Acting · Atlanta, Georgia, USA · Born November 10, 1977
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.
MovieGone Before Her Time: Brittany Murphy
2023
as Self (archive footage)
TVWhat Happened, Brittany Murphy?
2021
as Self (archive footage)
MovieBrittany Murphy: An ID Mystery
2020
as Self (archive footage)
MovieSomething Wicked
2014
as Susan Webb
MovieAbandoned
2010
as Mary
MovieMegaFault
2009
as Dr. Amy Lane
MovieDeadline
2009
as Alice Evans
MovieAcross the Hall
2009
as June
MovieNora Roberts' Tribute
2009
as Cilla McGowan
MovieFuturama: The Beast with a Billion Backs
2008
as Colleen O'Hallahan (voice)
MovieThe Ramen Girl
2008
as Abby
MovieHappy Feet
2006
as Gloria (voice)
MovieThe Dead Girl
2006
as Krista
MovieLove and Other Disasters
2006
as Emily Jackson
MovieThe Groomsmen
2006
as Sue
The Reichen Show
2005
as Self - Guest
MovieBecause of the Wonderful Things It Does: The Legacy of Oz
2005
as Narrator
MovieNeverwas
2005
as Maggie Blake
MovieI’m Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People Who Lived During the Holocaust
2005
as Anonymous girl / Elsa Binder (voice)
MovieSin City
2005
as Shellie
TVUnscripted
2005
as Brittany Murphy
MovieLittle Black Book
2004
as Stacy
MovieGood Boy!
2003
as Nelly (voice)
TVThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
MovieUptown Girls
2003
as Molly Gunn
MovieThe Making of 'King of the Hill'
2003
TVCelebrities Uncensored
2003
as Self
MovieThe Making of '8 Mile'
2003
as Self (uncredited)
TVPunk'd
2003
as Self
MovieSpun
2003
as Nikki
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
MovieJust Married
2003
as Sarah McNerney
Movie8 Mile
2002
as Alex
TVIcons
2002
MovieSidewalks of New York
2001
as Ashley
MovieRiding in Cars with Boys
2001
as Fay Forrester
MovieDon't Say a Word
2001
as Elisabeth Burrows
MovieSummer Catch
2001
as Dede Mulligan
MovieThe Audition
2000
as Daniella
MovieCherry Falls
2000
as Jody Marken
MovieAngels!
2000
as Nurse Bellows
MovieTrixie
2000
as Ruby Pearli
MovieCommon Ground
2000
as Dorothy Nelson
MovieGirl, Interrupted
1999
as Daisy
MovieFalling Sky
1999
as Emily Nicholson
MovieDrop Dead Gorgeous
1999
as Lisa Swenson
MovieThe Devil's Arithmetic
1999
as Rivkah
MovieDavid and Lisa
1998
as Lisa
MovieZack and Reba
1998
as Reba Simpson
MoviePhoenix
1998
as Veronica
MovieBongwater
1998
as Mary
MovieThe Prophecy II
1998
as Izzy
TVPepper Ann
1997
as Tank (voice)
TVThe View
1997
as Self
MovieDrive
1997
as Deliverance
TVKing of the Hill
1997
as Luanne Platter (voice)
TVClueless
1996
as Jasmine
MovieFreeway
1996
as Rhonda
TVE! True Hollywood Story
1996
as Self
TVNash Bridges
1996
as Carrie
MovieDouble Jeopardy
1996
as Julia Neuland
TVMurder One
1995
as Diane 'Dee Dee' Carson
MovieClueless
1995
as Tai
TVThe Marshal
1995
as Lizzie Roth
TVParty of Five
1994
as Abby
TVSister, Sister
1994
as Sarah
TVBoy Meets World
1993
as Trini
TVFrasier
1993
as Olsen
TVLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
TVseaQuest DSV
1993
as Christine VanCamp
MovieFamily Prayers
1993
as Elise
TVAlmost Home
1993
as Molly Morgan
TVMTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
as Self - Presenter
TVThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
TVThe Torkelsons
1991
as Molly Morgan
Drexell's Class
1991
as Brenda Drexell
TVBlossom
1990
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
