Brittany Murphy
Born: 1977-11-10 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Died: 2009-12-20
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2023
- Gone Before Her Time: Brittany Murphy as Self (archive footage)
2021
- What Happened, Brittany Murphy? as Self (archive footage)
2020
- Brittany Murphy: An ID Mystery as Self (archive footage)
2014
- Something Wicked as Susan Webb
2010
- Abandoned as Mary
2009
- Across the Hall as June
- MegaFault as Dr. Amy Lane
- Deadline as Alice Evans
- Nora Roberts' Tribute as Cilla McGowan
2008
- Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs as Colleen O'Hallahan (voice)
- The Ramen Girl as Abby
2006
- Happy Feet as Gloria (voice)
- Love and Other Disasters as Emily Jackson
- The Dead Girl as Krista
- The Groomsmen as Sue
2005
- The Reichen Show as Self - Guest
- Sin City as Shellie
- Unscripted as Brittany Murphy
- Neverwas as Maggie Blake
- I’m Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People Who Lived During the Holocaust as Anonymous girl / Elsa Binder (voice)
- Because of the Wonderful Things It Does: The Legacy of Oz as Narrator
2004
- Little Black Book as Stacy
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- Punk'd as Self
- Uptown Girls as Molly Gunn
- Just Married as Sarah McNerney
- Spun as Nikki
- Good Boy! as Nelly (voice)
- The Making of '8 Mile' as Self (uncredited)
- Celebrities Uncensored as Self
- The Making of 'King of the Hill'
2001
- Don't Say a Word as Elisabeth Burrows
- Riding in Cars with Boys as Fay Forrester
- Summer Catch as Dede Mulligan
- Sidewalks of New York as Ashley
2000
- Cherry Falls as Jody Marken
- Trixie as Ruby Pearli
- Common Ground as Dorothy Nelson
- The Audition as Daniella
- Angels! as Nurse Bellows
1999
- Girl, Interrupted as Daisy
- Drop Dead Gorgeous as Lisa Swenson
- The Devil's Arithmetic as Rivkah
- Falling Sky as Emily Nicholson
1998
- The Prophecy II as Izzy
- Phoenix as Veronica
- Bongwater as Mary
- David and Lisa as Lisa
- Zack and Reba as Reba Simpson
1997
- King of the Hill as Luanne Platter (voice)
- The View as Self
- Pepper Ann as Tank (voice)
- Drive as Deliverance
1996
- Nash Bridges as Carrie
- Clueless as Jasmine
- Freeway as Rhonda
- E! True Hollywood Story as Self
- Double Jeopardy as Julia Neuland
1995
- Murder One as Diane 'Dee Dee' Carson
- Clueless as Tai
- The Marshal as Lizzie Roth
1994
- Party of Five as Abby
- Sister, Sister as Sarah
1993
- Frasier as Olsen
- Boy Meets World as Trini
- seaQuest DSV as Christine VanCamp
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- Almost Home as Molly Morgan
- Family Prayers as Elise
1992
- MTV Movie & TV Awards as Self - Presenter
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1991
- The Torkelsons as Molly Morgan
- Drexell's Class as Brenda Drexell
1990
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Host