Francesca Marie Smith (as she is sometimes credited) is an American actress who is best known for providing the voice of Helga Pataki on Nickelodeon's Hey Arnold!. She has also provided the voice for "Ashley B", "Upside-Down Girl", "Swinger Girl" on Disney Channel's Recess (TV series) and made a cameo appearance on Nickelodeon's The Amanda Show, as one of Amanda's friends.She also stared as Penny in Fillmore(TV series)for one episode. Francesca graduated in Linguistics at California's Stanford University (see link below). Francesca is currently studying at Pepperdine University, graduating in 2008.
Trivia
Francesca was born in March 1985.
She is a fan of the Redwall series of children's books.
She revealed both of these facts in a webchat with Hey Arnold! creator Craig Bartlett, stating also that she hopes to be back doing voiceovers within a year, having not done any work in the industry since 2003, presumably due to her study commitments.
Selected Filmography
Parker Lewis Can't Lose (1991)
Beethoven (TV series) (1994)
Hey Arnold! (1996-2002)
Recess (TV series) (1997)
The Secret World of Alex Mack (1998)
The New Batman Adventures (1998)
A Bug's Life (1998)
The Prince of Egypt (1998)
The Amanda Show (1999)
Recess: School's Out (2001)
Hey Arnold!: The Movie (2002)
External links
Stanford University profile
Francesca Smith at the Internet Movie Database
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