- Source of Wealth: Film and Television
- Age: 62
- Birth Place: Dayton, Ohio, United States
- Height: 1.52 m (5′ 0″)
- Weight: 65 kg (143.3 lbs)
- Marital Status: Divorced (Warren Murphy)
- Full Name: Nancy Jean Cartwright
- Nationality: American
- Date of Birth: October 25, 1957
- Ethnicity: English, German and Irish
- Occupation: Voice Actress, Actress and Comedian
- Education: University of California, Los Angeles
- Children: 2 (Lucy Mae and Jackson)
American comedian, voice actress and actress Nancy Jean Cartwright became famous for her long-running role as Bart Simpson in the animated television series The Simpsons. She also provided the voice of the other characters of the show which includes Maggie, Database, Kearney, Todd Flanders, Ralph Wiggum and Nelson Muntz.
Born in Dayton, Ohio, Cartwright eventually moved to Hollywood in 1978 and underwent training alongside actor Daws Butler. She got here initial professional voice roles as Gloria in the animated series Richie Rich. She eventually got a starring role in the television movie Marian Rose White and her first feature film, Twilight Zone: The Movie.
In 1987, Cartwright auditioned for a role in a series of animated shorts regarding a dysfunctional family that appeared on The Tracey Ullman Show. She initially went to the audition wanting to get the role of Lisa Simpson who is the middle child. However, upon arrival, she found that the role of Lisa’s brother, Bart, was far more interesting. The creator of the series, Matt Groening, allowed her to audition for Bart’s role and eventually offered her the part. She became the voice of Bart for three seasons on The Tracey Ullman Show. In 1989, the shorts eventually got spun off into a half-hour show that was called The Simpsons. Because of Cartwright’s role as Bart, she was able to receive a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance in 1992 and an Annie Award for Best Voice Acting in the Field of Animation in 1995.
Aside from The Simpsons, Cartwright also became the voice of a lot of animated characters that included Rufus in Kim Possible, Daffney Gillfin in The Snorks, Pistol in Goof Troop, Mindy in Animaniacs, Todd Darling in The Replacements, Margo Sherman in The Critic, and Charles “Chuckie” Finster, Jr. in All Grown Up! and Rugrats. In 2000, she was able to publish her autobiography, My Life as a 10-Year-Old Boy. It eventually got adapted into a one-woman play. She was also able to write and produce the movie In Search of Fellini in the year 2017.