Nancy Cartwright Net Worth

What is Nancy Cartwright’s Net Worth and Salary?

Nancy Cartwright is an American actress, comedian, and voice artist who is best known for her role as Bart Simpson on the animated television series “The Simpsons.” With a net worth of $80 million dollars, Cartwright has also lent her voice to various other animated projects, including “Rugrats” and “Kim Possible.”

As an actress, Cartwright has appeared in films such as “Twilight Zone: The Movie” and “Godzilla,” as well as TV shows like “Cheers” and “24.” In addition to her acting career, Cartwright has formed two production companies and has written and produced multiple projects, including the film “In Search of Fellini.”

Salary of The Simpsons Voice Actors

The principal voice actors on The Simpsons earn $300,000 per episode, according to their latest contract. This amounts to approximately $7 million per season.

Early Life and Education

Nancy Cartwright was born in Dayton, Ohio in 1957. She grew up with her mother, father, and five siblings in Kettering, Ohio. Cartwright attended St. Charles Borromeo and Fairmont West High School. As a fourth grader, she won a school speech competition, and in high school, she appeared in school plays and was a member of the marching band as well as president of the Forensic League.

Cartwright often competed in public speaking competitions, and two years in a row, she came in first place in the National District Tournament’s “Humorous Interpretation” category. She graduated in 1976 and earned a scholarship to Ohio University, where she continued to participate in public speaking competitions, placing fifth in the exposition category at the National Speech Tournament with a speech entitled “The Art of Animation.”

In 1976, Cartwright was hired to do voice-overs for ads on the Dayton radio station WING, which led to her mentor, Daws Butler, giving her a list of animation industry contacts. She transferred to the University of California, Los Angeles, earning her theater degree in 1981.

Nancy Cartwright’s Voice Acting Career

Nancy Cartwright began her voice acting career with a recurring role as Gloria Glad on the TV show “Richie Rich” from 1980 to 1984. She went on to do voicework for various animated TV shows and films, including “The Little Mermaid,” “Rugrats,” and “Kim Possible.”

In 1987, Cartwright auditioned for a voice role on a series of animated shorts that would eventually become “The Simpsons.” She landed the role of Bart Simpson, which she has voiced for over 30 years. “The Simpsons” has become the longest-running American sitcom, animated series, and scripted primetime series with over 700 episodes.

Cartwright has also done voice acting for video games, including “The Simpsons: Tapped Out” and “The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants.” She has over 150 film and TV credits to her name, including appearances in “The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock” and “Leroy & Stitch.”

She was featured in the documentary “I Know That Voice” in 2013 and appeared in an episode of the Nerdist web series “Talkin’ Toons” in 2017.

Nancy Cartwright’s Personal Life and Philanthropy

Nancy Cartwright was married to writer Warren Murphy in 1988, with whom she had two children before their divorce in 2002. She later joined the Church of Scientology and received their Patron Laureate Award in 2007 after donating $10,000,000. Cartwright was also engaged to contractor and fellow Scientologist Stephen Brackett before his tragic death in 2009.

Cartwright has contributed to ASIFA-Hollywood’s Animation Archive Project and received the Make-a-Wish Foundation’s Wish Icon Award in 2007 for her fundraising and wish-fulfillment efforts. She was also named Honorary Mayor of Northridge, California in 2005 and created a scholarship at her alma mater, Fairmont High School. Cartwright received an honorary doctorate in communication from Ohio University in 2012 and co-founded the Know More About Drugs alliance in 2019 to promote the right of parents and caregivers to be warned about prescribed psychotropic drugs’ most serious side effects.

Accolades

Nancy Cartwright has been recognized for her voice-over work in “The Simpsons” and other animated programs. She has been nominated for three Primetime Emmys, winning Outstanding Voice-Over Performance in 1992. In 1995, she won an Annie Award for Outstanding Voice Acting and a Drama-Logue Award for her work in “In Search of Fellini.” Cartwright also received the Faith Hubley ‘Web of Life’ Award at the 2002 High Falls Film Festival.

Cartwright has earned four Behind the Voice Actors Award nominations for “The Simpsons,” winning Best Female Lead Vocal Performance in a Television Series in 2012. The show has also garnered her seven Online Film & Television Association Award nominations for Best Voice-Over Performance/Best Voice-Over Performance in an Animated Program. In 2004, Cartwright received a Daytime Emmy nomination for her work in “Kim Possible.”

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