Brittany Murphy
ActingBrittany 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 — Acting
Girl, Interrupted
Daisy
Clueless
Tai
Sin City
Shellie
Happy Feet
Gloria (voice)
8 Mile
Alex
Uptown Girls
Molly Gunn
Don't Say a Word
Elisabeth Burrows
Drop Dead Gorgeous
Lisa Swenson
Just Married
Sarah McNerney
Spun
Nikki
Freeway
Rhonda
The Prophecy II
Izzy
Drive
Deliverance
Riding in Cars with Boys
Fay Forrester
The Devil's Arithmetic
Rivkah
Love and Other Disasters
Emily Jackson
Summer Catch
Dede Mulligan
Abandoned
Mary
The Ramen Girl
Abby
The Dead Girl
Krista
Trixie
Ruby Pearli
MegaFault
Dr. Amy Lane
Little Black Book
Stacy
Cherry Falls
Jody Marken
Neverwas
Maggie Blake
Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs
Colleen O'Hallahan (voice)
Nora Roberts' Tribute
Cilla McGowan
Sidewalks of New York
Ashley
Bongwater
Mary
Across the Hall
June
Good Boy!
Nelly (voice)
The Groomsmen
Sue
Phoenix
Veronica
The Making of '8 Mile'
Self (uncredited)
David and Lisa
Lisa
Deadline
Alice Evans
Something Wicked
Susan Webb
I’m Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People Who Lived During the Holocaust
Anonymous girl / Elsa Binder (voice)
Common Ground
Dorothy Nelson
Zack and Reba
Reba Simpson
Family Prayers
Elise
Falling Sky
Emily Nicholson
Double Jeopardy
Julia Neuland
Gone Before Her Time: Brittany Murphy
Self (archive footage)
Brittany Murphy: An ID Mystery
Self (archive footage)
The Making of 'King of the Hill'
Angels!
Nurse Bellows
Because of the Wonderful Things It Does: The Legacy of Oz
Narrator
The Audition
Daniella