Brittany Murphy

Brittany Anne MurphyMonjack 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 Millers 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 Dont 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 19972010 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 coroners verdict was pneumonia exacerbated by anemia and addiction to various prescription medicines Description above from the Wikipedia article Brittany Murphy licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia