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Emmy Award-winning actress Nancy Cartwright is best known
as the voice of spike-headed underachiever Bart Simpson, but also
gives voice to Ralph Wiggum, Nelson Muntz, Todd Flanders and various
others in the town of Springfield. In addition to her work on
The Simpsons, Cartwright portrays Chuckie in
Nickelodeon's Rugrats, as well as Rufus the Naked
Mole Rat in the Disney show Kim Possible. With
over two decades at the mic, Cartwright has lent her voice to
characters on various other animated series, including Richie
Rich; Animaniacs; Pinky and
the Brain; The Critic; God,
The Devil and Bob; Mike, Lu & Og; as
well as Chuck Jones' final work, Timberwolf.
While rarely seen in the world of voice actor, Cartwright is not
camera shy. She has portrayed memorable roles in numerous television
series and movies, including Fame; Empty
Nest; Cheers; The Fresh Prince
of Bel-Air; Twilight Zone-The Movie;
and Godzilla as well as the lead in the TV movie,
Marian Rose White.
Cartwright received an Emmy Award and Annie Award for Outstanding
Individual Achievement in voice-over performance as Bart Simpson.
They are displayed along side the multiple Simpsons
Emmys; her Emmys for Animaniacs and Pinky,
Elmyra and The Brain; a People's Choice Award;
and the DramaLogue Award she received for her one-woman play,
In Search of Fellini.
Through the SportsBlast division of her animation production company,
Cartwright Entertainment, Cartwright was recognized by the Houston
Film Festival for her series The Kellys. In 2002
it received The Silver Award acknowledging the excellent work
of Sports Blast and partner AOL/Time Warner in debuting The
Kellys on Nascar.com
Cartwright actively supports many non-profit organizations that help children including Famous Fone Friends, Make-a-Wish Foundation, The Way to Happiness Foundation and World Literacy Crusade. She is a member of Women in Film,ASIFA - The International Animation Society, Women in Animation and The Chouinard Foundation.
Cartwright's best-selling autobiography "My Life as a
Ten-Year-Old Boy" (Hyperion/Bloomsbury) takes a behind-the-scenes
look at her unique life as it relates to the phenomenon of The
Simpsons.
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