Francesca Marie Smith

Francesca Marie Smith
Francesca Marie Smith
	Smith in 2015
Born	March 26, 1985 (age 39); Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1991–present
Known for	Hey 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
1997	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"
1998	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
1998	The Prince of Egypt	Additional voices
2001	Recess: School's Out	Ashley B., Swinger Girl, Upside-Down Girl	Voice^[4]^[8]
2001	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
2003	Recess: All Growed Down	Upside-Down Girl	Voice, direct-to-video

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
2022	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

^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ ^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)
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ Mercedes Milligan (May 25, 2018). "'Subway Surfers' Series Makes YouTube Debut June 1". Animation Magazine. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
^ Beck, Jerry (2005). The Animated Movie Guide. Chicago Review Press. p. 222. ISBN 978-1-55652-591-9. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
^ Ritter, Malcolm (June 27, 2002). "'Hey Arnold!' will captivate young". St. Cloud Times. Associated Press. p. 21. Retrieved March 2, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Nineteenth Annual Youth in Film Awards 1996–1997". YoungArtistAwards.org. Archived from the original on December 22, 2016. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
^ "Fifteenth Annual Youth in Film Awards 1992–1993". YoungArtistAwards.org. Archived from the original on April 3, 2011. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
^ "Eighteenth Annual Youth in Film Awards 1995–1996". YoungArtistAwards.org. Archived from the original on April 2, 2011. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
^ "Twenty-Second Annual Young Artist Awards 1999–2000". YoungArtistAwards.org. Archived from the original on September 28, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
^ "Pepperdine student honored". Malibu Times. November 26, 2008. Archived from the original on November 13, 2020. Retrieved November 16, 2017. Retrieved November 16, 2017
^ "I am now Dr. Francesca Marie Smith!". November 26, 2008. Retrieved April 6, 2021. Retrieved December 25, 2022
^ "Francesca Marie Smith Reveal that She Had Diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis". March 27, 2019. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
^ "Francesca and Her MS Journey fundraising". Spotfund. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
^ "Craig Bartlett's Post About Francesca Smith's Condition on Instagram". Retrieved May 26, 2024.

External links

Francesca Marie Smith at IMDb

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[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.

[btva-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.

[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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