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Nancy Cartwright - Biography, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Filmography
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Nancy Cartwright - biography, date of birth, place of birth, filmography, clips, Actress, Producer, Writer.
Born October 25, 1957 - American actress, comedian and voice actor.
At the age of 10 she won first place in a children's competition, speaking with Kipling's story "Why does a camel have a hump?" At the age of 12 she was invited to the Summer Youth Theater Company, a student troupe that toured the state with their musicals.
From 1976 to 1978 attended Ohio University, where she studied interpersonal relationships.
In 1978, Nancy moved to Los Angeles. Graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles, where she studied theater arts.
In 1979, there was a very important event in Cartwright's career - her demo tape got to the studio "Hanna-Barbera" and she was invited to the casting for the cartoon "Rich Rich". The role of Gloria Glad in this project was her first job in voiceover. During this period, the actor Dawes Butler played a huge role in the life of the actress, later she repeatedly called him her idol and teacher.
In 1983 she got her first film role - playing Ethel in the movie "Twilight Zone" ("Twilight Zone: The Movie"). And in 1985 she played a small role in the historical adventure film by Paul Verhoeven "Flesh and Blood" .
In 1987, the actress auditioned for the role of Lisa Simpson for The Tracey Ullman Show, but ended up being more suited to the role of Bart, which Yardley Smith auditioned for, and the actresses switched roles. It was the role of a 10-year-old tomboy that made the actress famous: in 1992 she received an Emmy (for the series “Separate Vocations”), and in 1995 - an Emmy for voicing this character. In 2000, she wrote her autobiography "My Life as a 10-Year-Old Boy" ("My life as a ten-year-old boy"), the book became a bestseller and even a play was made on it in 2004 (unlike the book, the special had no success) .
In July 1989, became an adherent of the teachings of Scientology.
In 2000, she founded her own animation company Sportsblast; the most famous project is "The Kellys". She also worked on the soundtrack for the cartoon "Kim Possible".
