Lisa Simpson

Misunderstood, overlooked, middle child. Bart's 8-year-old sister is intelligent, sensitive, talented, and creative. Plays a mean saxophone, expounds on the environment, political issues, and the virtues of vegetarianism. Says: "Stop it Bart!" and "It's up to you whether you confess to Mom and Dad but I just want you to know that I'm going to tell them myself in six minutes."

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Lisa Simpson is the daughter of Homer and Marge Simpson. She has a brother called Bart, and a little sister called Maggie. Check out these top fun facts about the young, intelligent, cartoon character, Lisa Simpson!

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Lisa is the middle child in the Simpson clan, but make no mistake about it. She is one of Springfield's most intelligent residents, with a mind matched in size only by her heart.

Lisa Marie Simpson (born April 2, 1981) is the tetragonist of The Simpsons. She was named after a train called Lil' Lisa on her parents' 1st anniversary. She is a charismatic 8-year-old girl, who exceeds the standard achievement of intelligence level of children her age. Not to everyone's surprise, she is also the moral center of her family. In her upbringing, Lisa lacks parental involvement of Homer and Marge, which leads to hobbies such as playing saxophone and guitar, riding and caring for horses, and interest in advanced studies. In school, Lisa's popularity is affected by those who view her as a geeky overachiever, which leaves her with only a few friends. She focuses on her goals and strives to reach her potential, and at the age of eight she is already a member of MENSA with an IQ of 159.

Lisa Marie Simpson is a fictional character in the animated television series The Simpsons. She is the middle child and most intelligent of the Simpson family. Voiced by Yeardley Smith, Lisa first appeared on television in The Tracey Ullman Show short "Good Night" on April 19, 1987. Cartoonist Matt Groening created and designed her while waiting to meet James L. Brooks. Groening had been invited to pitch a series of shorts based on his comic Life in Hell, but instead decided to create a new set of characters. He named the elder Simpson daughter after his younger sister Lisa Groening. After appearing on The Tracey Ullman Show for three years, the Simpson family were moved to their own series on Fox, which debuted on December 17, 1989.