Brittany Murphy
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 10, 1977
- Died
- December 20, 2009
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
Gone Before Her Time: Brittany Murphy 2023
as Self (archive footage)
Brittany Murphy: An ID Mystery 2020
as Self (archive footage)
Something Wicked 2014
as Susan Webb
Abandoned 2010
as Mary, In Memory Of
MegaFault 2009
as Dr. Amy Lane
Deadline 2009
as Alice Evans
Across the Hall 2009
as June
Nora Roberts' Tribute 2009
as Cilla McGowan
Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs 2008
as Colleen O'Hallahan (voice)
The Ramen Girl 2008
as Abby, Producer
Happy Feet 2006
as Gloria (voice)
The Dead Girl 2006
as Krista
Love and Other Disasters 2006
as Emily Jackson
The Groomsmen 2006
as Sue
Because of the Wonderful Things It Does: The Legacy of Oz 2005
as Narrator
Neverwas 2005
as Maggie Blake
I’m Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People Who Lived During the Holocaust 2005
as Anonymous girl / Elsa Binder (voice)
Sin City 2005
as Shellie
Little Black Book 2004
as Stacy
Good Boy! 2003
as Nelly (voice)
Uptown Girls 2003
as Molly Gunn
The Making of 'King of the Hill' 2003
Actor
The Making of '8 Mile' 2003
as Self (uncredited)
Spun 2003
as Nikki
Just Married 2003
as Sarah McNerney
8 Mile 2002
as Alex
Sidewalks of New York 2001
as Ashley
Riding in Cars with Boys 2001
as Fay Forrester
Don't Say a Word 2001
as Elisabeth Burrows
Summer Catch 2001
as Dede Mulligan
The Audition 2000
as Daniella
Cherry Falls 2000
as Jody Marken
Angels! 2000
as Nurse Bellows
Trixie 2000
as Ruby Pearli
Common Ground 2000
as Dorothy Nelson
Girl, Interrupted 1999
as Daisy
Falling Sky 1999
as Emily Nicholson
Drop Dead Gorgeous 1999
as Lisa Swenson
The Devil's Arithmetic 1999
as Rivkah
Zack & Reba 1998
as Reba Simpson
David and Lisa 1998
as Lisa
Phoenix 1998
as Veronica
Bongwater 1998
as Mary
The Prophecy II 1998
as Izzy
Drive 1997
as Deliverance
Freeway 1996
as Rhonda
Double Jeopardy 1996
as Julia Neuland
Clueless 1995
as Tai
Family Prayers 1993
as Elise
Credits from TMDB.