Children, with Warren Murphy, Lucy Mae and Jackson.
Voice of Bart Simpson.
When she auditioned for the Simpsons she was rehearsing for the voice of Lisa Simpson, not Bart Simpson. During final preparations, while reading the script she realized she could do Bart Simpson's voice.
Was friends with Daws Butler, the voice of Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound and hundreds of others. They regularly exchanged letters, and soon he was addressing her "Dear Pixie." He sent her scripts to record, and then critiqued the tapes she returned. At 12, she joined a children's theatre company and made her first stage debut in "An Old-Fashioned Christmas". The director asked her to join his summer theatre group. She traveled with them for four years. As a senior, she was president of the Forensic League at Fairmont West High school.
Like many tourists, Cartwright attempted to disturb the notoriously unflappable guards at Buckingham Palace in London. When she blurted, "I'm Bart Simpson, who the hell are you?", she succeeded.
Ironically her character Ethel in Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) - years before her role as Bart Simpson - is "wished" into a television set where she is chased around and then eaten alive by a cartoon monster.
The segment of The Twilight Zone: The Movie in which she appears is based on the same episode that was later parodied in a Simpsons Halloween special.
Her character, Bart Simpson, was rated number 2 in Comedy Central's newest show 'Mouthing Off: 51 Greatest Smartasses'.
Attended Ohio University from 1976-1978 as an interpersonal communication major and was awarded the Cutler Scholarship for academic excellence and leadership.
Appointed Honorary Mayor of Northridge, California, USA (2005)
Was offered the chance to do the female voices for South Park, but turned it down because she felt the show was too offensive.
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