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Brittany Murphy

Actor • Born 1977

Brittany Murphy

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About

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)....

Known for

Frasier posterFrasierSeries • 1993King of the Hill posterKing of the HillSeries • 1997Party of Five posterParty of FiveSeries • 1994Nash Bridges posterNash BridgesSeries • 1996Boy Meets World posterBoy Meets WorldSeries • 1993Sister, Sister posterSister, SisterSeries • 1994seaQuest DSV posterseaQuest DSVSeries • 1993Blossom posterBlossomSeries • 1990Pepper Ann posterPepper AnnSeries • 1997Murder One posterMurder OneSeries • 1995Clueless posterCluelessSeries • 19968 Mile poster8 MileMovie • 2002Clueless posterCluelessMovie • 1995Sin City posterSin CityMovie • 2005Happy Feet posterHappy FeetMovie • 2006Uptown Girls posterUptown GirlsMovie • 2003The Torkelsons posterThe TorkelsonsSeries • 1991Just Married posterJust MarriedMovie • 2003Icons posterIconsSeries • 2002Don't Say a Word posterDon't Say a WordMovie • 2001Girl, Interrupted posterGirl, InterruptedMovie • 1999Unscripted posterUnscriptedSeries • 2005The Marshal posterThe MarshalSeries • 1995Drop Dead Gorgeous posterDrop Dead GorgeousMovie • 1999