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Francesca Marie Smith

Francesca Marie Smith

Actor · Born March 26, 1985 (41) · Lincoln, Nebraska, USA

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Francesca Marie Smith, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 26, 1985 (41)
From
Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 28 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 17% in 30 days

What are Francesca Marie Smith's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
42%
Self
35%
Society
18%
Morality
5%
Family bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
3
Hopeful
2
Contemplative
1
Thrilling
1

How their films linger

Feel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Francesca Marie Smith's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Francesca Marie Smith's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

28 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.

  • Subway Surfers: The Animated Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 11 episodes · Creator · Writer

  • Hey Arnold: The Jungle Movie(2017)

    as Helga (voice)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Recess: All Growed Down(2003)

    as Upside-Down Girl / Ashley T / Swinger Girl (voice)

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade(2003)

    as Ashley B / Upside-Down Girl / Swinger Girl (voice)

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Fillmore! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Penny Madrid (voice)

  • Hey Arnold! The Movie(2002)

    as Helga Geraldine Pataki (voice)

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Recess Christmas: Miracle on Third Street(2001)

    as Ashley B (voice)

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Recess: School's Out(2001)

    as Ashley B / Swinger Girl / Upsidedown Girl (voice)

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Zeta Project(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Transita (voice)

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • The Prince of Egypt(1998)

    as Additional Voices (voice)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • A Bug's Life(1998)

    as Additional Voices (voice)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Two of a Kind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Gabrielle

  • 101 Dalmatians: The Series(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Pepper Ann(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Damiana (voice)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Recess(1997)

    Show 3 episodes · as Ashley 'Ashley B' Boulet (voice) · as Ashley 'Ashley B' Boulet / Upside-Down Girl / Swinger Girl (voice)

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • The New Batman Adventures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Annie (voice)

  • Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · as Meg MacKenzie

  • Hey Arnold! Arnold's Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Helga Pataki (voice)

  • Hey Arnold!(1996)

    Show 186 episodes · Theme Song Performance · as Helga Pataki (voice)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Arnold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Helga (voice)

  • The Drew Carey Show(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Monica

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Daisy-Head Mayzie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Mayzie McGrew (voice)

  • The Itsy Bitsy Spider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 13 episodes · as Leslie

  • Beethoven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 26 episodes · as Emily Newton (voice)

  • In Sickness and in Health(1992)

    as Kid #1

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Parker Lewis Can't Lose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Elaine Leffler

  • Blossom(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Lizzy Martin

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 91st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 28 titles from 1990 to 2018; peak year 2002.

Biggest box office

Hey Arnold! The Movie (2002)

$15M worldwide

Highest rated

Hey Arnold: The Jungle Movie (2017)

Midcredits 89th

Most popular right now

Hey Arnold! (1996)

Film career

19902018

Peak 2002 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting27 of 28: 26 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score54thWriting1 of 28: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleOther crew2 of 28: 0 only other crew, 2 with another role

By decade

1990s19 · 19 acting · 1 crew2000s7 · acting2010s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 17th · top billed in 0% of 6 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

Who does Francesca Marie Smith work with?

People who share at least 2 of Francesca Marie Smith's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Craig Bartlett shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Composers

Mixed roles