Brittany Murphy
Acting
- Born:
- 1977-11-10
- Died:
- 2009-12-20
- Place of birth:
- Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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.
Known For
Filmography
An SNL Thanksgiving
Gone Before Her Time: Brittany Murphy
What Happened, Brittany Murphy?
Brittany Murphy: An ID Mystery
Something Wicked
Abandoned
MegaFault
Deadline
Across the Hall
Nora Roberts' Tribute
Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs
The Ramen Girl
Happy Feet
The Dead Girl
Love and Other Disasters
The Groomsmen
The Reichen Show
Because of the Wonderful Things It Does: The Legacy of Oz
Neverwas
I’m Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People Who Lived During the Holocaust
Sin City
Unscripted
Little Black Book
Good Boy!
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Uptown Girls
The Making of 'King of the Hill'
Celebrities Uncensored
The Making of '8 Mile'
Punk'd
Spun
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Just Married
8 Mile
Icons
Sidewalks of New York
Riding in Cars with Boys
Don't Say a Word
Summer Catch
The Audition
Cherry Falls
Angels!
Trixie
Common Ground
Girl, Interrupted
Falling Sky
Drop Dead Gorgeous
The Devil's Arithmetic
David and Lisa
Zack & Reba
Phoenix
Bongwater
The Prophecy II
Pepper Ann
The View
Drive
King of the Hill
Clueless
Freeway
E! True Hollywood Story
Nash Bridges
Double Jeopardy
Murder One
Clueless
The Marshal
Party of Five
Sister, Sister
Boy Meets World
Frasier
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
seaQuest DSV
Family Prayers
Almost Home
MTV Movie & TV Awards
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Torkelsons
Drexell's Class
Blossom
Saturday Night Live