Actress Brittany Murphy

Brittany Murphy
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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brittany Murphy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Place of birth
Atlanta, Georgia, USA Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Date of birth
10th November 1977
Date of death
20th December 2009
Movies that starred Brittany Murphy (20 in total)
Across the Hall poster

Across the Hall [2009]

June
Deadline poster

Deadline [2009]

Alice Evans
Happy Feet poster

Happy Feet [2006]

Gloria (voice)
The Dead Girl poster

The Dead Girl [2006]

Krista
The Groomsmen poster

The Groomsmen [2006]

Sue
Love and Other Disasters poster

Love and Other Disasters [2006]

Emily Jackson
Neverwas poster

Neverwas [2005]

Maggie Blake
Just Married poster

Just Married [2003]

Sarah McNerney
Spun poster

Spun [2003]

Nikki
8 Mile poster

8 Mile [2002]

Alex
Riding in Cars with Boys poster

Riding in Cars with Boys [2001]

Fay Forrester
Don't Say a Word poster

Don't Say a Word [2001]

Elisabeth Burrows
Summer Catch poster

Summer Catch [2001]

Dede Mulligan
Cherry Falls poster

Cherry Falls [2000]

Jody Marken
Girl, Interrupted poster

Girl, Interrupted [1999]

Daisy Randone
The Devil's Arithmetic poster

The Devil's Arithmetic [1999]

Rivkah
Drop Dead Gorgeous poster

Drop Dead Gorgeous [1999]

Lisa Swenson
Drive poster

Drive [1997]

Deliverance Bodine
Freeway poster

Freeway [1996]

Rhonda
Clueless poster

Clueless [1995]

Tai Frasier
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