Brittany Murphy

Known for ActingBorn 1977-11-10Died 2009-12-20Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Brittany Anne Murphy-Monjack (née Bertolotti; November 10, 1977 – December 20, 2009) was an American actress and singer. Born in Atlanta, Murphy moved to Los Angeles as a teenager and pursued a career in acting. Her breakthrough role was as Tai Frasier in Clueless (1995), followed by supporting roles in independent films such as Freeway (1996) and Bongwater (1998). She made her stage debut in a Broadway production of Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge in 1997 before appearing as Daisy Randone in Girl, Interrupted (1999) and as Lisa Swenson in Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999). In the 2000s, Murphy appeared in Don't Say a Word (2001) alongside Michael Douglas, and alongside Eminem in 8 Mile (2002), for which she gained critical recognition. Her later roles included Riding in Cars with Boys (2001), Spun (2002), Just Married (2003), Uptown Girls (2003), Sin City (2005), and Happy Feet (2006). Murphy also voiced Luanne Platter on the animated television series King of the Hill (1997–2010). Her final film, Something Wicked, was released in April 2014. On December 20, 2009, Murphy died under disputed circumstances at the age of 32. The coroner's verdict was pneumonia, exacerbated by anemia and addiction to various prescription medicines.Read more

Movies & web series

Gone Before Her Time: Brittany Murphy

Unscripted

Boy Meets World

The Torkelsons

E! True Hollywood Story

The Making of '8 Mile'

Icons

MTV Movie & TV Awards

The Audition

Murder One

Frasier

Angels!

Girl, Interrupted

Sin City

King of the Hill

Clueless

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

8 Mile

Sister, Sister

Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs

Uptown Girls

seaQuest DSV

Party of Five

Because of the Wonderful Things It Does: The Legacy of Oz

Pepper Ann

The Devil's Arithmetic

Riding in Cars with Boys

Saturday Night Live

Nash Bridges

Spun

The Ramen Girl

Neverwas

Drop Dead Gorgeous

Freeway

Brittany Murphy: An ID Mystery

Happy Feet

Don't Say a Word

Almost Home

Clueless

Drexell's Class

What Happened, Brittany Murphy?

The Dead Girl

Drive

Blossom

Sidewalks of New York

Across the Hall

The Prophecy II

David and Lisa