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Brittany Murphy
Brittany Anne Murphy-Monjack was an American actress and singer, noted for her talent in the comedy and drama genres. Her famed roles include Tai Frasier in the teen film Clueless (1995), Alex Latourno in 8 Mile (2002), Daisy Randone in Girl, Interrupted (1999), Molly Gunn in Uptown Girls (2003), Sarah in Just Married (2003), and Gloria in Happy Feet (2006).
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entertainment · American actress and singer (1977–2009) · actor · singer · voice actor · musician · dub actor · also Brittany Murphy, Brittany Anne Murphy-Monjack, Brittany Murphy-Monjack, Brittany Anne Murphy, Brittany Bertolotti, Murphy
Born 10 November 1977 · Died 20 December 2009 · Q168847
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2026· 2 entries
“Oddly enough, of all the characters I”
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2025· 1 entry
The Guardian: Clueless review – Alicia Silverstone and Brittany Murphy are class acts in 90s Jane Austen parallel
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2024· 5 entries
Yahoo: Where Is Brittany Murphy's Mom Now? What We Know About Sharon Murphy's Life 15 Years After Her Daughter's Tragic Death
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Deadline.com: Brittany Murphy Co-Star Remembers ‘Clueless’ Actress “Little Bird, Creating Moments With Castmates,” On 15th Anniversary Of Her Death
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Yahoo: Brittany Murphy's Death: Reexamining Her Mysterious Passing at Age 32 — and Her Last Heartbreaking Words
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Us Weekly: Brittany Murphy Sings, Charms Crew in Never-Before-Seen Footage from Final Film Before Death (Exclusive)
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The Guardian: A tale of two divas: Brittany Murphy and Dakota Fanning match wits in Uptown Girls
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2023· 2 entries
The streaming service Tubi released a documentary called Gone Before Her Time: Brittany Murphy, which also explored her personal life and death
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Alicia Silverstone, who was also her co-star in Clueless (1995) and was one of her friends, commented on what it was like working with Murphy during filming:
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2021· 2 entries
The Guardian: What went wrong with the exploitative Brittany Murphy docuseries?
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A two-part docuseries, What Happened, Brittany Murphy
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2020· 2 entries
Investigation Discovery premiered an exclusive documentary about the circumstances of Murphy's death called Brittany Murphy: An ID Mystery, which raised a number of unanswered questions, with the documentarians suggestin
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Another documentary called Brittany Murphy: An ID Mystery aired on Investigation Discovery, in which the documentary filmmakers go into more detail about her death
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2017· 1 entry
Stated that "the actress was small, but magnetic, with the rare ability to seem completely approachable and terrifying
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2014· 3 entries
The Guardian: Brittany Murphy's father calls TV movie biopic 'hideous'
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The Guardian: Brittany Murphy movie 'a murder mystery'
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The Guardian: Brittany Murphy's final film to be released
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2013· 4 entries
The Guardian: Brittany Murphy's mother: 'Poisoning claims a smear'
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The Guardian: Brittany Murphy poisoning claims queried by toxicologist
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The Guardian: Brittany Murphy toxicology tests suggest heavy metal poisoning
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The Brittany Murphy Foundation was officially relaunched by her father Angelo Bertolotti, according to a press release posted at the foundation's website
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2010· 4 entries
The Guardian: Simon Monjack, husband of Brittany Murphy, dies of heart attack
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Monjack was found dead at the same Hollywood Hills residence
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The Guardian: Actor Brittany Murphy died from pneumonia, coroners rule
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At a fundraising event at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills
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2009· 8 entries
The Guardian: Brittany Murphy and the beastly cult of perfection
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The Guardian: Brittany Murphy to launch pop career?
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Murphy was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills
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The Guardian: That girl from Clueless – Brittany Murphy's sparky performance in the greatest of teen movies
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Died 2009-12-20.
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The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to "a medical request" at the Los Angeles home Murphy and Monjack shared
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Murphy died aged 32, under disputed circumstances
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Was cast in the Lifetime TV movie Tribute, as the main character, Cilla
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2006· 2 entries
Murphy and Paul Oakenfold released the single "Faster Kill Pussycat", from the album A Lively Mind
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And in the same year covered two songs, Queen's "Somebody to Love" and Earth, Wind & Fire's "Boogie Wonderland", for the soundtrack of the film Happy Feet
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2005· 3 entries
In 2005, Murphy disputed such claims to Jane magazine, saying: "No, just for the record I have never tried it in my entire life."
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Appeared in Sin City, directed by Robert Rodriguez, Frank Miller and Quentin Tarantino
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Murphy disputed such claims to Jane magazine, saying: "No, just for the record I have never tried it in my entire life
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2002· 1 entry
Played the role of Alex Latourno in the film based on the life of American rapper Eminem, 8 Mile, which received critical acclaim, and was a success at the box office
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1999· 1 entry
Appeared as Rivkah in the television film The Devil's Arithmetic, based on the novel of the same name by Jane Yolen and directed by Donna Deitch; filming took place in Lithuania and Canada in October 1998
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1997· 2 entries
Before starring as Daisy Randone in Girl, Interrupted (1999) and Lisa Swenson in Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)
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Playing the role of Catherine, in a new version of Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge along with actors Anthony LaPaglia and Allison Janney
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1991· 2 entries
Before she started high school, the family moved to Los Angeles so that Murphy could pursue an acting career
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Playing the role of Frank's sister in one episode of the television show Murphy Brown
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1987· 1 entry
At the age of ten, she made her theatrical debut in a production of Really Rosie in which her performance was praised by her teachers; and she also sang in a production of Les Misérables
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1982· 1 entry
Attended the Verne Fowler School of Dance and Theater Arts in Colonia, New Jersey
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1977· 1 entry
Born 1977-11-10.
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