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).
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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Filmography (Movies)
Gone Before Her Time: Brittany Murphy
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:19/04/2023
Brittany Murphy: An ID Mystery
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:26/05/2020
Something Wicked
Character:Susan Webb
Release Date:04/04/2014
Abandoned
Character:Mary
Release Date:24/08/2010
MegaFault
Character:Dr. Amy Lane
Release Date:10/10/2009
Deadline
Character:Alice Evans
Release Date:05/10/2009
Across the Hall
Character:June
Release Date:27/08/2009
Nora Roberts' Tribute
Character:Cilla McGowan
Release Date:11/04/2009
Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs
Character:Colleen O'Hallahan (voice)
Release Date:24/06/2008
The Ramen Girl
Character:Abby
Release Date:08/02/2008
Happy Feet
Character:Gloria (voice)
Release Date:16/11/2006
The Dead Girl
Character:Krista
Release Date:07/11/2006
Love and Other Disasters
Character:Emily Jackson
Release Date:09/09/2006
The Groomsmen
Character:Sue
Release Date:09/06/2006
Because of the Wonderful Things It Does: The Legacy of Oz
Character:Narrator
Release Date:25/10/2005
Neverwas
Character:Maggie Blake
Release Date:09/09/2005
I’m Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People Who Lived During the Holocaust
Character:Anonymous girl / Elsa Binder (voice)
Release Date:05/05/2005
Sin City
Character:Shellie
Release Date:01/04/2005
Little Black Book
Character:Stacy
Release Date:06/08/2004
Good Boy!
Character:Nelly (voice)
Release Date:10/10/2003
Uptown Girls
Character:Molly Gunn
Release Date:15/08/2003
The Making of '8 Mile'
Character:Self (uncredited)
Release Date:18/03/2003
Spun
Character:Nikki
Release Date:07/02/2003
Just Married
Character:Sarah McNerney
Release Date:08/01/2003
8 Mile
Character:Alex
Release Date:08/11/2002
Sidewalks of New York
Character:Ashley
Release Date:23/11/2001
Riding in Cars with Boys
Character:Fay Forrester
Release Date:19/10/2001
Don't Say a Word
Character:Elisabeth Burrows
Release Date:28/09/2001
Summer Catch
Character:Dede Mulligan
Release Date:22/08/2001
The Audition
Character:Daniella
Release Date:09/12/2000
Cherry Falls
Character:Jody Marken
Release Date:25/08/2000
Angels!
Character:Nurse Bellows
Release Date:08/07/2000
Trixie
Character:Ruby Pearli
Release Date:28/06/2000
Common Ground
Character:Dorothy Nelson
Release Date:29/01/2000
Girl, Interrupted
Character:Daisy
Release Date:21/12/1999
Falling Sky
Character:Emily Nicholson
Release Date:01/11/1999
Drop Dead Gorgeous
Character:Lisa Swenson
Release Date:23/07/1999
The Devil's Arithmetic
Character:Rivkah
Release Date:28/03/1999
David and Lisa
Character:Lisa
Release Date:01/11/1998
Zack and Reba
Character:Reba Simpson
Release Date:01/11/1998
Phoenix
Character:Veronica
Release Date:04/09/1998
Bongwater
Character:Mary
Release Date:18/04/1998
The Prophecy II
Character:Izzy
Release Date:20/01/1998
Drive
Character:Deliverance
Release Date:06/08/1997
Freeway
Character:Rhonda
Release Date:23/08/1996
Double Jeopardy
Character:Julia Neuland
Release Date:30/01/1996
Clueless
Character:Tai
Release Date:19/07/1995
Family Prayers
Character:Elise
Release Date:19/03/1993
Television Appearances
What Happened, Brittany Murphy?
Character:Self (archive footage)
The Reichen Show
Character:Self - Guest
Unscripted
Character:Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Character:Self
Celebrities Uncensored
Character:Self
Punk'd
Character:Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self
Icons
Character:
The View
Character:Self
King of the Hill
Character:Luanne Platter (voice)
Clueless
Character:
E! True Hollywood Story
Character:Self
Nash Bridges
Character:Carrie
Murder One
Character:Diane 'Dee Dee' Carson
The Marshal
Character:Lizzie Roth
Party of Five
Character:Abby
Sister, Sister
Character:Sarah
Boy Meets World
Character:Trini
Frasier
Character:Olsen
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Character:Self - Guest
seaQuest DSV
Character:Christine VanCamp
Almost Home
Character:Molly Morgan
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Character:
The Torkelsons
Character:Molly Morgan
Drexell's Class
Character:Brenda Drexell
Blossom
Character:
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Host
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