1977-11-10 Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brittany Murphy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Gone Before Her Time: Brittany Murphy | Self (archive footage) | 2023-04-19 |
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Brittany Murphy: An ID Mystery | Self (archive footage) | 2020-05-26 |
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Something Wicked | Susan Webb | 2014-04-04 |
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Abandoned | Mary | 2010-08-24 |
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Across the Hall | June | 2009-08-27 |
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Deadline | Alice Evans | 2009-10-05 |
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MegaFault | Dr. Amy Lane | 2009-10-10 |
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Nora Roberts' Tribute | Cilla McGowan | 2009-04-11 |
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Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs | Colleen O'Hallahan (voice) | 2008-06-30 |
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The Ramen Girl | Abby | 2008-02-08 |
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The Groomsmen | Sue | 2006-06-09 |
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Happy Feet | Gloria (voice) | 2006-11-16 |
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The Dead Girl | Krista | 2006-11-07 |
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Love and Other Disasters | Emily Jackson | 2006-09-09 |
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Because of the Wonderful Things It Does: The Legacy of Oz | Narrator | 2005-10-25 |
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Sin City | Shellie | 2005-04-01 |
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I’m Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People Who Lived During the Holocaust | Anonymous girl / Elsa Binder (voice) | 2005-05-05 |
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Neverwas | Maggie Blake | 2005-09-09 |
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Little Black Book | Stacy | 2004-08-06 |
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The Making of '8 Mile' | Self (uncredited) | 2003-03-18 |
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Good Boy! | Nelly (voice) | 2003-10-10 |
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Uptown Girls | Molly Gunn | 2003-08-15 |
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Spun | Nikki | 2003-02-07 |
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Just Married | Sarah McNerney | 2003-01-08 |
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8 Mile | Alex | 2002-11-08 |
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Summer Catch | Dede Mulligan | 2001-08-22 |
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Sidewalks of New York | Ashley | 2001-11-23 |
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Don't Say a Word | Elisabeth Burrows | 2001-09-28 |
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Riding in Cars with Boys | Fay Forrester | 2001-10-19 |
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The Audition | Daniella | 2000-12-09 |
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Angels! | Nurse Bellows | 2000-07-08 |
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Trixie | Ruby Pearli | 2000-06-28 |
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Common Ground | Dorothy Nelson | 2000-01-29 |
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Cherry Falls | Jody Marken | 2000-08-25 |
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The Devil's Arithmetic | Rivkah | 1999-03-28 |
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Drop Dead Gorgeous | Lisa Swenson | 1999-07-23 |
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Falling Sky | Emily Nicholson | 1999-11-01 |
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Girl, Interrupted | Daisy | 1999-12-21 |
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The Prophecy II | Izzy | 1998-01-20 |
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Bongwater | Mary | 1998-04-18 |
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Zack and Reba | Reba Simpson | 1998-11-01 |
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David and Lisa | Lisa | 1998-11-01 |
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Phoenix | Veronica | 1998-09-04 |
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Drive | Deliverance | 1997-08-06 |
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Freeway | Rhonda | 1996-08-23 |
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Double Jeopardy | Julia Neuland | 1996-01-30 |
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Clueless | Tai | 1995-07-19 |
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Family Prayers | Elise | 1993-03-19 |
