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Brittany Anne Murphy-Monjack
(November 10, 1977 – December 20, 2009), known professionally as Brittany
Murphy, was an American actress and singer. She starred in films such as
Clueless, Girl, Interrupted, 8 Mile, Uptown Girls, Sin City, Happy Feet,
and Riding in Cars with Boys. She voiced Luanne Platter on the animated TV
series King of the Hill. Her final film, Abandoned, is expected to be
released in early 2010.
Brittany Anne Murphy was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on November 10, 1977.
Her parents, Sharon Kathleen Murphy and Angelo Bertolotti, divorced when
she was two years old, and Murphy was raised by her mother in Edison, New
Jersey, and later in Los Angeles, where they moved so Murphy could pursue
an acting career. Murphy said her mother never tried to stifle her
creativity, and she considered her mother a crucial factor in her later
success: "When I asked my mom to move to California, she sold everything
and moved out here for me. … She always believed in me." Murphy's mother
is of Irish and Eastern European descent and her father is Italian
American. She was raised a Baptist and later became a non-denominational
Christian.
Murphy had two older half-brothers, Jeff and Tony Bertolotti, and a
younger half-sister, Pia Bertolotti.
Murphy landed her first job in Hollywood when she was age 14, starring as
Brenda Drexell in the series Drexell's Class. She then went on to play
Molly Morgan in the short-lived The Torkelsons spinoff Almost Home. Murphy
also guest-starred on several television series, including Parker Lewis
Can't Lose, Blossom and Frasier. She also had recurring roles on Sister,
Sister; Party of Five and Boy Meets World.
Murphy starred in several films, including Clueless (1995); Girl,
Interrupted (1999); Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999); Don't Say a Word (2001);
the TV adaption of the novel The Devil's Arithmetic (2001); 8 Mile (2002)
and Uptown Girls (2003) as well as many lesser-known films, such as Spun
(2002). In 2004, she starred in the romantic comedy Little Black Book, and
the critically acclaimed Sin City (2005). She starred in two Edward Burns
films: Sidewalks of New York (2001) and The Groomsmen (2006). Film critic
Roger Ebert acclaimed her acting talent, giving good reviews to several of
her films and comparing her to Lucille Ball. In 2009, she was cast in the
Lifetime TV movie, Tribute, as the main character, Cilla. She was set to
appear in the Sylvester Stallone film, The Expendables, which will be
released in 2010.
Murphy was also a voice actor. She voiced the character Luanne Platter on
the FOX animated sitcom King of the Hill for the entirety of the show's
run beginning in 1997. She also provided the voice for Gloria the penguin
in the 2006 feature Happy Feet. She was nominated for an Annie Award for
voice acting in the King of the Hill episode "Movin' On Up."
Murphy completed her last film, the thriller/drama Abandoned, in June
2009. The film is scheduled for release in 2010.
In November 2009, Murphy left the production of the The Caller, which was
being filmed in Puerto Rico, and was replaced by Rachelle Lefevre. Murphy
denied media reports that she had been fired from the project after being
difficult on set, and cited "creative differences".
In late 2002, Murphy began dating Ashton Kutcher, her co-star in Just
Married. Once engaged to talent manager Jeff Kwatinetz, Murphy became
engaged to Joe Macaluso in December 2005, a production assistant she met
while working on the film Little Black Book. In August 2006, they ended
their engagement. In May 2007, Murphy married British screenwriter Simon
Monjack in a private Jewish ceremony in Los Angeles. For the last three
and a half years of her life, Murphy, her mother and Monjack lived in the
same house together.
At 08:00 (16:00 UTC) on December 20, 2009, the Los Angeles Fire Department
responded to "a medical request" at the Los Angeles home Murphy and
Monjack shared. She apparently collapsed in a bathroom. Firefighters
attempted to resuscitate Murphy on the scene. She was subsequently
transported to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead
on arrival at 10:04 after going into cardiac arrest.
The official cause of death is yet to be determined, but Assistant Chief
Coroner Ed Winter told the Associated Press: "It appears to be natural."
An autopsy was performed on December 21, 2009. Her death certificate lists
the cause of death as "deferred".
Murphy was buried at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills on December 24, 2009. |
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MegaFault (2009) (TV) .... Dr.
Amy Lane
"King of the Hill" .... Luanne Platter / ... (231 episodes,
1997-2009)
- The Boy Can't Help It (2009) TV episode (voice) .... Luanne
Platter
- To Sirloin with Love (2009) TV episode (voice) .... Luanne Platter
- Uh-Oh Canada (2009) TV episode (voice) .... Luanne Platter
- Manger Baby Einstein (2009) TV episode (voice) .... Luanne Platter
- Bad News Bill (2009) TV episode (voice) .... Luanne Platter
(226 more)
Across the Hall (2009) .... June
Tribute (2009) (TV) .... Cilla McGowan
... aka Nora Roberts' Tribute (USA: complete title)
Deadline (2009/I) .... Alice Evans
Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs (2008) (V) (voice) ....
Colleen O'Hallahan
... aka The Beast with a Billion Backs (Australia)
The Ramen Girl (2008) .... Abby
... aka Râmen gâru (Japan)
Happy Feet (2006) (voice) .... Gloria
... aka Happy Feet: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version)
Happy Feet (2006) (VG) (voice) .... Gloria
The Dead Girl (2006) .... Krista
Love and Other Disasters (2006) .... Emily 'Jacks' Jackson
... aka Love (and Other Disasters) (Australia: DVD box title)
... aka Love (et ses petits désastres) (France)
The Groomsmen (2006) .... Sue
Neverwas (2005) .... Maggie Blake
Sin City (2005) .... Shellie
... aka Frank Miller's Sin City (USA: complete title)
Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure (2005) (VG) (voice) .... Karen
Light
... aka Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure (USA:
complete title)
Little Black Book (2004) .... Stacy
Good Boy! (2003) (voice) .... Nelly
Uptown Girls (2003) .... Molly Gunn
Just Married (2003) .... Sarah
... aka Voll verheiratet (Germany)
8 Mile (2002) .... Alex
... aka 8 Mile (Germany)
... aka 8 Mile - Jeder Augenblick ist eine neue Chance (Germany: DVD
box title)
Something in Between (2002) .... Sky
Spun (2002) .... Nikki
Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) .... Fay Forrester
Don't Say a Word (2001) .... Elisabeth Burrows
Summer Catch (2001) .... Dede Mulligan
Sidewalks of New York (2001) .... Ashley
The Audition (2000) .... Daniella
"Pepper Ann" .... Tank the 8th grader (3 episodes, 1999-2000)
... aka Disney's Pepper Ann
- The Finale (2000) TV episode (voice) .... Tank the 8th grader
- Unhappy Campers/The Search for Pepper Ann Pearson (2000) TV
episode (voice) .... Tank the 8th grader
- Beyond Good and Evel/One of the Guys (1999) TV episode (voice)
.... Tank the 8th grader
Cherry Falls (2000) .... Jody Marken
Angels! (2000) .... Nurse Bellows
Trixie (2000) .... Ruby Pearli
Common Ground (2000) (TV) .... Dorothy Nelson
Girl, Interrupted (1999) .... Daisy Randone
... aka Durchgeknallt (Germany)
... aka Durchgeknallt - Girl, interrupted (Germany: TV title)
Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999) .... Lisa Swenson
... aka Gnadenlos schön (Germany)
The Devil's Arithmetic (1999) (TV) .... Rivkah
David and Lisa (1998) (TV) .... Lisa
... aka Oprah Winfrey Presents: David and Lisa (USA: complete title)
Zack and Reba (1998) .... Reba Simpson
Phoenix (1998) .... Veronica
The Prophecy II (1998) (V) .... Izzy
... aka God's Army II (Europe: English title)
Falling Sky (1998) .... Emily Nicholson
Drive (1997) .... Deliverance Bodine
Bongwater (1997) .... Mary
... aka Bong Water (USA: DVD box title)
"Clueless" .... Jasmine (1 episode, 1996)
- Driving Me Crazy (1996) TV episode .... Jasmine
"Nash Bridges" .... Carrie (1 episode, 1996)
... aka Bridges
- Night Train (1996) TV episode .... Carrie
Double Jeopardy (1996) (TV) .... Julia Neuland
... aka Victim of the Night (USA: cable TV title)
Freeway (1996) .... Rhonda
"Murder One" .... Diane 'Dee-Dee' Carson (1 episode, 1995)
- Chapter Nine (1995) TV episode .... Diane 'Dee-Dee' Carson
"SeaQuest DSV" .... Christine VanCamp (1 episode, 1995)
... aka SeaQuest 2032 (USA: new title)
- Second Chance (1995) TV episode .... Christine VanCamp
"The Marshal" .... Lizzie Roth (1 episode, 1995)
- These Foolish Things (1995) TV episode .... Lizzie Roth
"Boy Meets World" .... Trini (2 episodes, 1995)
- The Last Temptation of Cory (1995) TV episode .... Trini
- My Best Friend's Girl (1995) TV episode .... Trini
Clueless (1995) .... Tai
"Sister, Sister" .... Sarah (6 episodes, 1994-1995)
- Smoking in the Girls' Room (1995) TV episode .... Sarah
- The Concert (1994) TV episode .... Sarah
- The Birthday (1994) TV episode .... Sarah
- Cheater, Cheater (1994) TV episode .... Sarah
- Slumber Party (1994) TV episode .... Sarah
(1 more)
"Party of Five" .... Abby (2 episodes, 1994)
- Good Sports (1994) TV episode .... Abby
- Homework (1994) TV episode .... Abby
"Frasier" .... Olsen (1 episode, 1994)
- Give Him the Chair! (1994) TV episode .... Olsen
"Blossom" .... Wendy (1 episode, 1993)
- Blossom in Paris: Part 1 (1993) TV episode .... Wendy
"Almost Home" .... Molly Morgan (13 episodes, 1993)
... aka The Torkelsons: Almost Home
- Bowling for Daddies (1993) TV episode .... Molly Morgan
- Hot Ticket (1993) TV episode .... Molly Morgan
- You Ought to Be in Pictures (1993) TV episode .... Molly Morgan
- The Dance (1993) TV episode .... Molly Morgan
- To Date or Not to Date? (1993) TV episode .... Molly Morgan
(8 more)
Family Prayers (1993) .... Elise
... aka A Family Divided
"Parker Lewis Can't Lose" .... Angie (1 episode, 1992)
... aka Parker Lewis (USA: new title)
- The Kiss (1992) TV episode .... Angie
"Drexell's Class" .... Brenda Drexell (18 episodes, 1991-1992)
- The Resentments (1992) TV episode .... Brenda Drexell
- Cruisin' (1992) TV episode .... Brenda Drexell
- Til Death Do You Part (1992) TV episode .... Brenda Drexell
- Ashes to Ashes (1992) TV episode .... Brenda Drexell
- Beauty & the Beast (1992) TV episode .... Brenda Drexell
(13 more)
"Kids Incorporated" .... Celeste (1 episode, 1992)
... aka Kids Inc. (USA: short title)
- Lay Off (1992) TV episode .... Celeste
"Murphy Brown" .... Frank's Sister (1 episode, 1991)
- On Another Plane: Part 1 (1991) TV episode .... Frank's Sister |
