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IMDb profile of Brittany Murphy, actress, producer, singer, who died in 2009 at age 32. Learn about her life, career, awards, trivia, and the controversy surrounding her death and that of her husband Simon Monjack.
- Actress, Producer, Soundtrack
- November 10, 1977
- 3 min
- December 20, 2009
Brittany Anne Murphy-Monjack (née Bertolotti; November 10, 1977 – December 20, 2009) was an American actress and singer, known for her equal proficiency in comedy and drama. Born in Atlanta, Murphy moved to Los Angeles as a teenager to pursue a career in acting.
- Who Was Brittany Murphy?
- Early Life
- Child Actor
- 'Drexell's Class'
- 'Clueless'
- 'Girl, Interrupted,' '8 Mile,' 'Sin City,' 'King of The Hill'
- 'Happy feet'
- Mysterious Death
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Actress Brittany Murphy got her big break at age 14 as a regular on the sitcom Drexell's Class. After the success of Clueless, she starred in critically acclaimed films like Girl, Interrupted, 8 Mile and Sin City, and enjoyed a long-running voice role on the animated King of the Hill. The actress died at age 32 of what was determined to be a combin...
Murphy was born November 10, 1977, in Atlanta, Georgia, to parents Sharon Murphy and Angelo Bertolotti. Murphy's father was heavily involved in organized crime and spent most of his life in and out of prison. As a result, Murphy's parents split when she was only two years old. Murphy and her mother moved to Edison, New Jersey, shortly after the div...
By the time Murphy was eight, she had determined that she wanted to be a star. She began pushing her mother to help her get headshots, hire a manager and drive her into Manhattan for auditions. When Murphy was 12, her mother finally relented. Almost immediately, Murphy began landing jobs for television commercials. From there, she began making brie...
Elated by her success, Murphy and her mother relocated to Los Angeles in 1991 when the actress was 14 years old to further Murphy's acting career. She got her big break in TV that same year, as a regular on the sitcom Drexell's Class. When she wasn't working on set, Brittany spent her time studying at John Burroughs High School in Burbank, Californ...
In 1995, Murphy entered the national spotlight in the popular film Clueless, starring opposite Alicia Silverstone. A modern take on the popular Jane Austen novel Emma, the movie was a surprise hit, grossing more than $11 million in its first weekend at the box office. Murphy was suddenly a star.
After the success of Clueless, Murphy went on to star in films like Girl, Interrupted (1999), with Winona Ryder and Angelina Jolie, 8 Mile (2002) with rapper Eminem, and Sin City (2005), with a star-studded cast that included Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke and Jessica Alba. Additionally, the actress enjoyed the long-running voice role of Luanne on the...
In 2006, Murphy landed another voice role in the big screen feature Happy Feet and featured prominently in the thriller The Dead Girl, though her career prospects seemed to be dimming by this point. Following the romantic comedy The Ramen Girl (2008), she starred in another thriller, Across the Hall (2009), and a TV movie adaptation of Nora Roberts...
In December 2009, Murphy's life seemed to be taking an unfortunate turn. Her husband, screenwriter Simon Monjack, was hospitalized for health problems. Later in the month, it was revealed that she had also been unexpectedly dropped from her project The Caller, for which she had been shooting in Puerto Rico. Initial reports indicated that she had be...
Brittany Murphy was an actress who starred in films like Clueless, Girl, Interrupted and 8 Mile. She died at age 32 of pneumonia, anemia and prescription medications in 2009. Learn about her life, career and mysterious death from this biography.
Learn about the life and career of Brittany Murphy, an actress, singer and voice artist who died in 2009. Find out about her family, roles, awards, controversies and possible murder investigation.
- November 10, 1977
- December 20, 2009
Oct 14, 2021 · October 14, 2021. By James Devaney/Getty Images. Twelve years ago this December, the actor Brittany Murphy died under circumstances mysterious enough that lingering questions about her death...
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Oct 7, 2021 · The 'Clueless' star's fate is newly examined in a two-part documentary from Blumhouse. By James Hibberd. October 7, 2021 10:11am. Brittany Murphy Michael Bezjian/WireImage. HBO Max is set to...
Dec 21, 2009 · Sun 20 Dec 2009 21.06 EST. It has become something of a rite of passage for any young actress fresh on the Hollywood scene to be pencilled in to play Janis Joplin. Brittany Murphy, who has died...
