Brittany Murphy
2 FOLLOWERS • 31 CREDITS • NOV 10, 1977 - DEC 20, 2009 • 32
Biography
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.
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Known For
E! True Hollywood Story
Saturday Night Live
Frasier
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Blossom
Nash Bridges
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Unscripted
Celebrities Uncensored
Clueless
Party of Five
Boy Meets World
Sin City
seaQuest DSV
Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs
King of the Hill
Almost Home
The Torkelsons
Sidewalks of New York
Girl, Interrupted
8 Mile
Brittany Murphy: An ID Mystery
Drive
Happy Feet
Clueless
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Uptown Girls
Common Ground
Little Black Book
What Happened, Brittany Murphy?
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