Brittany Murphy
Born November 10, 1977 (Age: 48)
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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.
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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Filmography
The Ramen Girl
2008
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as Abby
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Age: 30
Happy Feet
2006
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as Gloria (voice)
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Age: 29
The Dead Girl
2006
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as Krista
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Age: 28
Love and Other Disasters
2006
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as Emily Jackson
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Age: 28
Neverwas
2005
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as Maggie Blake
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Age: 27
Sin City
2005
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as Shellie
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Age: 27
Little Black Book
2004
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as Stacy
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Age: 26
Uptown Girls
2003
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as Molly Gunn
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Age: 25
Just Married
2003
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as Sarah McNerney
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Age: 25
8 Mile
2002
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as Alex
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Age: 24
Sidewalks of New York
2001
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as Ashley
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Age: 24
Riding in Cars with Boys
2001
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as Fay Forrester
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Age: 23
Don't Say a Word
2001
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as Elisabeth Burrows
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Age: 23
Summer Catch
2001
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as Dede Mulligan
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Age: 23
The Audition
2000
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as Daniella
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Age: 23
Angels!
2000
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as Nurse Bellows
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Age: 22
Common Ground
2000
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as Dorothy Nelson
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Age: 22
Girl, Interrupted
1999
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as Daisy
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Age: 22
Drop Dead Gorgeous
1999
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as Lisa Swenson
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Age: 21
Freeway
1996
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as Rhonda
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Age: 18
Clueless
1995
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as Tai
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Age: 17