Brittany Murphy

Brittany Murphy

Acting
Born Nov 10, 1977
From Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Died Dec 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). 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
7.6
1999

Girl, Interrupted

Daisy

Clueless
7.3
1995

Clueless

Tai

Sin City
7.5
2005

Sin City

Shellie

Happy Feet
6.2
2006

Happy Feet

Gloria (voice)

8 Mile
7.1
2002

8 Mile

Alex

Uptown Girls
6.9
2003

Uptown Girls

Molly Gunn

Don't Say a Word
6.3
2001

Don't Say a Word

Elisabeth Burrows

Drop Dead Gorgeous
6.4
1999

Drop Dead Gorgeous

Lisa Swenson

Just Married
5.8
2003

Just Married

Sarah McNerney

Spun
6.6
2003

Spun

Nikki

Freeway
6.5
1996

Freeway

Rhonda

The Prophecy II
6.0
1998

The Prophecy II

Izzy

Drive
6.1
1997

Drive

Deliverance

Riding in Cars with Boys
6.7
2001

Riding in Cars with Boys

Fay Forrester

The Devil's Arithmetic
6.8
1999

The Devil's Arithmetic

Rivkah

Love and Other Disasters
5.7
2006

Love and Other Disasters

Emily Jackson

Summer Catch
5.4
2001

Summer Catch

Dede Mulligan

Abandoned
5.1
2010

Abandoned

Mary

The Ramen Girl
6.5
2008

The Ramen Girl

Abby

The Dead Girl
6.0
2006

The Dead Girl

Krista

Trixie
4.6
2000

Trixie

Ruby Pearli

MegaFault
5.2
2009

MegaFault

Dr. Amy Lane

Little Black Book
5.3
2004

Little Black Book

Stacy

Cherry Falls
5.3
2000

Cherry Falls

Jody Marken

Neverwas
6.4
2005

Neverwas

Maggie Blake

Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs
7.0
2008

Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs

Colleen O'Hallahan (voice)

Nora Roberts' Tribute
5.7
2009

Nora Roberts' Tribute

Cilla McGowan

Sidewalks of New York
6.0
2001

Sidewalks of New York

Ashley

Bongwater
4.7
1998

Bongwater

Mary

Across the Hall
5.9
2009

Across the Hall

June

Good Boy!
5.5
2003

Good Boy!

Nelly (voice)

The Groomsmen
5.1
2006

The Groomsmen

Sue

Phoenix
5.4
1998

Phoenix

Veronica

The Making of '8 Mile'
8.3
2003

The Making of '8 Mile'

Self (uncredited)

David and Lisa
5.8
1998

David and Lisa

Lisa

Deadline
4.9
2009

Deadline

Alice Evans

Something Wicked
4.8
2014

Something Wicked

Susan Webb

I’m Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People Who Lived During the Holocaust
4.0
2005

I’m Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People Who Lived During the Holocaust

Anonymous girl / Elsa Binder (voice)

Common Ground
4.9
2000

Common Ground

Dorothy Nelson

Zack and Reba
5.3
1998

Zack and Reba

Reba Simpson

Family Prayers
3.8
1993

Family Prayers

Elise

Falling Sky
5.4
1999

Falling Sky

Emily Nicholson

Double Jeopardy
5.3
1996

Double Jeopardy

Julia Neuland

Gone Before Her Time: Brittany Murphy
8.5
2023

Gone Before Her Time: Brittany Murphy

Self (archive footage)

Brittany Murphy: An ID Mystery
6.2
2020

Brittany Murphy: An ID Mystery

Self (archive footage)

The Making of 'King of the Hill'
2003

The Making of 'King of the Hill'

Angels!
7.5
2000

Angels!

Nurse Bellows

Because of the Wonderful Things It Does: The Legacy of Oz
6.8
2005

Because of the Wonderful Things It Does: The Legacy of Oz

Narrator

The Audition
2000

The Audition

Daniella

Filmography — Crew