ref>Cartwright, p. 14.</ref>

Cartwright returned to [[Ohio University]] for her sophomore year, but transferred to the [[University of California, Los Angeles]] (UCLA) so she could be closer to Hollywood and Butler.<ref name=Cincinatti /> Her mother, Miriam, died late in the summer of 1978.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Just don't call me Bart |work=[[Scotland on Sunday]] |date=November 19, 2000}}</ref> Cartwright nearly changed her relocation plans but, on September 17, 1978, "joylessly" left for [[Westwood, Los Angeles]].<ref>Cartwright, pp. 16–18.</ref>

==Career==

===Early career===
[[File:Daws Butler (1976).jpg|right|thumb|upright|[[Daws Butler]] was Cartwright's mentor and helped her become a voice actress.<ref name="Edinburgh" />]]
While attending UCLA, which did not have a public speaking team,<ref>Cartwright, p. 19.</ref> Cartwright continued training as a voice actress with Butler. She recalled, "every Sunday I'd take a 20-minute bus ride to his house in [[Beverly Hills, California|Beverly Hills]] for a one-hour lesson and be there for four hours&nbsp;... They had four sons, they didn't have a daughter and I kind of fitted in as the baby of the family."<ref name="Edinburgh">{{Cite web |url=http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/thesimpsons/And-speaking-of-the-Simpsons.2554090.jp |title=And speaking of the Simpsons |date=August 12, 2004 |work=[[Edinburgh Evening News]] |access-date=February 7, 2009}}</ref> Butler introduced her to many of the voice actors and directors at [[Hanna-Barbera]]. After she met the director [[Gordon Hunt (director)|Gordon Hunt]], he asked her to audition for a recurring role as Gloria in ''[[Richie Rich (1980 TV series)|Richie Rich]]''. She received the part, and later worked with Hunt on several other projects. At the end of 1980, Cartwright signed with a talent agency and landed a lead role in a pilot for a [[sitcom]] called ''In Trouble''. Cartwright described the show as "forgettable, but it jump-started my on-camera career".<ref name=p25>Cartwright, pp. 23–25.</ref> She graduated from UCLA in 1981 with a degree in theater.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12253984 |title=Cartwright: It's Bearable Being Bart's Likeness |access-date=July 26, 2007 |author=Terry Gross Interview on "Fresh Air" (Interview confirms transfer to UCLA) |date=July 26, 2007 |publisher=[[National Public Radio]]}}</ref> During the summer, Cartwright worked with [[Jonathan Winters]] as part of an improvisation troupe at [[Kenyon College]] in [[Gambier, Ohio]].<ref name=p25 />

Returning to Los Angeles, Cartwright won the lead role in the television film ''[[Marian Rose White]]''. [[Janet Maslin]], a critic for ''[[The New York Times]]'', described Cartwright as "a chubby, lumbering, slightly [[Strabismus|cross-eyed]] actress whose naturalness adds greatly to the film's impact".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0DE1D81138F93AA25752C0A964948260 |title=TV: 'Marian Rose White' in a mental institution |author=Maslin, Janet |author-link=Janet Maslin |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=January 19, 1982 |access-date=February 7, 2009}}</ref> Cartwright replied by sending Maslin a letter insisting she was not cross-eyed, and included a photograph.<ref name="bartisagoodgirl">{{Cite news |title=Bart is a good girl at heart; the mischievous little boy, who brings his iconoclastic status to the big screen, is really a middle aged woman |work=[[Guelph Mercury]] |date=July 26, 2007 |author=New York Times News Service}}</ref> Later, Cartwright auditioned for the role of Ethel, a girl who becomes trapped in a cartoon world in the third segment of ''[[Twilight Zone: The Movie]]''. She met with director [[Joe Dante]] and later described him as "a total cartoon buff, and once he took a look at my resume and noticed Daws Butler's name on it, we were off and running, sharing anecdotes about Daws and animation. After about twenty minutes, he said, 'considering your background, I don't see how I could cast anyone ''but'' you in this part!{{' "}}<ref name="p27" /> It was her first role in a feature film.<ref name="p27">Cartwright, pp. 26–27.</ref> The segment was based on ''[[The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)|The Twilight Zone]]'' television series episode "[[It's a Good Life (The Twilight Zone)|It's a Good Life]]", which was later parodied in ''The Simpsons'' episode "[[Treehouse of Horror II]]" (1991).<ref>Groening, Matt; [[Al Jean|Jean, Al]]; [[Mike Reiss|Reiss, Mike]]; [[Dan Castellaneta|Castellaneta, Dan]]; [[Jeff Martin (writer)|Martin, Jeff]]; [[Jim Reardon|Reardon, Jim]]. (2003). Commentary for "[[Treehouse of Horror II]]", in ''The Simpsons: The Complete Third Season'' [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.</ref>

Cartwright continued to do voice work for projects including ''[[Pound Puppies (1986 TV series)|Pound Puppies]]'', ''[[Popeye and Son]]'', ''[[Snorks]]'', ''[[My Little Pony (TV series)|My Little Pony]]'' and ''[[Saturday Supercade]]''.<ref name=p28>Cartwright, pp. 27–28.</ref> She joined a "[[Dubbing (filmmaking)|loop group]]", and recorded vocals for characters in the background of films, although in most cases the sound was turned down so that very little of her voice was heard. She did minor voice-over work for several films, including ''[[The Clan of the Cave Bear (film)|The Clan of the Cave Bear]]'' (1986), ''[[Silverado (film)|Silverado]]'' (1985), ''[[Sixteen Candles]]'' (1984), ''[[Back to the Future Part II]]'', and ''[[The Color Purple (1985 film)|The Color Purple]]'' (1985).<ref name=p29>Cartwright, p. 29.</ref> Cartwright also voiced a shoe that was "dipped" in acid in ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]'' (1988), describing it as her first "off-screen death scene",<ref name=p29 /> and worked to correctly convey the emotion involved.<ref name="My Boy" />

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|width=30em |bgcolor=transparent |align=left |quote=Once I had graduated from UCLA, I decided that as long as I was an actress, I was going to find related work in the industry. There were plenty of opportunities. And fortunately, I am just pushy enough to find and get myself in touch with those who can provide such opportunities. |salign=right |source=—Nancy Cartwright, ''My Life as a 10-Year-Old Boy''<ref name=p28 />}}

In 1985, she auditioned for a guest spot as Cynthia in ''[[Cheers]]''. The audition called for her to say her line and walk off the set. Cartwright decided to take a chance on being different and continued walking, leaving the building and returning home. The production crew was confused, but she received the part.<ref name=p29 /> In search of more training as an actress, Cartwright joined a class taught by Hollywood coach [[Milton Katselas]]. He recommended that Cartwright study ''[[La Strada]]'', a 1956 Italian film starring [[Giulietta Masina]] and directed by [[Federico Fellini]]. She began performing "every imaginable scene" from ''La Strada'' in her class and spent several months trying to secure the rights to produce a stage adaptation.<ref name="p30" /> She visited Italy with the intention of meeting Fellini and requesting his permission in person. Although they never met, Cartwright kept a journal of the trip and later wrote a one-woman play called ''In Search of Fellini'', partially based on her voyage.<ref name="p30">Cartwright, pp. 30–33.</ref> The play was co-written by Peter Kjenaas, and Cartwright won a [[Drama-Logue Award]] after performing it in Los Angeles in 1995. In a 1998 interview, she stated her intention to make it into a feature film,<ref name="Logue">{{Cite news |title=Voicing her ambitions&nbsp;— The Kettering native stretches her wings&nbsp;— from the sounds of Bart Simpson to producing films |work=[[Dayton Daily News]] |author=Hopkins, Tom |date=April 27, 1998}}</ref> which she [[In Search of Fellini|succeeded in doing in 2017]].<ref name="nyt-fellini"/>

===''The Simpsons''===
[[File:Nancy Cartwright.jpg|thumb|right|Cartwright in 2007]]
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Cartwright voices the character [[Bart Simpson]] on the long-running animated television show ''[[The Simpsons]]''. On March 13, 1987, she auditioned for a series of animated shorts about a dysfunctional family that was to appear on ''[[The Tracey Ullman Show]]'', a sketch comedy program. Cartwright had intended to audition for the role of [[Lisa Simpson]], the elder daughter. After arriving at the audition, she found that Lisa was simply described as the middle child and at the time did not have much personality. Cartwright became more interested in the role of Bart, described as "devious, underachieving, school-hating, irreverent, [and] clever".<ref>Cartwright, pp. 35–40</ref> Creator [[Matt Groening]] let her try out for Bart and gave her the job on the spot.<ref name="BBC News">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1017238.stm |title=Bart's voice tells all |access-date=February 5, 2009 |date=November 10, 2000 |work=[[BBC News]]}}</ref> Bart's voice came naturally to Cartwright, as she had previously used elements of it in ''My Little Pony'', ''Snorks'', and ''Pound Puppies''.<ref name="My Boy" /> Cartwright describes Bart's voice as easy to perform compared with other characters.<ref name="My Boy" /> The recording of the shorts was often primitive; the dialog was recorded on a portable tape deck in a makeshift studio above the bleachers on the set of ''The Tracey Ullman Show''. Cartwright, the only cast member to have been professionally trained in voice acting,{{sfn|Turner|2004|p=21}} described the sessions as "great fun".<ref name="P43" /> However, she wanted to appear in the live-action sketches and occasionally showed up for recording sessions early, hoping to be noticed by a producer.<ref name="P43">Cartwright, pp. 43–50.</ref>

In 1989, the shorts were spun off into a half-hour show on the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox network]] called ''The Simpsons''. Bart quickly became the show's [[List of breakout characters|breakout personality]] and one of the most celebrated characters on television—his popularity in 1990 and 1991 was known as "Bartmania".{{sfn|Turner|2004|pp=120–121}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Cartoon leads a revolt against apple-pie family&nbsp;— Simpsons |date=July 8, 1990 |author=Cassidy, John |work=[[The Sunday Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22062437-5009160,00.html |title=Simpsons set for big screen |access-date=February 7, 2009 |date=July 15, 2007 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]] |archive-date=March 1, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090301032414/http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22062437-5009160,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE0D71F3AF93AA15757C0A966958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=4 |title=Cashing in on a Hot New Brand Name |author=Kleinfield, N.R. |access-date=February 7, 2009 |date=April 29, 1990 |work=The New York Times}}</ref> Bart was described as "television's brightest new star" by Mike Boone of ''[[The Gazette (Montreal)|The Gazette]]''<ref>{{cite news |title=Bart Simpson was ray of hope in a year of generally drab television |date=December 30, 1990 |author=Boone, Mike |work=[[The Gazette (Montreal)|The Gazette]]}}</ref> and was named 1990's "entertainer of the year" by ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/1990/12/28/bart-simpson-1990-entertainer-year/ |title=1. Bart Simpson |access-date=September 15, 2008 |date=December 28, 1990 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |author=Harris, Mark |archive-date=November 3, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103192921/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,318928,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Despite Bart's fame, however, Cartwright remained relatively unknown. During the first season of ''The Simpsons'', Fox ordered Cartwright not to give interviews, because they did not want to publicize the fact that Bart was voiced by a woman.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bart Simpson's secret: he's a woman |author=Bark, Ed |date=July 15, 1990 |work=[[Ottawa Citizen]]}}</ref> Cartwright's normal speaking voice is said to have "no obvious traces of Bart",<ref name="My Boy">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2004/aug/02/broadcasting.edinburgh04 |title=That's my boy |author=Brockes, Emma |access-date=February 5, 2009 |date=August 2, 2004 |work=[[The Guardian]] |location=London}}</ref> and she believes her role is "the best acting job in the world"<ref name="My Boy" /> since she is rarely recognized in public.<ref name="Eat my shorts" /> When she is recognized and asked to perform Bart's voice in front of children, Cartwright refuses because it "freaks [them] out".<ref name="My Boy" /> Bart's catchphrase "Eat My Shorts" was an ad-lib by Cartwright in one of the original table readings, referring to an incident from her high school days. Once while performing, members of the Fairmont West High School marching band switched their chant from the usual "Fairmont West! Fairmont West!" to the irreverent "Eat my shorts!" Cartwright felt it appropriate for Bart, and improvised the line; it became a popular catchphrase on the show.<ref name=Trivia>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1565538/20070725/story.jhtml |title='Simpsons' Trivia, From Swearing Lisa To 'Burns-Sexual' Smithers |access-date=July 29, 2007 |date=July 26, 2007 |author=Carroll, Larry |publisher=[[MTV]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071220140402/http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1565538/20070725/story.jhtml |archive-date=December 20, 2007 }}</ref>
[[File:The Simpsons star.jpg|thumb|left|In 2000, Bart, along with the rest of the Simpson family, was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.]]
Cartwright voices several other characters on the show, including [[Nelson Muntz]], [[Ralph Wiggum]], [[List of recurring The Simpsons characters#Todd Flanders|Todd Flanders]], [[List of recurring The Simpsons characters#Kearney Zzyzwicz|Kearney]], and [[List of recurring The Simpsons characters#Database|Database]].{{sfn|Richmond & Coffman|1997 |pp=178–179}} She first voiced Nelson in the episode "[[Bart the General]]" ([[The Simpsons (season 1)|season one]], 1990). The character was to be voiced by [[Dana Hill]], but Hill missed the recording session and Cartwright was given the role.<ref>Cartwright, pp. 102–103.</ref> She developed Nelson's voice on the spot and describes him as "a throat-ripper".<ref name=Sentinel>{{cite news |url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/movies/orl-ent-cartwright072507,0,318783.story |title=Nancy Cartwright, voice of Bart Simpson, has personal theme: 'Simpsons Forever' |access-date=September 13, 2008 |date=July 25, 2007 |author=Moore, Roger |work=[[Orlando Sentinel]]}}</ref> Ralph Wiggum had originally been voiced by [[Jo Ann Harris]], but Cartwright was assigned to voice the character in "[[Bart the Murderer]]" ([[The Simpsons (season 3)|season three]], 1991).<ref>Cartwright, p. 107.</ref> Todd Flanders, the only voice for which Cartwright used another source, is based on Sherman (voiced by [[Walter Tetley]]), the boy from ''[[Mister Peabody|Peabody's Improbable History]]'', a series of shorts aired on ''[[The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show]]''.<ref name=Sentinel />

Cartwright received a [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance]] in 1992 for her performance as Bart in the episode "[[Separate Vocations]]"<ref name="PTE">{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.org/awards/awardsearch.php |title=Primetime Emmy Awards Advanced Search |publisher=Emmys.org |access-date=February 5, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080330160256/http://www.emmys.org/awards/awardsearch.php |archive-date=March 30, 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Briefing–'Simpsons' score big in Prime-Time Emmys |date=August 3, 1992 |page=L20 |newspaper=[[Daily News of Los Angeles]]}}</ref> and an [[Annie Award]] in 1995 for Best Voice Acting in the Field of Animation.<ref name="A23">{{cite news|url=http://annieawards.org/23rdwinners.html |title=Legacy: 23rd Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (1995) |access-date=February 5, 2009 |publisher=Annie Awards |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928204550/http://annieawards.org/23rdwinners.html |archive-date=September 28, 2007 }}</ref> Bart was named one of the [[Time 100: The Most Important People of the Century|100 most important people of the 20th century]] by ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'',<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,1101901231,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050205161934/http://www.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,1101901231,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 5, 2005 |title=TIME Magazine Cover: Bart Simpson |access-date=May 16, 2007 |date=December 31, 1990 |magazine=Time}}</ref> and in 2000, Bart and the rest of the Simpson family were awarded a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]], located at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=September 4, 2008 |url=http://www.tibp.com/cgi-bin/foxweb.dll/wlx/dir/wlxdirectory?cc=WOFAME++++&lcName=The+Simpsons |title=Hollywood Icons |publisher=Hollywood Chamber of Commerce }}</ref>

Until 1998, Cartwright was paid $30,000 per episode. During a pay dispute in 1998, Fox threatened to replace the six main voice actors and made preparations for casting new actors.<ref name=Glaister /> The dispute was resolved, however, and Cartwright received $125,000 per episode until 2004, when the voice actors demanded $360,000 an episode.<ref name=Glaister>{{cite news |url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/04/02/1080544690429.html |title=Simpsons actors demand bigger share |access-date=February 5, 2009 |date=April 3, 2004 |author=Glaister, Dan |work=[[The Age]] |location=Melbourne}}</ref> A compromise was reached after a month,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/simpsons-cast-goes-back-to-work/ |title='Simpsons' Cast Goes Back To Work |access-date=February 5, 2009 |date=May 1, 2004 |work=[[CBS News]]}}</ref> and Cartwright's pay rose to $250,000 per episode.<ref>{{cite news |title=Meet the Simpsons |date=May 6, 2004 |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|Daily Express]] |author=Sheridan, Peter}}</ref> Salaries were re-negotiated in 2008 with the voice actors receiving approximately $400,000 per episode.<ref>{{cite news |title=Simpsons cast sign new pay deal |work=BBC News |date=June 3, 2008 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7434296.stm |access-date=February 5, 2009}}</ref> Three years later, with Fox threatening to cancel the series unless production costs were cut, Cartwright and the other cast members accepted a 25 percent pay cut, down to just over $300,000 per episode.<ref>{{cite news |last=Block |first=Alex Ben |title='The Simpsons' Renewed for Two More Seasons |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/simpsons-renewed-two-more-seasons-245748 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=October 15, 2011 |date=October 7, 2011}}</ref>

===Further career===
{{quote box |width=30em |bgcolor=transparent |align=right |quote=It is quite a curiosity being a celebrity that nobody knows. I ask you, how many celebrities would you {{em|not}} recognize were they to walk down the street? ... I can think of no one—besides my fellow cast members and me. The anonymity factor is such a unique aspect of this job. I must admit, sometimes I wish it were different. |salign=right |source=—Nancy Cartwright, ''My Life as a 10-Year-Old Boy''<ref>Cartwright, pp. 248–249.</ref>}}

In addition to her work on ''The Simpsons'', Cartwright has voiced many other characters on several animated series, including Chuckie Finster in ''[[Rugrats]]'' and ''[[All Grown Up!]]'', Margo Sherman in ''[[The Critic]]'', [[Buttons and Mindy|Mindy]] in ''[[Animaniacs]],'' and [[List of Kim Possible characters#Rufus|Rufus]] the [[naked mole-rat]] in ''[[Kim Possible]]''. For the role of Rufus, Cartwright researched mole-rats extensively, and became "a font of useless trivia".<ref name="Behind">{{Cite news |title=Voice behind Bart Simpson also lends her animated talents to other TV shows |work=[[The San Diego Union-Tribune]] |author=Knutzen, Eirik |date=August 18, 2002}}</ref> She was nominated for a [[Daytime Emmy Award]] for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program in 2004 for her work on the show.<ref name="Daffy" /> In 2001, Cartwright took over the ''Rugrats'' role of Chuckie Finster when [[Christine Cavanaugh]] retired.<ref name="Behind" /> Cartwright describes Rufus and Chuckie as her two most difficult voices: "Rufus because my diaphragm gets a workout while trying to utilize the 18 vocal sounds a mole makes. Chuckie because&nbsp;... he's an asthmatic with five personalities rolled into one—plus I have to do the voice the way [Cavanaugh] did it for 10 years."<ref name="Behind" /> Other television shows that have used her voice work include ''[[Galaxy High]],'' ''[[God, the Devil and Bob]],'' ''[[Goof Troop]],'' ''[[Mike, Lu & Og]],'' ''[[The Replacements (TV series)|The Replacements]],'' ''[[Pinky and the Brain]]'' and ''Timberwolf''.<ref name="Flash" /> Cartwright has appeared on camera in numerous television shows and films, including ''[[Fame (1982 TV series)|Fame]]'', ''[[Empty Nest]]'', ''[[The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air]]'', ''[[Flesh and Blood (1985 film)|Flesh and Blood]]'', ''[[Godzilla (1998 film)|Godzilla]],'' and ''[[24 (season 6)|24]]''.<ref name="Flash" />

In 2000, Cartwright published her autobiography, ''[[My Life as a 10-Year-Old Boy]]''. The book details her career (particularly her experiences as the voice of Bart) and contains stories about life behind the scenes of ''The Simpsons.''<ref name="SMH">{{cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/03/11/1078594483215.html |title=Bart to the bone |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=March 12, 2004 |access-date=February 6, 2009}}</ref> Laura A. Bischoff of the ''[[Dayton Daily News]]'' commented that the book was the "ultimate insider's guide to ''The Simpsons''".<ref>{{Cite news |title=Inside look at 'The Simpsons' makes for a fun read |author=Bischoff, Laura A. |work=Dayton Daily News |date=October 29, 2000}}</ref> Critics complained that the book lacked interesting stories and was aimed mostly at fans of ''The Simpsons'' rather than a general audience.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20133257,00.html |title=Pages |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=December 18, 2000 |access-date=February 6, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090204015649/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20133257,00.html |archive-date=February 4, 2009 }}</ref><ref name="Bacchus">{{Cite news |title=We'd like to see more Bart and less Ralph |author=Bacchus, Lee |work=[[The Province]] |date=November 5, 2000}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Life in Springfield isn't as fun and exciting as it seems |date=December 23, 2000 |work=[[National Post]] |author=Sheridan, Rob}}</ref>

Cartwright adapted ''My Life as a 10-Year-Old Boy'' into a [[one-person show|one-woman play]] in 2004. Cartwright has performed it at a variety of venues, including the August 2004 [[Edinburgh Festival Fringe]] in Scotland.<ref name="Little">{{Cite web |title=Little Voice |url=http://news.scotsman.com/ViewArticle.aspx?articleid=2538956 |work=[[The Scotsman]] |date=June 20, 2004 |access-date=February 5, 2009 |author=Smith, Aidan}}</ref> The play received modest reviews, including criticism for a lack of inside stories about ''The Simpsons'', and its "overweeningly upbeat" tone.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2004/aug/11/comedy.edinburghfestival20044 |title=Nancy Cartwright |author=Logan, Brian |date=August 11, 2004 |work=The Guardian |access-date=February 5, 2009 |location=London}}</ref> David Chatterton of ''The British Theatre Guide'' described the show as "interesting and entertaining, but not really a 'must see' even for Simpsons fans".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/otherresources/fringe/fringe04-07.htm |title=Fringe 2004 Reviews (7) |author=Chatterton, David |work=The British Theatre Guide |year=2004 |access-date=February 5, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090629214945/http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/otherresources/fringe/fringe04-07.htm |archive-date=June 29, 2009 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>

Cartwright has shown an interest in [[stock car racing]] and as of 2007 was seeking a [[NASCAR]] license.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Features/articleId=119604 |title=Bart Simpson Does NASCAR |publisher=Edmunds Inside Line |author=Gordon, Elliott |date=February 16, 2007 |access-date=February 7, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070219190709/http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Features/articleId%3D119604 |archive-date=February 19, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2001, she founded a production company called SportsBlast and created an online animated series called ''The Kellys''. The series is focused on racing; Cartwright voices a seven-year-old named Chip Kelly.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nancy Cartwright On The Spot |url=http://www.adweek.com/aw/esearch/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001525209 |work=[[Adweek]] |date=November 21, 2005 |access-date=February 7, 2009}}</ref>

In 2016, Cartwright launched Spotted Cow Entertainment, her own film and television production company, with Peter Kjenaas, Monica Gil and Kevin Burke. With a focus on international audiences, Spotted Cow is seeking "to finance, produce and acquire live action and animated films, television series, as well as entertainment for digital platforms with budgets up to $15M."<ref>{{cite news |date=February 12, 2016 |title='The Simpsons' Nancy Cartwright Launches Production Banner Spotted Cow With First Projects In Place – Berlin |url=https://deadline.com/2016/02/spotted-cow-new-production-outfit-launched-by-nancy-cartwright-1201701767/ |agency=Deadline Hollywood }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=About |url=https://spottedcowentertainment.com/about/ |agency=Spotted Cow Entertainment }}</ref> With Spotted Cow, Cartwright made her first film as a screenwriter and producer, ''[[In Search of Fellini]]'', which was released on September 15, 2017.<ref name="nyt-fellini">{{cite news |date=September 14, 2017 |title=Review: Love of Il Maestro Drives 'In Search of Fellini' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/14/movies/in-search-of-fellini-review.html?_r=0 |newspaper=The New York Times }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=April 21, 2017 |title=Nancy Cartwright's 'In Search of Fellini' Set for September Release |url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/ksenia-solo-in-search-of-fellini-release-1202391905/ |newspaper=Variety }}</ref> Based on her own journey to [[Italy]] in 1985 in a bid to meet the famed director [[Federico Fellini]], the film fulfilled Cartwright's longtime vision of turning her 1995 one-woman play ''In Search of Fellini'' into a film.<ref>{{cite news |date=September 14, 2017 |title=Actress behind Bart Simpson's voice made a movie about real-life quest to meet Fellini |url=https://nypost.com/2017/09/14/actress-behind-bart-simpsons-voice-made-a-movie-about-real-life-quest-to-meet-fellini/ |newspaper=New York Post }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=April 28, 2017 |title=Simpsons Star Nancy Cartwright Opens Up About Her 20-Year Search for Federico Fellini |url=http://www.dallasobserver.com/arts/bart-simpson-made-a-film-about-federico-fellini-9408289 |newspaper=Dallas Observer }}</ref>

==Personal life==
Cartwright met real-estate agent Warren Murphy, 24 years her senior, on her birthday in 1988 and married him two months later.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Bart's voice is claim to fame&nbsp;— Kettering woman home to give thanks |work=Dayton Daily News |author=Hopkins, Tom |date=November 24, 1990}}</ref> In her book, she describes Murphy as her "personal laugh track".<ref>Cartwright, pp. 76–77.</ref> The couple had two children, before divorcing in 2002.<ref name="Eat my shorts" /><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-sep-13-hm-cartwright13-story.html |title=Country charm? Ay caramba! |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=September 13, 2007 |access-date=February 5, 2009 |author=Keeps, David A.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/frank-cartwright-obituary?pid=196169158 |title=Frank Cartwright Sr. Obituary on Legacy.com|website=[[Legacy.com]]|date=May 9, 2020 }}</ref>

Cartwright was raised a [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]]<ref name="Broadway">{{Cite news |title=The Pain is gone&nbsp;— Bart Simpson's 'voice' talks about her discovery of Scientology |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |author=Broadway, Bill |date=December 10, 1994}}</ref> but joined the [[Church of Scientology]] in 1991.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ay caramba! Bart Simpson is spruiking Scientology |url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article5609115.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090509082155/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article5609115.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 9, 2009 |author=Sweeney, Claire |date=January 29, 2009 |access-date=February 13, 2009 |work=The Sunday Times |location=London}}{{registration required}}</ref><!-- becoming a [[Clear (Scientology)|Clear]] on October 1, 1991.<ref>{{Cite journal |title=Celebrity |publisher=Church of Scientology |date=October 1991 |issue=248}}</ref> -->  In 2007, Cartwright, then making about $400,000 per episode, was awarded Scientology's Patron Laureate Award after donating $10,000,000 to the Church.<ref name="Times">{{cite news |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/simpsons-producers-have-a-cow-as-bart-lends-his-voice-to-scientologists-pzq3qfp78pl |title=Simpsons producers 'have a cow' as Bart lends his voice to Scientologists |author=Ayres, Chris |work=The Times |date=January 30, 2009 |access-date=May 11, 2015 |location=London}}</ref>

Cartwright is a contributor to [[ASIFA-Hollywood]]'s Animation Archive Project.<ref name="Flash">{{cite news|title=Nancy Cartwright |publisher=FoxFlash |url=http://www.foxflash.com/div.php/main/page?aID=1z2z2z175z13z4&bioid=1673 |access-date=February 22, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090112075330/http://www.foxflash.com/div.php/main/page?aID=1z2z2z175z13z4&bioid=1673 |archive-date=January 12, 2009 }}</ref> In September 2007, Cartwright received the [[Make-A-Wish Foundation]]'s ''Wish Icon'' Award "for her tremendous dedication to the Foundation's fundraising and wish-fulfillment efforts."<ref>{{cite news |title=$2 Million Gift Announced at Wish Night |publisher=Make-a-Wish Foundation |url=http://www.wishla.org/news/2-million-bequest-announced-wish-night-awards-gala |date=November 2, 2007 |access-date=April 6, 2009 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120918071626/http://www.wishla.org/news/2-million-bequest-announced-wish-night-awards-gala |archive-date=September 18, 2012 }}</ref> In 2005, Cartwright created a [[scholarship]] at Fairmont High School "designed to aid Fairmont [graduates] who dream of following in her footsteps and studying speech, debate, drama or music" at [[Ohio University]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Bart Gives Back&nbsp;– 'Simpsons' voice Nancy Cartwright returning to Fairmont with scholarship and one-woman show |work=Dayton Daily News |date=April 30, 2005 |author=Moss, Meredith}}</ref> In 2005, Cartwright was given the title of Honorary Mayor of [[Northridge, Los Angeles, California|Northridge, California]] (a neighborhood of Los Angeles) by the Northridge Chamber of Commerce.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-jun-17-me-only17-story.html |title=Mayor Bart Simpson of Northridge? Don't Have a Cow, Man |date=June 17, 2005 |access-date=February 5, 2009 |work=Los Angeles Times |author=Harvey, Steve}}</ref>

In 2007, Cartwright was in a romantic relationship with contractor Stephen Brackett,<ref name="rozen">{{cite journal |last=Rozen |first=Leah |author2=Michelle Tauber |title=D'oh! They're Hitting the Big Screen Catching Up with the Simpson Family |journal=[[People magazine]] |volume=68 |issue=6 |publisher=www.people.com |date=August 6, 2007 |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20061497,00.html |access-date=May 29, 2010 }}</ref> a fellow member of Scientology.<ref name="rusoff">{{cite news |last=Rusoff |first=Jane Wollman (''[[The New York Times]]'' Syndicate) |title=Nancy Cartwright, an American TV icon |work=Reading Eagle |page=E4 |date=July 29, 2007 }}</ref> In early 2008, the couple had made plans to marry,<ref name="bartisagoodgirl" /><ref name="rusoff" /> but Brackett died by suicide in May 2009.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brown |first1=Karina |title='Simpsons' Star Sued Over Late Fiance's Debt |url=https://www.courthousenews.com/simpsons-star-suedover-late-fiances-debt/ |access-date=February 18, 2025 |date=September 22, 2010}}</ref>

In 2012, Cartwright received an honorary doctorate degree in communication from [[Ohio University]], where she was a student from 1976 to 1977 before transferring to UCLA.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nancy Cartwright's Commencement Address at Ohio University|website = [[YouTube]]| date=July 29, 2015 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upBa5Wh4RBc| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211114/upBa5Wh4RBc| archive-date=November 14, 2021 | url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Cartwright is also a painter, sculptor and philanthropist. She co-founded the Know More About Drugs alliance.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/nancy-cartwright-reflects-simpsons-audition-bart-s-catchphrases-t169983|title=Voice of Bart Simpson, Nancy Cartwright, shares stories behind his catchphrases|website=TODAY.com|date=December 17, 2019 |language=en|access-date=December 19, 2019}}</ref>

Singer and actress [[Sabrina Carpenter]] is her niece through Cartwright's stepbrother David Carpenter.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Parkel |first1=Inga |title=Sabrina Carpenter fans can't believe who her famous voice actor aunt is |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/sabrina-carpenter-bart-simpson-nancy-cartwright-related-b2577450.html |access-date=July 11, 2024 |work=The Independent}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Paul |first1=Larisha |title=Yes, Bart Simpson Voice Actress Nancy Cartwright Really Is Sabrina Carpenter's Aunt |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/sabrina-carpenter-nancy-cartwright-simpsons-family-connection-1235056938/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=July 10, 2024 |access-date=November 23, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/frank-cartwright-obituary?pid=196169158 |title=Frank Cartwright Sr. Obituary on Legacy.com|website=[[Legacy.com]]|date=February 8, 2025 }}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Live-action===
====Film====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+ List of acting performances in feature films
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| scope="row" | 1983
| ''[[Twilight Zone: The Movie]]''
| Ethel
| Segment: "It's a Good Life"
|-
| rowspan="2" scope="row" | 1985
| ''[[Heaven Help Us]]''
| Girl at dance
| Uncredited
|-
| ''[[Flesh and Blood (1985 film)|Flesh and Blood]]''
| Kathleen
|
|-
| scope="row" | 1988
| ''Yellow Pages''
| Stephanie
| Titled ''Going Underground'' in US
|-
| scope="row" | 1992
| ''Petal to the Metal''
| Fawn Deer
| Short film
|-
| scope="row" | 1998
| ''[[Godzilla (1998 film)|Godzilla]]''
| Caiman's secretary
|
|-
| scope="row" | 2008
| ''Struck''
| Nurse
| Short film
|-
| scope="row" | 2013
| ''[[I Know That Voice]]''
| Herself
| Documentary
|-
| scope="row" | 2017
| ''[[In Search of Fellini]]''
| Cosima
| Also writer
|-
| scope="row" | 2022
| ''[[Borrego (film)|Borrego]]''
| Deserie
| 
|}

====Television====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+ List of acting performances in television shows
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| scope="row" | 1981
| ''[[Skokie (film)|Skokie]]''
| Unnamed character
| TV film; uncredited
|-
| rowspan="3" scope="row" | 1982
| ''[[Marian Rose White]]''
| Marian Rose White
| TV film
|-
| ''The Rules of Marriage''
| Jill Murray
| TV film
|-
| ''[[Tucker's Witch]]''
| Holly
| Episode: "Terminal Case"
|-
| scope="row" | 1983
| ''[[Deadly Lessons]]''
| Libby Dean
| TV film
|-
| scope="row" | 1983, 1984
| ''[[Fame (1982 TV series)|Fame]]''
| Muffin
| 2 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" scope="row" | 1985
| ''[[Not My Kid]]''
| Jean
| TV film
|-
| ''[[Cheers]]''
| Cynthia
| Episode: "Diane's Nightmare"
|-
| scope="row" | 1986
| ''Bridges to Cross''
| Unnamed character
| Episode: "Memories of Molly"
|-
| rowspan="2" scope="row" | 1987
| ''[[Our House (1986 TV series)|Our House]]''
| Unnamed character
| Episode: "Growing Up, Growing Old"
|-
| ''[[Mr. Belvedere]]''
| Gwen
| Episode: "The Initiation"
|-
| rowspan="2" scope="row" | 1989
| ''[[TV 101]]''
| Melinda
| Episode: "On the Road"
|-
| ''[[Empty Nest]]''
| Ann
| Episode: "Tears of a Clown"
|-
| rowspan="2" scope="row" | 1993
| ''[[Precious Victims]]''
| Ruth Potter
| TV film
|-
| ''[[Problem Child (TV series)|Problem Child]]''
| Betsy
|
|-
| rowspan="2" scope="row" | 1995
| ''[[The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air]]''
| Ruby Jillette
| Episode: "Save the Last Trance for Me"
|-
| ''[[Baywatch Nights]]''
| Frances O'Reilly
| Episode: "976 Ways to Say I Love You"
|-
| rowspan="2" scope="row" | 1996
| ''Vows of Deception''
| Terry
| TV film
|-
| ''[[Suddenly (1996 film)|Suddenly]]''
| Dell
| TV film
|-
| scope="row" | 2007
| ''[[24 (TV series)|24]]''
| Jeannie Tyler
| Episode: "Day 6: 4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m"
|-
| scope="row" | 2010
| ''[[The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special&nbsp;– In 3-D! On Ice!]]''
| Herself<br>Bart Simpson (voice)
| TV special
|-
| scope="row" | 2012
| ''FOX 25th Anniversary Special''
| Bart Simpson (voice)
| TV special
|}

===Voice roles===
====Film====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+ List of voice performances in feature and direct-to-video films
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
| scope="row" | 1986
| ''[[My Little Pony: The Movie (1986 film)|My Little Pony: The Movie]]''
| Gusty, Bushwoolie #4
|<ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Nancy Cartwright (visual voices guide) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Nancy-Cartwright/ |access-date=January 17, 2022 |website=Behind The Voice Actors |type= A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information}}</ref>
|-
| scope="row" | 1987
| ''[[The Chipmunk Adventure]]''
| Arabian Prince, Additional voices
|
|-
| rowspan="2" scope="row" | 1988
| ''[[Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw]]''
| Bright Eyes
|
|-
| ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]''
| Dipped Toon Shoe
| Uncredited
|-
| rowspan="2" scope="row" | 1989
| ''[[Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland]]''
| Page
|<ref name="btva" />
|-
| ''[[The Little Mermaid (1989 film)|The Little Mermaid]]''
| Female Mermaid
|
|-
| rowspan="2" scope="row" | 1998
| ''[[The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story]]''
| Wolf Pup, Doe, Macaw, Skunk, Chimp
|rowspan="3"| Direct-to-video release<ref name="btva" />
|-
| ''[[The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock]]''
| Dana
|-
| scope="row" | 1999
| ''[[Wakko's Wish]]''
| Mindy
|-
| rowspan="2" scope="row" | 2003
| ''[[Rugrats Go Wild]]''
| Chuckie Finster
|<ref name="btva" />
|-
| ''Kim Possible: The Secret Files''
| Rufus
| Direct-to-DVD release
|-
| scope="row" | 2006
| ''[[Leroy & Stitch]]''
| Phantasmo, Shortstuff
| TV movie, Direct-to-DVD release
|-
| scope="row" | 2007
| ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]''
| [[Bart Simpson]], [[Maggie Simpson]], Various characters
|<ref name="btva" />
|-
| scope="row" | 2017
| ''[[Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie]]''
| Unknown
|-
| rowspan="2" scope="row" |2021
| ''[[The Good, the Bart, and the Loki]]''
| Bart Simpson, Ralph Wiggum
|rowspan="7"| Short film
|-
| ''[[Plusaversary]]''
|rowspan="2"| Bart Simpson, Maggie Simpson
|-
| rowspan="3" scope="row" | 2022
| ''[[When Billie Met Lisa]]''
|-
| ''[[Welcome to the Club (2022 film)|Welcome to the Club]]''
| Bart Simpson, [[Mickey Mouse]]
|-
| ''[[The Simpsons Meet the Bocellis in 'Feliz Navidad']]''
| Bart Simpson, Maggie Simpson, Mickey Mouse
|-
| rowspan="2" scope="row" | 2024
| ''[[May the 12th Be with You]]''
| Maggie Simpson, Mickey Mouse
|-
| ''[[The Most Wonderful Time of the Year (2024 film)|The Most Wonderful Time of the Year]]''
| Bart Simpson, [[Nelson Muntz]]
|}

====Animation====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+ List of voice performances in animated television shows
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| rowspan="2" scope="row" | 1980–1984
| ''[[Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids|Fat Albert]]''
| Additional characters
|
|-
| ''[[Richie Rich (1980 TV series)|Richie Rich]]''
| Gloria Glad
|
|-
| scope="row" | 1983
| ''[[Monchhichis]]''
| Additional voices
|
|-
| scope="row" | 1983–1985
| ''[[Shirt Tales]]''
| Kip Kangaroo
| Season Two Episodes
|-
| scope="row" | 1983–1988
| ''[[Alvin and the Chipmunks (1983 TV series)|Alvin and the Chipmunks]]''
| Additional voices
| 59 episodes
|-
| scope="row" | 1984–1985
| ''[[Saturday Supercade]]''
| Kimberly
| ''Space Ace'' segments
|-
| scope="row" | 1984–1988
| ''[[Snorks]]''
| Daffney Gillfin
|
|-
| scope="row" | 1984, 1985, 1994
| ''[[ABC Weekend Special]]''
| Karen Winsborrow, Wally Funnybunny
| 3 episodes
|-
| scope="row" | 1986
| ''[[Galaxy High School]]''
| "Flat" Freddy Fender, Gilda Gossip
| 13 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" scope="row" | 1986–1987
| ''[[My Little Pony 'n Friends]]''
| Various characters
|
|-
| ''[[Pound Puppies (1986 TV series)|Pound Puppies]]''
| Bright Eyes, Additional voices
| 26 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" scope="row" | 1987
| ''[[Popeye and Son]]''
| Woody
|
|-
| ''Christmas Every Day''
| The Little Girl
| TV film
|-
| scope="row" | 1987–1989
| ''[[The Tracey Ullman Show]]''
| [[Bart Simpson]], Pat (one episode)
| [[The Simpsons shorts|''The Simpsons'' shorts]] and [[Dr. N!Godatu]], respectively
|-
| scope="row" | 1988–1990
| ''[[Fantastic Max]]''
| FX
| 15 episodes
|-
| scope="row" | 1989
| ''[[Dink, the Little Dinosaur]]''
| Additional voices
|
|-
| scope="row" | 1989–present
| ''[[The Simpsons]]''
| Bart Simpson, various characters
| Longest-running role; writer (1 episode, 2019)
|-
| rowspan="4" scope="row" | 1990
| ''[[Bobby's World]]''
| Natalie
| Episode: "Adventures in Bobby Sitting"
|-
| ''[[Timeless Tales from Hallmark]]''
| Duckling #1, Brown Duckling #2
| Episode: "The Ugly Duckling"
|-
| ''[[42nd Primetime Emmy Awards]]''
| Bart Simpson
|rowspan="3"| TV special
|-
| ''The Yum Yums: The Day Things Went Sour''
| Peppermint Kitty, Kelly
|-
| scope="row" | 1991
| ''[[Big Bird's Birthday Celebration]]''
| Bart Simpson
|-
| scope="row" | 1992
| ''[[Raw Toonage]]''
| Fawn Deer
| 12 episodes
|-
| scope="row" | 1992–1993
| ''[[Goof Troop]]''
| Pistol Pete
| 55 episodes
|-
| scope="row" | 1992, 2002–2004
| ''[[Rugrats]]''
| Chuckie Finster, additional voices
| Replaced [[Christine Cavanaugh]]<ref name="btva" />
|-
| rowspan="3" scope="row" | 1993
| ''[[The Pink Panther (1993 TV series)|The Pink Panther]]''
| Additional voices
|
|-
| ''[[Bonkers (American TV series)|Bonkers]]''
| Fawn Deer
| 5 episodes
|-
| ''A Goof Troop Christmas''
| Pistol Pete
| TV film
|-
|1993–1996
|''[[Animaniacs]]''
|Mindy
|Recurring role<ref name="btva" />
|-
| scope="row" | 1994
| ''[[Aladdin (animated TV series)|Aladdin]]''
| The Sprites
| 2 episodes
|-
| scope="row" | 1994–1995
| ''[[The Critic]]''
| Margo Sherman, Bart Simpson, Various characters
| 23 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" scope="row" | 1995
| ''[[The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat]]''
| Additional voices
|
|-
| ''[[Timon & Pumbaa (TV series)|Timon & Pumbaa]]''
| Pumbaa Jr.
| Episode: "Never Everglades"
|-
| scope="row" | 1996
| ''[[Sesame Street]]''
| Bart Simpson
| Episode: "Maria in the Hospital: Part 1"
|-
| rowspan="4" scope="row" | 1998
| ''[[Toonsylvania]]''
| Melissa Screetch
|
|-
| ''[[Pinky and the Brain]]''
| Mindy
| Episode: "Star Warners"<ref name="btva" />
|-
|''[[What a Cartoon!]]''
|Lu
|Episode: "[[Mike, Lu & Og]] in 'Crash Lancelot'"<ref name="btva" />
|-
|''[[Oh Yeah! Cartoons]]''
|Bene, Beckette, Juno
|2 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
| scope="row" | 1998–1999
| ''[[Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain]]''
| Rudy Mookich
| Recurring role<ref name="btva" />
|-
| rowspan="2" scope="row" | 1999
| ''[[The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot]]''
| Additional voices
|
|-
| ''[[Futurama]]''
| Bart Simpson doll
| Episode: "[[A Big Piece of Garbage]]"
|-
| scope="row" | 1999–2000
| ''[[Crashbox]]''
| Robots
| 52 episodes
|-
| scope="row" | 1999–2000
| ''[[Mike, Lu & Og]]''
| Lu
| Main cast<ref name="btva" />
|-
| scope="row" | 2000–2011
| ''[[God, the Devil and Bob]]''
| Megan Allman
| 13 episodes
|-
| scope="row" | 2002
| ''[[Rapsittie Street Kids: Believe In Santa]]''
| Todd
| TV film; also [[television producer|producer]]<ref name="btva" />
|-
| scope="row" | 2002–2007
| ''[[Kim Possible]]''
| rowspan="2" |Rufus
| 87 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
| scope="row" | 2003
| ''[[Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time]]''
| TV film
|-
| scope="row" | 2003, 2004, 2005
| ''[[Lilo & Stitch: The Series|Lilo & Stitch]]''
| Phantasmo, Shortstuff, Rufus
| 3 episodes
|-
| scope="row" | 2003–2008
| ''[[All Grown Up!]]''
| Chuckie Finster
| 51 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
| rowspan="2" scope="row" | 2005
| ''[[Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama]]''
| Rufus
| TV film<ref name="btva" />
|-
| ''The Kellys''
| Chip Kelly
|<ref name="btva" />
|-
| scope="row" | 2005, 2014
| ''[[Family Guy]]''
| Daffney, Bart Simpson, Maggie Simpson, Nelson Muntz, Ralph Wiggum, Todd Flanders
| 2 episodes: "[[Brian the Bachelor]]", "[[The Simpsons Guy]]"
|-
| scope="row" | 2006–2009
| ''[[The Replacements (TV series)|The Replacements]]''
| Todd Daring
|Main cast<ref name="btva" />
|-
| rowspan="2" scope="row" | 2007
| ''[[Random! Cartoons]]''
| Chum Chum, Kid #1
| Episode: "[[Fanboy & Chum Chum|Fanboy]]"<ref name="btva" />
|-
| ''[[Disney Channel Games]]''
| Todd
| TV miniseries
|-
| scope="row" | 2007–2010
| ''[[Betsy's Kindergarten Adventures]]''
| Billy
| 17 episodes
|-
| scope="row" | 2010
| ''[[The Cleveland Show]]''
| Bart Simpson
| Episode: "Cleveland Live!"
|-
| scope="row" | 2011–2016
| ''[[Poppy Cat (TV series)|Poppy Cat]]''
| Chester
| 3 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" scope="row" | 2013
| ''[[Bubble Guppies]]''
| Ms. Michelle
| Episode: "Get Ready for School!"
|-
| ''[[American Dad!]]''
| Bart Simpson
| Episode: "Faking Bad"
|-
| scope="row" | 2014
| ''[[The 7D]]''
| [[Goldilocks and the Three Bears|Goldilocks]]
| Episode: "Goldilocks and the 7D"<ref name="btva" />
|-
| scope="row" | 2018
| ''[[Top Wing]]''
| Snow Geese
| Episode: "Rod's Dream of Flying"
|-
| scope="row" | 2019
| ''[[Kim Possible (film)|Kim Possible]]''
| Rufus
| TV film<ref name="btva" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Evans |first=Greg |date=January 14, 2019 |title=Nancy Cartwright Reprises ''Kim Possible'' Rufus Role For Disney Channel Movie |url=https://deadline.com/2019/01/nancy-cartwright-kim-possible-rufus-disney-channel-movie-1202534836/ |access-date=October 14, 2024 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| scope="row" | 2021–present
| ''[[Rugrats (2021 TV series)|Rugrats]]''
| Chuckie Finster
| Main cast<ref name="btva" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Low |first=Elaine |date=February 24, 2021 |title=''Rugrats'' Revival With Original Voice Cast to Debut on Paramount Plus |url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/rugrats-revival-paramount-plus-original-cast-1234914459/ |access-date=October 14, 2024 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>
|}

====Video games====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+ List of voice performances in video games
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Voice role
|-
| rowspan="2" scope="row" | 1991
| ''[[The Simpsons Arcade Game]]''
|rowspan="2"| Bart Simpson, Maggie Simpson
|-
| ''[[The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants]]''
|-
| scope="row" | 1992
| ''[[The Simpsons: Bart's Nightmare]]''
|-
| scope="row" | 1994
| ''[[Virtual Bart]]''
| Bart Simpson
|-
| scope="row" | 1995
| ''[[TerraTopia]]''
| Piper
|-
| scope="row" | 1996
| ''[[The Simpsons: Cartoon Studio]]''
|rowspan="2"| Bart Simpson, Maggie Simpson, various characters
|-
| scope="row" | 1997
| ''[[The Simpsons: Virtual Springfield]]''
|-
| rowspan="2" scope="row" | 1998
| ''[[Putt-Putt Enters the Race]]''
| Putt-Putt<ref name="btva" />
|-
|''[[Animaniacs: Ten Pin Alley]]''
|Mindy<ref name="btva" />
|-
| scope="row" | 1999
| ''[[Simpsons Bowling]]''
| Bart Simpson, various characters
|-
| scope="row" | 2000
| ''[[Putt-Putt Joins the Circus]]''
| Putt-Putt
|-
| rowspan="2" scope="row" | 2001
| ''[[The Simpsons Wrestling]]''
| Bart Simpson, Maggie Simpson
|-
| ''[[The Simpsons: Road Rage]]''
| Bart Simpson, Maggie Simpson, various characters
|-
| rowspan="2" scope="row" | 2002
| ''[[Rugrats: Royal Ransom]]''
| Chuckie Finster
|-
| ''[[The Simpsons Skateboarding]]''
|rowspan="2"| Bart Simpson, Maggie Simpson, various characters
|-
| scope="row" | 2003
| ''[[The Simpsons: Hit & Run]]''
|-
| scope="row" | 2004
| ''[[Disney's Kim Possible 2: Drakken's Demise]]''
|rowspan="2"| Rufus<ref name="btva" />
|-
| scope="row" | 2005
|''[[Kim Possible: Kimmunicator]]''
|-
| scope="row" | 2007
| ''[[The Simpsons Game]]''
| rowspan="2" | Bart Simpson, Maggie Simpson, various characters
|-
| scope="row" | 2012
| ''[[The Simpsons: Tapped Out]]''
|}

====Music videos====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+ List of voice performances in music videos
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" | Artist
|-
| scope="row" | 1990
| "[[Do the Bartman]]"
|rowspan="3"| Bart Simpson
|Herself
|-
| scope="row" rowspan="2" | 1991
| "[[Deep, Deep Trouble]]"
| Herself, [[Dan Castellaneta]]
|-
| "[[Black or White]]"
| [[Michael Jackson]]
|}

====Theme parks====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+ List of voice performances in theme parks
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" | Venue
|-
| rowspan="2" scope="row" | 2008
| rowspan="2" | ''[[The Simpsons Ride]]''
| rowspan="2" | Bart Simpson, Maggie Simpson, various characters
| [[Universal Studios Florida]]<br><small>Orlando, FL</small>
|-
| [[Universal Studios Hollywood]]<br><small>Los Angeles, CA</small>
|}

====Web series====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+ List of voice performances in web series
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| scope="row" | 2001
| ''Timberwolf''
| Earl Squirrel
| <ref name="btva" />
|}

===Producer===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" class="unsorted" | Notes
|-
| scope="row" | 2002
| ''[[Rapsittie Street Kids: Believe in Santa]]''
|rowspan="2"| Producer
|rowspan="2"| Television film
|-
| scope="row" | 2016
| ''Holiday Joy''
|-
| scope="row" |2017
| ''[[In Search of Fellini]]''
| Executive producer
|
|-
| scope="row" |2022
| ''Borrego''
| Producer
|}

=== Other credits ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
|-
| scope="row" | 2003
| ''[[Brother Bear]]''
| Voice coach
|}

==Awards==
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!style="background-color: #B0C4DE;"| Year
!style="background-color: #B0C4DE;"| Award
!style="background-color: #B0C4DE;"| Category
!style="background-color: #B0C4DE;"| Role
!style="background-color: #B0C4DE;"| Series
!style="background-color: #B0C4DE;"| Result
!style="background-color: #B0C4DE;"| Ref.
|-
| 1992
| [[Primetime Emmy Award]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance|Outstanding Voice-Over Performance]]
| rowspan="2" | Bart Simpson
| ''[[The Simpsons]]'': "[[Separate Vocations]]"
| {{won}}
|align=center|<ref name="PTE" />
|-
| rowspan=2|1995
| [[Annie Award]]
| Outstanding Voice Acting in the Field of Animation
| ''[[The Simpsons]]''
| {{won}}
|align=center|<ref name="A23" />
|-
|[[Drama-Logue Award]]
|align=center|&nbsp;—
|align=center|&nbsp;—
|''In Search of Fellini''
| {{won}}
|align=center|<ref name="Logue" />
|-
| 2004
| [[Daytime Emmy Award]]
| [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer In An Animated Program|Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program]]
| Rufus
| ''[[Kim Possible]]''
| {{nom}}
|align=center|<ref name="Daffy">{{Cite news |title=The Voice of Daffy Duck Picks up an Emmy Award |work=[[Times Union (Albany)|Times Union]] |date=May 31, 2004 |author=McGuire, Mark}}</ref>
|-
| 2017
| rowspan=2|[[Primetime Emmy Award]]
| rowspan=2|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance|Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance]]
| rowspan=2| Bart Simpson
| ''[[The Simpsons]]'': "[[Looking for Mr. Goodbart]]"
| {{nom}}
|align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/bios/nancy-cartwright|title=Nancy Cartwright|website=Emmys}}</ref>
|-
| 2020
| ''[[The Simpsons]]'': "[[Better Off Ned]]"
| {{nom}}
|align=center|<ref>{{cite web |title=2020 Primetime Emmy® Awards – Nomination Press Release |url=https://www.emmys.com/sites/default/files/Downloads/72nd-nominations-list-v1.pdf?q=1 |publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]] |access-date=July 28, 2020}}</ref>
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
'''Bibliography'''
{{refbegin}}
* {{cite book |last=Cartwright |first=Nancy |title=My Life as a 10-Year-Old Boy |year=2000 |publisher=[[Hyperion (publisher)|Hyperion]] |location=New York City |isbn=0-7868-8600-5 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/mylifeastenyearo00nanc }}
* {{cite book |last=Groening |first=Matt |author-link=Matt Groening |editor1-first=Ray |editor1-last=Richmond |editor1-link=Ray Richmond |editor2-first=Antonia |editor2-last=Coffman |title=[[The Simpsons episode guides#The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family|The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family]]  |edition=1st |year=1997 |location=New York |publisher=[[HarperPerennial]] |lccn=98141857 |ol=433519M |oclc=37796735 |isbn=978-0-06-095252-5 |ref={{harvid|Richmond & Coffman|1997}}}}
* {{cite book |last=Turner |first=Chris |author-link=Chris Turner (author) |title=[[Planet Simpson|Planet Simpson: How a Cartoon Masterpiece Documented an Era and Defined a Generation]] |others=Foreword by [[Douglas Coupland]]. |edition=1st |year=2004 |location=Toronto |publisher=[[Random House Canada]] |oclc=55682258 |isbn=978-0-679-31318-2}}
{{refend}}

==External links==
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* {{IMDb name|id=0004813|name=Nancy Cartwright}}
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* {{EmmyTVLegends name|nancy-cartwright}}

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