Known For
Acting
Born
Nov 10, 1977
Died
Dec 20, 2009
Place of Birth
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Credits
78 titles
Brittany Murphy
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
Gone Before Her Time: Brittany Murphy
Self (archive footage)
What Happened, Brittany Murphy?
Self (archive footage)
Brittany Murphy: An ID Mystery
Self (archive footage)
Something Wicked
Susan Webb
Abandoned
Mary
MegaFault
Dr. Amy Lane
Deadline
Alice Evans
Across the Hall
June
Nora Roberts' Tribute
Cilla McGowan
Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs
Colleen O'Hallahan (voice)
The Ramen Girl
Abby
Happy Feet
Gloria (voice)
The Dead Girl
Krista
Love and Other Disasters
Emily Jackson
The Groomsmen
Sue
The Reichen Show
Self - Guest
Because of the Wonderful Things It Does: The Legacy of Oz
Narrator
Neverwas
Maggie Blake
I’m Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People Who Lived During the Holocaust
Anonymous girl / Elsa Binder (voice)
Sin City
Shellie
Unscripted
Brittany Murphy
Little Black Book
Stacy
Good Boy!
Nelly (voice)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
Uptown Girls
Molly Gunn
The Making of 'King of the Hill'
Celebrities Uncensored
Self
The Making of '8 Mile'
Self (uncredited)
Punk'd
Self
Spun
Nikki
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
Just Married
Sarah McNerney
8 Mile
Alex
Icons
Sidewalks of New York
Ashley
Riding in Cars with Boys
Fay Forrester
Don't Say a Word
Elisabeth Burrows
Summer Catch
Dede Mulligan
The Audition
Daniella
Cherry Falls
Jody Marken
Angels!
Nurse Bellows
Trixie
Ruby Pearli
Common Ground
Dorothy Nelson
Girl, Interrupted
Daisy
Falling Sky
Emily Nicholson
Drop Dead Gorgeous
Lisa Swenson
The Devil's Arithmetic
Rivkah
David and Lisa
Lisa
Zack and Reba
Reba Simpson
Phoenix
Veronica