Brittany Murphy
Acting • Born 1977-11-10 – Died 2009-12-20
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
77 credits
8 Mile
Movie • 2002
Alex
Sin City
Movie • 2005
Shellie
Girl, Interrupted
Movie • 1999
Daisy
Drop Dead Gorgeous
Movie • 1999
Lisa Swenson
MegaFault
Movie • 2009
Dr. Amy Lane
Riding in Cars with Boys
Movie • 2001
Fay Forrester
Freeway
Movie • 1996
Rhonda
Across the Hall
Movie • 2009
June
Sidewalks of New York
Movie • 2001
Ashley
Good Boy!
Movie • 2003
Nelly (voice)
Love and Other Disasters
Movie • 2006
Emily Jackson
Neverwas
Movie • 2005
Maggie Blake
The Devil's Arithmetic
Movie • 1999
Rivkah
Trixie
Movie • 2000
Ruby Pearli
Spun
Movie • 2003
Nikki
Just Married
Movie • 2003
Sarah McNerney
Don't Say a Word
Movie • 2001
Elisabeth Burrows
Deadline
Movie • 2009
Alice Evans
Drive
Movie • 1997
Deliverance
The Prophecy II
Movie • 1998
Izzy
Cherry Falls
Movie • 2000
Jody Marken
Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs
Movie • 2008
Colleen O'Hallahan (voice)
Summer Catch
Movie • 2001
Dede Mulligan
Clueless
Movie • 1995
Tai
Happy Feet
Movie • 2006
Gloria (voice)
Phoenix
Movie • 1998
Veronica
The Dead Girl
Movie • 2006
Krista
Little Black Book
Movie • 2004
Stacy
Bongwater
Movie • 1998
Mary
Nora Roberts' Tribute
Movie • 2009
Cilla McGowan
Uptown Girls
Movie • 2003
Molly Gunn
The Groomsmen
Movie • 2006
Sue
Abandoned
Movie • 2010
Mary
The Ramen Girl
Movie • 2008
Abby
Gone Before Her Time: Brittany Murphy
Movie • 2023
Self (archive footage)
Common Ground
Movie • 2000
Dorothy Nelson
Falling Sky
Movie • 1999
Emily Nicholson
David and Lisa
Movie • 1998
Lisa
Zack and Reba
Movie • 1998
Reba Simpson
The Making of '8 Mile'
Movie • 2003
Self (uncredited)
Something Wicked
Movie • 2014
Susan Webb
Family Prayers
Movie • 1993
Elise
Double Jeopardy
Movie • 1996
Julia Neuland
Angels!
Movie • 2000
Nurse Bellows
I’m Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People Who Lived During the Holocaust
Movie • 2005
Anonymous girl / Elsa Binder (voice)
Because of the Wonderful Things It Does: The Legacy of Oz
Movie • 2005
Narrator
Brittany Murphy: An ID Mystery
Movie • 2020
Self (archive footage)
The Audition
Movie • 2000
Daniella
The Making of 'King of the Hill'
Movie • 2003
Nash Bridges
TV • 1996
Carrie
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV • 2003
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self
seaQuest DSV
TV • 1993
Christine VanCamp
Boy Meets World
TV • 1993
Trini
The Torkelsons
TV • 1991
Molly Morgan
The View
TV • 1997
Self
Icons
TV • 2002
Murder One
TV • 1995
Diane 'Dee Dee' Carson
Sister, Sister
TV • 1994
Sarah
E! True Hollywood Story
TV • 1996
Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
Frasier
TV • 1993
Olsen
Clueless
TV • 1996
Jasmine
Party of Five
TV • 1994
Abby
Blossom
TV • 1990
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest
Celebrities Uncensored
TV • 2003
Self
Drexell's Class
TV • 1991
Brenda Drexell
The Marshal
TV • 1995
Lizzie Roth
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Host
What Happened, Brittany Murphy?
TV • 2021
Self (archive footage)
Punk'd
TV • 2003
Self
MTV Movie & TV Awards
TV • 1992
Self - Presenter
The Reichen Show
TV • 2005
Self - Guest
King of the Hill
TV • 1997
Luanne Platter (voice)
Almost Home
TV • 1993
Molly Morgan
Unscripted
TV • 2005
Self