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Francesca Marie Smith
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Smith in 2015
Born (1985-03-26) March 26, 1985 (age 40)
Occupation Actress
Years active 1991–present
Known for Hey Arnold!
Recess

Francesca Marie Smith (born March 26, 1985) 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
1994 Beethoven Emily Newton Voice, 13 episodes
1995 Daisy-Head Mayzie Mayzie McGrew Voice, television special
Here Come the Munsters Monique Television film
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
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"
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"
2003 Fillmore! Penny Madrid Voice, episode: "Immune to All But Justice"
2017 Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie Helga Pataki Voice, television film
2018 Subway Surfers: The Series N/A Writer

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
Recess Christmas: Miracle on Third Street Ashley B. Voice, direct-to-video
2002 Hey Arnold!: The Movie Helga Pataki Voice
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
2022 Nickelodeon Extreme Tennis
Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway

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! 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. 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!

Personal life

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

On March 27, 2019, Smith stated that she had been diagnosed with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis disease via Twitter (now X). 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. 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.

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