Francesca Marie Smith

Francesca Marie Smith
Smith in 2015
Born (1985-03-26) March 26, 1985 (age 39)
Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1991–present
Known forHey Arnold!
Recess

Francesca Marie Smith (born March 26, 1985)[1][2] is an American actress known for voicing Helga Pataki on the Nickelodeon animated television series Hey Arnold!. She is also known for voicing multiple characters on Disney's Recess, most notably as Ashley B. and Swinger Girl, among others.

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1991 Parker Lewis Can't Lose Elaine Leffler Episode: "Boy Meets Girl"
1992 In Sickness and in Health Kid #1 Television film
1994 Blossom Lizzy Martin Episode: "Dirty Rotten Scoundrel"
1994–96 Itsy Bitsy Spider Leslie McGroarty Voice, 26 episodes[3]
1994 Beethoven Emily Newton Voice, 13 episodes
1995 Daisy-Head Mayzie Mayzie McGrew Voice, television special[4]
Here Come the Munsters Monique Television film[5]
The Drew Carey Show Monica Episode: "Lewis's Sister"
1996 Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher Ursula Episode: "Hot for Teacher"
1996–98 The Secret World of Alex Mack Jenny, Pipe Victims Sister Episodes: "Local Hero", "Twelve and a Half", "Paradise Lost"
1996–2004 Hey Arnold! Helga Pataki, additional voices Voice, 86 episodes[4]
1997 Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac Meg MacKenzie Miniseries
Pepper Ann Damiana Voice, episode: "Thanksgiving Dad"
1997–2001 Recess Ashley B., Swinger Girl, Upside-Down Girl Voice, 14 episodes
1998 101 Dalmatians: The Series Amber Voice, episode: "Beauty Pageant Pandemonium"
The New Batman Adventures Annie Voice, episode: "Growing Pains"[6]
1999 Two of a Kind Gabrielle Episode: "Kevin Burke's Day Off"
2000–02 The Amanda Show Various 3 episodes
2001 Lloyd in Space Additional voices Episode: "Caution: Wormhole!"
2002 The Zeta Project Transita Voice, episode: "Ro's Gift"[4]
2003 Fillmore! Penny Madrid Voice, episode: "Immune to All But Justice"[4]
2017 Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie Helga Pataki Voice, television film[4]
2018 Subway Surfers: The Series N/A Writer[7]

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1998 A Bug's Life Additional voices
The Prince of Egypt
2001 Recess: School's Out Ashley B., Swinger Girl, Upside-Down Girl Voice[4][8]
Recess Christmas: Miracle on Third Street Ashley B. Voice, direct-to-video
2002 Hey Arnold!: The Movie Helga Pataki Voice[4][9]
2003 Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade Ashley B., Swinger Girl, Upside Down Girl Voice, direct-to-video
Recess: All Growed Down Upside-Down Girl

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2000 Nicktoons Racing Helga Pataki Archive recordings
2021 Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl Voiceover added in the June 2022 update[4]
2022 Nickelodeon Extreme Tennis
Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway [4]

Awards and nominations

In 1998, Smith won the award for Best Performance in a Voice-Over – TV or Film: Young Actress at the 19th Youth in Film Awards for her role on Hey Arnold![10] She was nominated for Best Youth Actress in a Voice-Over Role: TV or Movie at the 15th Youth in Film Awards for Itsy Bitsy Spider and for Best Performance in a TV Drama Series: Guest Starring Young Actress at the 18th Youth in Film Awards for her role on The Secret World of Alex Mack.[11][12] In 2001, she was nominated for Best Performance in a Voice-Over: TV/Film/Video – Young Actress at the 22nd Young Artist Awards for her role on Hey Arnold![13]

Personal life

Smith studied at Pepperdine University, graduating in 2008.[14] She obtained a Ph.D. from USC Annenberg in 2021.[15]

On March 27, 2019, Smith stated that she had been diagnosed with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis disease via Twitter (now X).[16] On April 12, 2024, Smith was admitted to the Keck Hospital as a result of a major relapse effect of MS (similar to stroke) and stated that she was unable to walk, speak and even unable to eat solid foods for three weeks, while also having trouble breathing. Thus, she set up a fundraiser called *FrancescaAndHerMSJourney to help her recovery.[17] Her current condition was also confirmed by Hey Arnold! series creator Craig Bartlett on a post he published on his Instagram account in May 2024.[18]

References

  1. ^ Nickelodeon Animation [@NickAnimation] (March 26, 2018). ""In some ways, Helga may have helped audiences feel like there was, in fact, someone else who understood, and they weren't alone in going through this stuff." Celebrating #WomensHistoryMonth with the brilliant voice of Helga Pataki, Francesca Marie Smith - on her birthday!!" (Tweet). Retrieved June 8, 2022 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ Dr. Francesca Marie Smith [@FrancescaMSmith] (April 4, 2018). "LOVE this, and totally love the 33 connection! Thanks for pointing that out, @JosephSnap!!! :D" (Tweet). Retrieved June 8, 2022 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (2009). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946–Present. Random House. p. 680. ISBN 978-0-307-48320-1. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Francesca Marie Smith (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved June 8, 2022. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  5. ^ Sherman, Fraser A. (2009). Cyborgs, Santa Claus and Satan: Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films Made for Television. McFarland. p. 87. ISBN 978-1-4766-1101-3. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
  6. ^ Lentz, Harris M. (2001). Science Fiction, Horror & Fantasy Film and Television Credits: Television shows. McFarland. p. 1753. ISBN 978-0-7864-0952-5. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  7. ^ Mercedes Milligan (May 25, 2018). "'Subway Surfers' Series Makes YouTube Debut June 1". Animation Magazine. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  8. ^ Beck, Jerry (2005). The Animated Movie Guide. Chicago Review Press. p. 222. ISBN 978-1-55652-591-9. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
  9. ^ Ritter, Malcolm (June 27, 2002). "'Hey Arnold!' will captivate young". St. Cloud Times. Associated Press. p. 21. Retrieved March 2, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Free access icon
  10. ^ "Nineteenth Annual Youth in Film Awards 1996–1997". YoungArtistAwards.org. Archived from the original on December 22, 2016. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  11. ^ "Fifteenth Annual Youth in Film Awards 1992–1993". YoungArtistAwards.org. Archived from the original on April 3, 2011. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  12. ^ "Eighteenth Annual Youth in Film Awards 1995–1996". YoungArtistAwards.org. Archived from the original on April 2, 2011. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  13. ^ "Twenty-Second Annual Young Artist Awards 1999–2000". YoungArtistAwards.org. Archived from the original on September 28, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  14. ^ "Pepperdine student honored". Malibu Times. November 26, 2008. Archived from the original on November 13, 2020. Retrieved November 16, 2017. Retrieved November 16, 2017
  15. ^ "I am now Dr. Francesca Marie Smith!". November 26, 2008. Retrieved April 6, 2021. Retrieved December 25, 2022
  16. ^ "Francesca Marie Smith Reveal that She Had Diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis". March 27, 2019. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
  17. ^ "Francesca and Her MS Journey fundraising". Spotfund. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
  18. ^ "Craig Bartlett's Post About Francesca Smith's Condition on Instagram". Retrieved May 26, 2024.
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