Brittany Murphy
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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
Credits
Sin City (2005)
as Shellie
Happy Feet (2006)
as Gloria (voice)
8 Mile (2002)
as Alex
Clueless (1995)
as Tai
Girl, Interrupted (1999)
as Daisy
Uptown Girls (2003)
as Molly Gunn
Don't Say a Word (2001)
as Elisabeth Burrows
Just Married (2003)
as Sarah McNerney
Little Black Book (2004)
as Stacy
Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)
as Lisa Swenson
Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)
as Fay Forrester
Summer Catch (2001)
as Dede Mulligan
The Prophecy II (1998)
as Izzy
The Ramen Girl (2008)
as Abby
Zack & Reba (1998)
as Reba Simpson
Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs (2008)
as Colleen O'Hallahan (voice)
Across the Hall (2009)
as June
Love and Other Disasters (2006)
as Emily Jackson
Cherry Falls (2000)
as Jody Marken
The Dead Girl (2006)
as Krista
Freeway (1996)
as Rhonda
The Groomsmen (2006)
as Sue
Good Boy! (2003)
as Nelly (voice)
Drive (1997)
as Deliverance
The Devil's Arithmetic (1999)
as Rivkah
Sidewalks of New York (2001)
as Ashley
Spun (2003)
as Nikki
Phoenix (1998)
as Veronica
An SNL Thanksgiving (2024)
as (archive footage)
Trixie (2000)
as Ruby Pearli
Abandoned (2010)
as Mary
Nora Roberts' Tribute (2009)
as Cilla McGowan
Neverwas (2005)
as Maggie Blake
Double Jeopardy (1996)
as Julia Neuland
Something Wicked (2014)
as Susan Webb
Angels! (2000)
as Nurse Bellows
MegaFault (2009)
as Dr. Amy Lane
David and Lisa (1998)
as Lisa
I’m Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People Who Lived During the Holocaust (2005)
as Anonymous girl / Elsa Binder (voice)
Falling Sky (1999)
as Emily Nicholson
Bongwater (1998)
as Mary
Deadline (2009)
as Alice Evans
Common Ground (2000)
as Dorothy Nelson
Because of the Wonderful Things It Does: The Legacy of Oz (2005)
as Narrator
The Making of '8 Mile' (2003)
as Self (uncredited)
The Making of 'King of the Hill' (2003)
Actor
Family Prayers (1993)
as Elise
Brittany Murphy: An ID Mystery (2020)
as Self (archive footage)
Gone Before Her Time: Brittany Murphy (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
The Audition (2000)
as Daniella