Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1977-11-10
Day of Death
2009-12-20
Place of Birth
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Brittany Murphy
Biography
Brittany Anne Murphy-Monjack (nÊe Bertolotti; November 10, 1977 â 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 (1997â2010). 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.
Filmography (49)
Gone Before Her Time: Brittany Murphy
2023
Brittany Murphy: An ID Mystery
2020
Something Wicked
2014
Abandoned
2010
MegaFault
2009
Deadline
2009
Across the Hall
2009
Nora Roberts' Tribute
2009
Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs
2008
The Ramen Girl
2008
Happy Feet
2006
The Dead Girl
2006
Love and Other Disasters
2006
The Groomsmen
2006
