Brittany Murphy
Acting
78 titles
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
Gone Before Her Time: Brittany Murphy
2023
What Happened, Brittany Murphy?
2021
Brittany Murphy: An ID Mystery
2020
Something Wicked
2014
Abandoned
2010
MegaFault
2009
Deadline
2009
Across the Hall
2009
Nora Roberts' Tribute
2009
Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs
2008
The Ramen Girl
2008
Happy Feet
2006
The Dead Girl
2006
Love and Other Disasters
2006
The Groomsmen
2006
The Reichen Show
2005
Because of the Wonderful Things It Does: The Legacy of Oz
2005
Neverwas
2005
I’m Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People Who Lived During the Holocaust
2005
Sin City
2005
Unscripted
2005
Little Black Book
2004
Good Boy!
2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
Uptown Girls
2003
The Making of 'King of the Hill'
2003
Celebrities Uncensored
2003
The Making of '8 Mile'
2003
Punk'd
2003
Spun
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Just Married
2003
8 Mile
2002
Icons
2002
Sidewalks of New York
2001
Riding in Cars with Boys
2001
Don't Say a Word
2001
Summer Catch
2001
The Audition
2000
Cherry Falls
2000
Angels!
2000
Trixie
2000
Common Ground
2000
Girl, Interrupted
1999
Falling Sky
1999
Drop Dead Gorgeous
1999
The Devil's Arithmetic
1999
David and Lisa
1998
Zack and Reba
1998
Phoenix
1998
Bongwater
1998
The Prophecy II
1998
Pepper Ann
1997
The View
1997
Drive
1997
King of the Hill
1997
Clueless
1996
Freeway
1996
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Nash Bridges
1996
Double Jeopardy
1996
Murder One
1995
Clueless
1995
The Marshal
1995
Party of Five
1994
Sister, Sister
1994
Boy Meets World
1993
Frasier
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
seaQuest DSV
1993
Family Prayers
1993
Almost Home
1993
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Torkelsons
1991
Drexell's Class
1991
Blossom
1990
Saturday Night Live
1975