Brittany Murphy
- Teen actor
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.
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Acted in
Gone Before Her Time: Brittany Murphy
2023
as Self (archive footage)
What Happened, Brittany Murphy?
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Brittany Murphy: An ID Mystery
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Something Wicked
2014
as Susan Webb
Abandoned
2010
as Mary
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
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
Unscripted
2005
as Self
Little Black Book
2004
as Stacy
Good Boy!
2003
as Nelly (voice)
Uptown Girls
2003
as Molly Gunn
The Making of '8 Mile'
2003
as Self (uncredited)
Punk'd
2003
as Self
Spun
2003
as Nikki
Just Married
2003
as Sarah McNerney
8 Mile
2002
as Alex
Icons
2002
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
David and Lisa
1998
as Lisa
Zack and Reba
1998
as Reba Simpson
Phoenix
1998
as Veronica
Bongwater
1998
as Mary
The Prophecy II
1998
as Izzy
Drive
1997
as Deliverance
King of the Hill
1997
as Luanne Platter (voice)
Clueless
1996
Freeway
1996
as Rhonda
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
as Self
Nash Bridges
1996
Double Jeopardy
1996
as Julia Neuland
Murder One
1995
Murder One
1995
as Diane 'Dee Dee' Carson
Clueless
1995
as Tai
The Marshal
1995
as Lizzie Roth
Party of Five
1994
Sister, Sister
1994
as Sarah
Boy Meets World
1993
Frasier
1993
as Olsen
seaQuest DSV
1993
as Christine VanCamp
Family Prayers
1993
as Elise
Almost Home
1993
as Molly Morgan
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
as Self - Presenter
The Torkelsons
1991
as Molly Morgan
Drexell's Class
1991
as Brenda Drexell
Blossom
1990