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Brittany Murphy
Known for acting
Born November 10, 1977 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Died December 20, 2009
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).
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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.
Movies and TV shows
FrasierTV · 1993
King of the HillTV · 1997
Party of FiveTV · 1994
Nash BridgesTV · 1996
Boy Meets WorldTV · 1993
Sister, SisterTV · 1994
seaQuest DSVTV · 1993
Punk'dTV · 2003
BlossomTV · 1990
Pepper AnnTV · 1997
Murder OneTV · 1995
CluelessTV · 1996
8 MileMovie · 2002
CluelessMovie · 1995
Sin CityMovie · 2005
Happy FeetMovie · 2006
Uptown GirlsMovie · 2003
The TorkelsonsTV · 1991
Just MarriedMovie · 2003
IconsTV · 2002
Don't Say a WordMovie · 2001
Girl, InterruptedMovie · 1999
UnscriptedTV · 2005
The MarshalTV · 1995
Drop Dead GorgeousMovie · 1999
Little Black BookMovie · 2004
The Prophecy IIMovie · 1998
Riding in Cars with BoysMovie · 2001
The Ramen GirlMovie · 2008
Almost HomeTV · 1993
FreewayMovie · 1996
E! True Hollywood StoryTV · 1996
Summer CatchMovie · 2001
Good Boy!Movie · 2003
Futurama: The Beast with a Billion BacksMovie · 2008
Across the HallMovie · 2009
Love and Other DisastersMovie · 2006
DriveMovie · 1997
The GroomsmenMovie · 2006
What Happened, Brittany Murphy?TV · 2021
NeverwasMovie · 2005
Cherry FallsMovie · 2000
The Dead GirlMovie · 2006
Zack & RebaMovie · 1998
SpunMovie · 2003
The Devil's ArithmeticMovie · 1999
TrixieMovie · 2000
Sidewalks of New YorkMovie · 2001
PhoenixMovie · 1998
AbandonedMovie · 2010
MegaFaultMovie · 2009
Nora Roberts' TributeMovie · 2009
An SNL ThanksgivingMovie · 2024
Double JeopardyMovie · 1996
Something WickedMovie · 2014
David and LisaMovie · 1998
BongwaterMovie · 1998
Angels!Movie · 2000
DeadlineMovie · 2009
Common GroundMovie · 2000
Falling SkyMovie · 1999
Family PrayersMovie · 1993
The Making of '8 Mile'Movie · 2003
I’m Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People Who Lived During the HolocaustMovie · 2005
The Making of 'King of the Hill'Movie · 2003
Gone Before Her Time: Brittany MurphyMovie · 2023
Brittany Murphy: An ID MysteryMovie · 2020
Because of the Wonderful Things It Does: The Legacy of OzMovie · 2005
The AuditionMovie · 2000