Brittany Murphy
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.
Acting
Movie
Sin City
as Shellie
2005
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8 Mile
as Alex
2002
Movie
Happy Feet
as Gloria (voice)
2006
Movie
Clueless
as Tai
1995
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Girl, Interrupted
as Daisy
1999
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Just Married
as Sarah McNerney
2003
Movie
Uptown Girls
as Molly Gunn
2003
Movie
Don't Say a Word
as Elisabeth Burrows
2001
TV
Frasier
as Olsen
1993
TV
King of the Hill
as Luanne Platter (voice)
1997
Movie
Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs
as Colleen O'Hallahan (voice)
2008
TV
Boy Meets World
as Trini
1993
Movie
Spun
as Nikki
2003
TV
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
1975
Movie
Riding in Cars with Boys
as Fay Forrester
2001
Movie
Drop Dead Gorgeous
as Lisa Swenson
1999
Movie
Freeway
as Rhonda
1996
Movie
Little Black Book
as Stacy
2004
Movie
The Ramen Girl
as Abby
2008
Movie
Love and Other Disasters
as Emily Jackson
2006
Movie
Cherry Falls
as Jody Marken
2000
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The Dead Girl
as Krista
2006
Movie
The Prophecy II
as Izzy
1998
Movie
Summer Catch
as Dede Mulligan
2001
