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