Brittany Murphy
- Acting
- November 10, 1977 · Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- December 20, 2009
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
- An SNL Thanksgiving · (archive footage)
- Gone Before Her Time: Brittany Murphy · Self
- What Happened, Brittany Murphy? · Self
- Brittany Murphy: An ID Mystery · Self
- Something Wicked · Susan Webb
- Abandoned · Mary, In Memory Of
- 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, Producer
- Happy Feet · Gloria (Voice)
- The Dead Girl · Krista
- Love and Other Disasters · Emily Jackson
- The Groomsmen · Sue
- The Reichen Show · Self
- 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
- 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 & Reba · Reba Simpson
- Phoenix · Veronica
- Bongwater · Mary
- The Prophecy II · Izzy
- Pepper Ann · Tank (Voice)
- The View · Self
- Drive · Deliverance
- King of the Hill · Luanne Platter (Voice)
- Clueless · Jasmine
- Freeway · Rhonda
- E! True Hollywood Story · Self
- Nash Bridges · Carrie
- Double Jeopardy · Julia Neuland
- Murder One · Diane Carson
- Clueless · Tai
- The Marshal · Lizzie Roth
- Party of Five · Abby
- Sister, Sister · Sarah
- Boy Meets World · Trini
- Frasier · Olsen
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien · Self
- seaQuest DSV · Christine VanCamp
- Family Prayers · Elise
- Almost Home · Molly Morgan
- MTV Movie & TV Awards · Self
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
- The Torkelsons · Molly Morgan
- Drexell's Class · Brenda Drexell
- Blossom
- Saturday Night Live · Self