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{{short description|American actress and singer (1977–2009)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Brittany Murphy
| image              = Brittany Murphy.jpg
| caption            = Murphy in 2006
| birth_name         = Brittany Anne Bertolotti
| birth_date         = {{birth date|1977|11|10}}
| birth_place        = [[Atlanta]], Georgia, U.S.
| death_date         = {{death date and age|2009|12|20|1977|11|10}}
| death_place        = [[Los Angeles]], California, U.S.
| death_cause        = 
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| instrument         = Vocals<!-- only instruments commonly used -->
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| resting_place      = [[Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills]], California
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| education          = <!-- Per MOS:INFOEDU, for graduates of post-secondary schools only -->
| occupation         = {{hlist|Actress|singer}}
| years_active       = 1991–2009
| spouse             = {{marriage|[[Simon Monjack]]|2007}} <!--MOS does not support adding "(her death)" in this field-->
}}

'''Brittany Anne Murphy-Monjack'''<ref name=eni>{{Cite web|url=http://images.eonline.com/static/news/pdf/BrittanyMurphyDeathCertificate.pdf |title=Brittany Murphy Death Certificate |access-date=March 5, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903213751/http://images.eonline.com/static/news/pdf/BrittanyMurphyDeathCertificate.pdf |archive-date=September 3, 2014 }}</ref> ({{née|'''Bertolotti'''}}; November 10, 1977&nbsp;– December 20, 2009), better known as '''Brittany Murphy''', was an American actress and singer, known for her equal mastery of the comedy and drama genres.<ref>Multiple sources:

* {{Cite web |date=February 6, 2008 |title=Brittany Murphy Is Back Back Back |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/brittany-murphy-back-back-back/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208171643/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/brittany-murphy-back-back-back/ |archive-date=December 8, 2023 |access-date=December 1, 2023 |work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]}}
* {{Cite web |date=December 21, 2009 |title=The Essential Brittany Murphy Performances |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/the-essential-brittany-murphy-performances/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208171643/https://www.gamesradar.com/the-essential-brittany-murphy-performances/ |archive-date=December 8, 2023 |access-date=December 1, 2023 |work=[[Total Film]]}}
* {{Cite web |date=January 11, 2011 |title=Remembering Brittany Murphy |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/gallery/remembering-brittany-murphy-70109/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208171644/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/gallery/remembering-brittany-murphy-70109/ |archive-date=December 8, 2023 |access-date=December 1, 2023 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}
* {{Cite web |date=November 2, 2023 |title=Brittany Murphy's Best Movie And TV Roles |url=https://www.looper.com/634910/brittany-murphys-best-movie-and-tv-roles/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208171644/https://www.looper.com/634910/brittany-murphys-best-movie-and-tv-roles/ |archive-date=December 8, 2023 |access-date=December 1, 2023 |work=Looper}}</ref> Her famed roles include Tai Frasier in the teen film ''[[Clueless (film)|Clueless]]'' (1995), Alex Latourno in ''[[8 Mile (film)|8 Mile]]'' (2002), Daisy Randone in ''[[Girl, Interrupted (film)|Girl, Interrupted]]'' (1999), Molly Gunn in ''[[Uptown Girls]]'' (2003), Sarah in ''[[Just Married]]'' (2003), and Gloria in ''[[Happy Feet]]'' (2006).

Born in [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]], her parents Angelo Bertolotti and Sharon Murphy divorced when she was three years old. She moved to Los Angeles as a teenager and began her acting career at thirteen. Her breakthrough role was Tai Frasier in ''Clueless'' (1995), followed by supporting roles in independent films such as ''[[Freeway (1996 film)|Freeway]]'' (1996) and ''[[Bongwater (film)|Bongwater]]'' (1998). She made her theatrical debut in a [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] production of [[Arthur Miller]]'s ''[[A View from the Bridge]]'' in 1997, before starring as Daisy Randone in ''Girl, Interrupted'' (1999) and Lisa Swenson in ''[[Drop Dead Gorgeous (film)|Drop Dead Gorgeous]]'' (1999).

In the 2000s, she played the patient Elisabeth Burrows in ''[[Don't Say a Word]]'' (2001), alongside Michael Douglas, and Alex Latourno in ''8 Mile'' (2002), for which she garnered critical acclaim. Her subsequent roles included ''[[Riding in Cars with Boys]]'' (2001), ''[[Spun (film)|Spun]]'' (2002), ''Just Married'' (2003), ''Uptown Girls'' (2003), ''[[Sin City (film)|Sin City]]'' (2005), and ''Happy Feet'' (2006). She also voiced the character Luanne Platter in the animated television series ''[[King of the Hill]]'' (1997–2010). On ''[[The Ramen Girl]]'' (2008), she served as a producer in addition to acting. Her final film project was ''[[Something Wicked (2014 film)|Something Wicked]]'', a film released in April 2014 and later released on [[home video]].

She also dabbled in music, being able to sing and play the piano and trumpet during her childhood. In the early 1990s, she was part of the band Blessed Soul, alongside actor [[Eric Balfour]]. No plans to release an album were pursued. In 2006, she featured on British DJ [[Paul Oakenfold]]'s single "[[Faster Kill Pussycat]]", and that same year, she covered two songs: [[Queen (band)|Queen]]'s "[[Somebody to Love (Queen song)|Somebody to Love]]" and [[Earth, Wind & Fire]]'s "[[Boogie Wonderland]]" for the soundtrack of the film ''Happy Feet''.

On December 20, 2009, Murphy died at age 32 under disputed circumstances. The coroner's verdict stated that the cause of death was [[pneumonia]], exacerbated by [[anemia]] and addiction to several prescription medications. Five months after her death, her husband, [[Simon Monjack]], died of the same causes as her. The [[Los Angeles County Department of Health Services]] had considered [[toxic mold]] emanating from their home as a possible cause of death; however, Los Angeles Deputy Coroner Ed Winter stated that there were "no indicators" that mold was a factor. In January 2012, the actress's father, Angelo Bertolotti, filed a petition in the Superior Court of California suggesting that the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office release hair samples from his daughter for independent testing, claiming she was poisoned. In November 2013, he claimed that a toxicology report showed that deliberate poisoning by heavy metals, including [[antimony]] and [[barium]], was a possible cause of death.

Following her death, a series of biographical documentaries were made about her life. ''[[The Brittany Murphy Story]]'' —starring [[Amanda Fuller]] as Murphy, [[Sherilyn Fenn]] as her mother Sharon, and [[Eric Petersen]] as Monjack—aired on Lifetime on September 6, 2014. It received negative reviews from the media, who criticized Fuller's poor performance. In 2020, another documentary called ''Brittany Murphy: An ID Mystery'' aired on [[Investigation Discovery]], where the documentary filmmakers go into more detail about her death. A year later, the streaming service [[HBO Max]] released the two-part miniseries ''What Happened, Brittany Murphy?'' (2021), which featured several people close to the actress, including [[Kathy Najimy]], [[Taryn Manning]], [[Lisa Rieffel]], and director [[Amy Heckerling]]. In 2023, another streaming service called [[Tubi]] released a new documentary called ''Gone Before Her Time: Brittany Murphy'', which also explored her personal life and death.

==Early life==
Brittany Anne Bertolotti<ref name="CT">{{Cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/12/20/brittany.murphy/index.html|title=Actress Brittany Murphy dead at 32|date=December 20, 2009|publisher=CNN|access-date=December 20, 2009|archive-date=September 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910091544/http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/12/20/brittany.murphy/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> was born at [[Atlanta Medical Center|Georgia Baptist Hospital]] in Atlanta,{{sfn|Shelley|2022|p=7}}{{sfn|Gone Before Her Time: Brittany Murphy|2023|loc=01:46-08:03}}<ref name="NYT1220">{{cite news|last=Wheaton|first=Sarah|title=Brittany Murphy, Actress in 'Clueless,' Dies at 32|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=December 21, 2009|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/21/movies/21murphy.html|access-date=December 20, 2009|archive-date=August 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170825193908/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/21/movies/21murphy.html|url-status=live}}</ref> to Sharon Kathleen Murphy<ref name=eni/> and Angelo Joseph Bertolotti,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Salamone|first=Gina|url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2009-12-21/gossip/17941836_1_simon-monjack-difficult-time-mystified|title=Brittany Murphy's father Angelo Bertolotti 'mystified' over actress' tragic death|work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]|location=New York|date=December 21, 2009|access-date=April 7, 2011|archive-date=April 3, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403122657/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2009-12-21/gossip/17941836_1_simon-monjack-difficult-time-mystified}}</ref> who divorced when she was three years old.{{Sfn|Kjelle|2007|p=10}} Murphy was raised by her mother in [[Edison, New Jersey]].{{Sfn|Kjelle|2007|p=10}}{{Sfn|Gone Before Her Time: Brittany Murphy|2023|loc=01:46-08:03}}{{Sfn|What Happened, Brittany Murphy?|Episode 1|loc=10:12-10:35}}{{efn|Bertolotti was not named as her father on Brittany's first death certificate.<ref name="eni" />|group=upper-alpha}} Angelo during this period was arrested on charges of drug possession, spending twelve years in prison;{{Sfn|Gone Before Her Time: Brittany Murphy|2023|loc=01:46-08:03}} and he had dealings with the Italian mafia, where he operated as an entrepreneur and diplomat for organized crime families.{{Sfn|Shelley|2022|p=7}} She later stated that due to Sharon's financial problems,{{Sfn|Kjelle|2007|p=10}} she was forced to eat spaghetti every night. She also said that, on certain occasions, she had to beg her mother to buy clothes at [[Kmart]]. This would later explain Murphy's marked social investment in homeless causes, as discussed in a February 2003 [[Glamour (magazine)|''Glamour'']] article.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/brittany-murphy-p200519|title=Brittany Murphy - Overview|access-date=March 1, 2023|last=Flint Marx|first=Rebecca|publisher=AllMovie|archive-date=March 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230302020221/https://www.allmovie.com/artist/brittany-murphy-p200519|url-status=live}}</ref> 

In 1991, before she started high school, the family moved to Los Angeles so that Murphy could pursue an acting career.<ref>{{cite news|last=Rochlin|first=Margy|title=Film; A Young Trouper Who Plays Crazy as Well as Sexy|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/30/movies/film-a-young-trouper-who-plays-crazy-as-well-as-sexy.html|date=September 30, 2001|work=The New York Times|page=2|access-date=December 20, 2009|archive-date=August 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818005634/http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/30/movies/film-a-young-trouper-who-plays-crazy-as-well-as-sexy.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="ref1209">{{cite news|title=Actress Brittany Murphy dies in LA at age 32|publisher=[[The Herald-Dispatch]]|date=December 20, 2009|url=http://www.herald-dispatch.com/entertainment/x300696482/Actress-Brittany-Murphy-dies-in-LA-at-age-32|access-date=July 21, 2013|agency=[[Associated Press]]|location=Huntington, West Virginia|archive-date=September 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903214002/http://www.herald-dispatch.com/entertainment/x300696482/Actress-Brittany-Murphy-dies-in-LA-at-age-32|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/20/brittany-murphy-dead-dies_n_398576.html|title=Brittany Murphy Dead: Dies At Just 32|work=[[The Huffington Post]]|access-date=March 5, 2010|date=December 20, 2009|archive-date=December 23, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091223075507/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/20/brittany-murphy-dead-dies_n_398576.html|url-status=live}}</ref> 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."<ref name="NYT1220"/> 

Murphy's mother is of Irish and Slovak descent, and her father is of Italian descent.<ref name="ref1153">{{Cite news|last=Wollman Rusoff|first=Jane|title=The rising actress switches gears and goes from crazy to sexy for Riding in Cars With Boys|url=http://www.brittanymurphy.8m.com/mrshowbiz.html|publisher=Mr. Showbiz|date=October 18, 2001|access-date=November 18, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090412060228/http://www.brittanymurphy.8m.com/mrshowbiz.html|archive-date=April 12, 2009|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="ref1121">{{Cite news|last=McGoldrick|first=Debbie|title=Brittany: I'm Irish!|work=Irish Voice|year=2005|url=http://www.irishabroad.com/news/irishinamerica/entertainment/brittanyimirish-050713.asp|access-date=November 18, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091224115432/http://www.irishabroad.com/news/irishinamerica/entertainment/brittanyimirish-050713.asp|archive-date=December 24, 2009}}</ref> She was raised a [[Baptists|Baptist]] and later became a [[Nondenominational Christianity|non-denominational Christian]].<ref name="revmtv2">{{Cite news|last=Horowitz|first=Josh|title=Role Call: Brittany Murphy On Playing Prostitute, Penguin|publisher=MTV|date=December 28, 2006|url=http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1548870/20061226/story.jhtml|access-date=December 20, 2009|archive-date=January 16, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100116095238/http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1548870/20061226/story.jhtml|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="sanjose">{{Cite news|title=Uptown Brittany, Effervescent Actress Finds Herself Cast As A Tabloid Darling While Her Career Moves into Fast Lane|work=[[San Jose Mercury News]]|date=August 11, 2003|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SJ&s_site=mercurynews&p_multi=SJ&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0FCE7E2A9ADD3D7E&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D|access-date=December 20, 2009|archive-date=November 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120095436/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SJ&s_site=mercurynews&p_multi=SJ&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0FCE7E2A9ADD3D7E&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D|url-status=live}}; "A non-denominational Christian, she wears a cross around her neck and has ''my whole life&nbsp;—I feel more comfortable with a cross.''"</ref> She had two older half-brothers and a younger half-sister.<ref>[https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wrong-brittany-murphy/story?id=9395052 What Went Wrong With Brittany Murphy?: Was It Drugs, Anorexia or Her 'Shady' Husband" That Led to Her Death at 32?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200419061730/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wrong-brittany-murphy/story?id=9395052 |date=April 19, 2020 }} Luchina Fisher. ABC News. December 22, 2009.</ref>

== Acting career ==

===1990s: Child acting and first roles===
In 1982, she attended the Verne Fowler School of Dance and Theater Arts in [[Colonia, New Jersey]].{{Sfn|Kjelle|2007|p=11}}{{Sfn|What Happened, Brittany Murphy?|Episode 1|loc=09:46-10:24}} From the age of four, she trained in singing, dancing and acting until she moved to California at thirteen.{{Sfn|Gone Before Her Time: Brittany Murphy|2023|loc=01:46-08:03}}<ref name=":8">{{Cite news|last=Piazza |first=Jo |title=Mentor remembers Brittany Murphy as 'talented child' |url=http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/12/21/brittany.murphy.remembered/index.html |date=21 December 2009 |website=CNN |access-date=27 April 2010}}</ref> In 1987, at the age of ten, she made her theatrical debut called ''Really Rosie'',{{Sfn|Kjelle|2007|p=11}} whose performance was praised by her teachers;{{Sfn|Gone Before Her Time: Brittany Murphy|2023|loc=01:46-08:03}} and she also sang in a production of ''[[Les Misérables (musical)|Les Misérables]]''.{{Sfn|Kjelle|2007|p=11}} She stood out for being energetic when acting. She went so far as to say that "my first memories were wanting... to entertain people."{{Sfn|Kjelle|2007|p=9}} She debuted in 1991 playing the role of Frank's sister on the television show ''[[Murphy Brown]]'', however, she appeared in only one episode.{{Sfn|Shelley|2022|p=11}} She later got her first job in [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]] at the age of thirteen, playing the role of Brenda Drexell in the series ''[[Drexell's Class]]''.{{Sfn|Shelley|2022|p=11}}{{Sfn|Kjelle|2007|p=14}} She then went on to play Molly Morgan in the TV series ''[[The Torkelsons|Almost Home]]''.{{Sfn|Shelley|2022|p=14}} She appeared as a guest star on several television series, including ''[[Parker Lewis Can't Lose]]'', ''[[Blossom (American TV series)|Blossom]]'', ''[[seaQuest 2032]]'', ''[[Murder One (TV series)|Murder One]]'' and ''[[Frasier]]''.{{Sfn|Kjelle|2007|p=14}} She had recurring roles on ''[[Party of Five]]'', ''[[Boy Meets World]]'' and ''[[Sister, Sister (TV series)|Sister, Sister]]''.{{Sfn|Kjelle|2007|p=14}}

Her breakthrough role was in her second feature film, the teen comedy ''[[Clueless]]'' (1995), directed by [[Amy Heckerling]], which developed a cult following.<ref name=":9">{{Cite news|title=''Clueless'' At 20: What Hollywood Should Learn From The Pop Culture Classic|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2015/07/21/clueless-at-20-what-hollywood-should-learn-from-the-pop-culture-classic/#75265a6a336c|date=21 July 2015|archive-date=19 April 2017|last=Mendelson|first=Scott|work=[[Forbes]]|access-date=2017-04-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419003819/https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2015/07/21/clueless-at-20-what-hollywood-should-learn-from-the-pop-culture-classic/#75265a6a336c}}</ref> Filming began in November 1994, at which time she was barely seventeen years old, making her the youngest member of the cast.{{Sfn|What Happened, Brittany Murphy?|Episode 1|loc=19:27-19:40}} Her performance in the film was praised by both the media and critics:{{Sfn|What Happened, Brittany Murphy?|Episode 1|loc=20:23-21:45}} John Menter, an acting teacher during Murphy's childhood, said: "It wasn't until I saw her, sitting in the theater, who I felt she would be a huge star."{{Sfn|What Happened, Brittany Murphy?|Episode 1|loc=20:23-21:45}} During filming, as she could not attend high school, she had educational tutors.{{Sfn|What Happened, Brittany Murphy?|Episode 1|loc=21:45-22:15}} The film was a sleeper hit, grossing {{USD|56 million}} against its budget of {{USD|12 million}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://powergrid.thewrap.com/project/clueless|title=''Clueless''|access-date=18 July 2015|date=17 July 2015|website=[[TheWrap]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721192318/http://powergrid.thewrap.com/project/clueless|archive-date=21 July 2015}}</ref><ref name="BOMClueless">{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=clueless.htm|title=''Clueless'' (1995)|access-date=26 March 2022|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721145251/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=clueless.htm|archive-date=21 July 2015}}</ref> ''Clueless'' is a loose adaptation of the novel ''[[Emma (novel)|Emma]]'' (1815) by [[Jane Austen]], and many of its characters have counterparts in the novel.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2493624/a-clueless-fans-guide-to-2020s-emma|title=A ''Clueless'' Fan's Guide To 2020's Emma|access-date=26 March 2022|last=El-Mahmoud|first=Sarah|date=3 April 2020|website=[[CinemaBlend]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200407000318/https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2493624/a-clueless-fans-guide-to-2020s-emma|archive-date=7 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.bustle.com/articles/98099-exactly-how-clueless-overlaps-with-jane-austens-emma-because-josh-is-totally-mr-knightley|title=''Clueless'' Vs. ''Emma'': Matching Up The Plot Points|date=21 July 2015|access-date=26 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412052123/https://www.bustle.com/articles/98099-exactly-how-clueless-overlaps-with-jane-austens-emma-because-josh-is-totally-mr-knightley|archive-date=12 April 2020|last=Donelan|first=Loretta|magazine=Bustle}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/caseyrackham/clueless-characters-vs-emma-characters|title=The ''Clueless'' Characters Side-By-Side With Their Jane Austen Characters|access-date=26 March 2022|last=Rackham|first=Casey|date=4 April 2020|website=[[BuzzFeed]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200505094734/https://www.buzzfeed.com/caseyrackham/clueless-characters-vs-emma-characters|archive-date=5 May 2020}}</ref> Soon after, her mother Sharon was diagnosed with [[breast cancer]], whom she was forced to take care of after the release of ''Clueless''.{{Sfn|Gone Before Her Time: Brittany Murphy|2023|loc=15:15-16:11}}{{Sfn|Kjelle|2007|pp=5-7}}

She made her [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut in 1997 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]].{{Sfn|Kjelle|2007|pp=14-15}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ibdb.com/person.php?id=70024 |title=The official source for Broadway Information |access-date=7 April 2011 |author=The Broadway League |date=10 November 1977 |website=IBDB}}</ref> She continued with roles in ''[[Freeway (1996 film)|Freeway]]'' (1996), with [[Reese Witherspoon]] and [[Kiefer Sutherland]],<ref name=":6" /> and the independent comedy ''[[Bongwater (film)|Bongwater]]'' (1998).{{Sfn|Shelley|2022|p=38}} In 1999, she appeared as Rivkah in the television film ''[[The Devil's Arithmetic (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.{{Sfn|Shelley|2022|p=41}} Her performance was praised by ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' reviewer David Kronke, stating that she "brought a strange but intriguing ethereal quality to her performance."{{Sfn|Shelley|2022|p=41}} That same year she had a supporting role in [[James Mangold]]'s ''[[Girl, Interrupted (film)|Girl, Interrupted]]'', as a troubled psychiatric patient alongside [[Winona Ryder]] and [[Angelina Jolie]].<ref name=":6" /> She was nominated at the [[Young Artist Award|Young Artists Awards]] for Best Young Lead Actress in a Feature Film for ''Girl, Interrupted'', on March 19, 2000.<ref name=":0" /> She later starred as an aspiring beauty queen in ''[[Drop Dead Gorgeous (film)|Drop Dead Gorgeous]]''.<ref name=":6" /> She voiced the character of Luanne Platter in the Fox animated sitcom ''[[King of the Hill]]'' for the entirety of the show's original run from 1997 to 2009, and Joseph Gribble until the fifth season.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118375/ |title=''King of the Hill'' - Full Cast |access-date=7 October 2022 |website=IMDb}}</ref> She later said that she enjoyed doing voice-overs because they could be done at home, jokingly saying: "You can do it even in your pajamas."{{Sfn|Kjelle|2007|p=14}} She was nominated for an [[Annie Award]] for voice acting for the ''King of the Hill'' episode "Movin' On Up" in 2000.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118375/awards |title=''King of the Hill'' - Awards |access-date=2022-01-13 |website=IMDb}}</ref>

===2000s: Acting success, decline and final works===
[[File:Brittany Murphy at Happy Feet premiere.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Murphy at the [[Australia|Australian]] premiere of ''[[Happy Feet]]'' in December 2006]]
She began the 2000s playing certain roles, with Jody Marken in the thriller ''[[Cherry Falls]]'' (1999),<ref name="oblivion">{{cite news|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|title=Direct to oblivion|author=Caro, Mike|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/169521825/?clipping_id=28050075&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjE2OTUyMTgyNSwiaWF0IjoxNjgzODQ0MDM5LCJleHAiOjE2ODM5MzA0Mzl9.Gc0H8m1UHzTNTaoYDb1Ock9vJSxCTkKyXL_q9amkxXY|date=8 October 2000|via=Newspapers.com|page=16}}</ref> and the lead role in ''[[Don't Say a Word]]'' (2001) alongside [[Michael Douglas]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/dont-say-a-word-2001|title=''Don't Say a Word''|access-date=2023-05-11|last=Ebert|first=Roger|website=RogerEbert.com}}</ref> whose critical reception was negative, but his performance was praised.{{Sfn|Gone Before Her Time: Brittany Murphy|2023|loc=20:16-20:35}} In 2002, she played the role of Alex Latourno in the film based on the life of American rapper [[Eminem]], ''[[8 Mile (film)|8 Mile]]'', which received critical acclaim,<ref name="8miletravers2">{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/8-mile-20021108|title=''8 Mile'': Movie Reviews|access-date=18 November 2013|last=Travers|first=Peter|date=8 November 2002|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622112704/https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/8-mile-20021108|archive-date=22 June 2011}}</ref> and was a success at the box office.<ref name="boxofficemojo">{{Cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3326182913/ |title=''8 Mile'' - Box Office Mojo |access-date=4 April 2023 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref>

She appeared alongside [[Dakota Fanning]] in ''[[Uptown Girls]]'' (2003), playing Molly Gunn, a twenty-two-year-old girl whose deceased father was a musician.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/uptown_girls |title=''Uptown Girls'' (2003) |access-date=19 February 2021 |website=Rotten Tomatoes}}</ref>{{Refn|1=After filming, she bought all the jewelry she used in the film.{{CN|date=August 2025}}|group=upper-alpha}} Filming lasted from July to September 2002, and was filmed at [[Silvercup Studios]] located in New York.{{Sfn|Shelley|2022|p=73}} That same year she starred in the romantic comedy ''[[Just Married]]''. The film did well at the box office, grossing more than 100 million dollars, against a budget of 18 million,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0305711/?ref_=bo_se_r_1 |title=''Just Married'' - Box Office Mojo |access-date=4 April 2023 |website=IMDb}}</ref> but it received negative reviews from both the press and film critics, which led to them appearing as nominees in the Razzie Awards for worst actor, worst supporting actress and worst on-screen couple for both.<ref name=":28">{{Cite magazine |url=https://people.com/celebrity/j-lo-heads-list-of-razzie-nominees/ |title=J.Lo Heads List of Razzie Nominees |date=26 January 2004 |access-date=19 June 2020 |last=Silverman |first=Stephen M. |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |archive-date=22 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622083934/https://people.com/celebrity/j-lo-heads-list-of-razzie-nominees/ }}</ref> At that time her mother contracted breast cancer again, so she had to take care of her again.{{Sfn|Kjelle|2007|pp=5-7}} A year later she gave the Stacy Holt's role in ''[[Little Black Book (film)|Little Black Book]]'' (2004), which was another critical failure, where reviewers focused on Murphy's poor performance.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/little_black_book/ |title=''Little Black Book'' (2004) |access-date=5 April 2023 |website=Rotten Tomatoes}}</ref> The film opened at number five at the North American box office, grossing {{USD|7,075,217}} in its opening weekend behind ''Collateral'', ''The Village'', ''The Bourne Supremacy'' and ''The Manchurian Candidate''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2004&wknd=32&p=.htm|title=Domestic 2004 Weekend 32|access-date=26 October 2023|website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> The film finished its run with a domestic total of {{USD|20,698,668}} and an international addition of {{USD|1,336,164}}, totaling {{USD|22,034,832}} worldwide.<ref name="mojo">{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=littleblackbook.htm|title=''Little Black Book'' (2004)|access-date=26 October 2023|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]}}</ref> In 2005 she appeared in ''[[Sin City (2005 film)|Sin City]]'', directed by Robert Rodriguez, [[Frank Miller]] and [[Quentin Tarantino]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sin_city |title=''Sin City'' (2005) |access-date=5 April 2023 |website=Rotten Tomatoes}}</ref> Film critic [[Roger Ebert]] frequently praised Murphy's acting talent and comic timing, giving good reviews to several of her films and comparing her to [[Lucille Ball]]:<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ebert |first=Roger |title=''Little Black Book'' |url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040719/REVIEWS/40719006/1023 |date=6 August 2004 |archive-date=9 October 2012 |website=RogerEbert.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009110038/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20040719%2FREVIEWS%2F40719006%2F1023 |access-date=5 March 2010}}</ref>

{{blockquote|As for Brittany Murphy, for me, it goes back to the [[2003 Independent Spirit Awards]] [where] Murphy was assigned to present one of the awards. Her task was to read the names of the five nominees, open an envelope, and reveal the name of the winner. This she turned into an opportunity for [[screwball comedy|screwball]] improvisational comedy, by pretending she could not follow this sequence, not even after the audience shouted instructions and the stage manager came to whisper in her ear not once but twice. There were those in the audience who were dumbfounded by her stupidity. I was dumbfounded by her brilliance.<ref>{{cite book|last=Ebert|first=Roger|title=Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2007|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SbAEim_dVQkC&pg=PA410|access-date=February 16, 2014|date=February 5, 2013|publisher=Andrews McMeel Publishing|isbn=978-0-7407-9219-9|page=410}}</ref>}}

Murphy followed with several independent films, including as ''[[Spun]]'' (2002), ''[[Neverwas]]'' (2005), and [[Karen Moncrieff]]'s ''[[The Dead Girl]]'' (2006), as well as two [[Edward Burns]] films: ''[[Sidewalks of New York (2001 film)|Sidewalks of New York]]'' (2001) and ''[[The Groomsmen]]'' (2006). She returned to voice acting with the critically acclaimed 2006 animated feature ''[[Happy Feet]]'', as Gloria Penguin. In 2009, she was cast in the [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]] TV movie ''[[Tribute (2009 film)|Tribute]]'', as the main character, Cilla. Murphy completed the thriller/drama ''[[Abandoned (2010 film)|Abandoned]]'' in June 2009 and it was released in 2010, after her death.<ref name="e!">{{Cite web|title=Preview Brittany Murphy's Final Film, Abandoned|publisher=[[E!]]|date=December 23, 2009|first=Jennifer|last=Cady|url=http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b159407_preview_brittany_murphys_final_film.html|access-date=December 24, 2009|archive-date=December 26, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091226162617/http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b159407_preview_brittany_murphys_final_film.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2009, Murphy left the production of ''[[The Caller (2011 film)|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".<ref>Angus, Kat (December 1, 2009). "[https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/Twilight+Moon+actress+replaces+Brittany+Murphy+fired+from+movie/2291085/story.html Twilight New Moon actress replaces Brittany Murphy, who 'was not' fired from movie] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100507082646/http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/Twilight+Moon+actress+replaces+Brittany+Murphy+fired+from+movie/2291085/story.html |date=May 7, 2010 }}". ''The Vancouver Sun''. Retrieved December 6, 2009.</ref> ''[[Something Wicked (2014 film)|Something Wicked]]'', her final film, was released in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/18/brittany-murphys-last-movie_n_4983414.html|work=Huffington Post|title=Brittany Murphy's Last Movie, 'Something Wicked,' To Be Released In April|date=2014-03-18|access-date=2014-04-15|archive-date=March 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140322202149/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/18/brittany-murphys-last-movie_n_4983414.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Music career ===
[[File:Brittanymurphynavy.jpg|thumb|upright|Murphy performing for the crew during a [[United Service Organizations|USO]] show aboard {{USS|Nimitz|CVN-68|6}} on June 19, 2003]]

Murphy's career also included work as a singer. She was able to learn to play an instrument in just twenty minutes of practice, and learned to play the piano and trumpet at an early age.<ref name="infobae2">{{Cite web |url=https://www.infobae.com/historias/2022/11/10/la-misteriosa-muerte-de-brittany-murphy-un-padre-mafioso-y-una-madre-que-dormia-con-el-viudo-de-la-actriz/ |title=La misteriosa muerte de Brittany Murphy: un padre mafioso y una madre que dormía con el viudo de la actriz |access-date=1 March 2023 |last=Serebrinsky |first=Cynthia |date=10 November 2022 |website=Infobae |language=spanish |archive-date=March 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301204157/https://www.infobae.com/historias/2022/11/10/la-misteriosa-muerte-de-brittany-murphy-un-padre-mafioso-y-una-madre-que-dormia-con-el-viudo-de-la-actriz/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Regarding her voice, she commented: "My singing voice isn't like my speaking voice...I've just always kept it a secret and never taken credit because I wanted to learn how to work behind the microphone in a recording studio, and some of the singers don't even know it was me recording on their albums."<ref name="autogenerated1">{{Cite web |last=Carroll |first=Larry |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1628620/brittany-murphy-music-career-that-might-have-been.jhtml |title=Brittany Murphy: The Music Career That Might Have Been – MTV Movie News |publisher=MTV |date=December 21, 2009 |access-date=April 7, 2011 |archive-date=November 7, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107002805/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1628620/brittany-murphy-music-career-that-might-have-been.jhtml |url-status=dead }}</ref> In an interview she stated that her main musical influence was the American singer [[Madonna]]: "My dreams and aspirations when I was a child for as long as I can remember was to be an entertainer. I started out in dance classes and I've always sang for as long as I can remember. When I was nine I started doing musical theater in the New Jersey area, where I'm from. The quickest way to entertain more people was to audition for commercials and that was the first thing available since it was right over the Hudson River. Madonna had a quote, 'I'm going to change the world'–that was a huge inspiration to me so I decided I was going to be my own version of Madonna when I grew up".<ref name="autogenerated1" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://popdirt.com/brittany-murphy-inspired-by-madonna-as-a-child/37959/|title=Brittany Murphy Inspired By Madonna As A Child|date=4 April 2005|access-date=30 October 2015|website=Popdirt.com|archive-date=November 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107003254/http://popdirt.com/brittany-murphy-inspired-by-madonna-as-a-child/37959/|url-status=usurped}}</ref> Plans to release a studio album were not carried out.{{sfn|Kjelle|2007|p=21}} She recorded unreleased demos that were never officially released, the song "Boomlay" was leaked on the Internet, it never completed and part of the recording was lost.{{sfn|Shelley|2022|p=130}}

She was in a band called Blessed Soul with fellow actor [[Eric Balfour]] in the early 1990s. On June 6, 2006, Murphy and [[Paul Oakenfold]] released the single "[[Faster Kill Pussycat]]", from the album ''[[A Lively Mind]]''. The song became a club hit and hit number one on ''Billboard''{{'s}} [[Hot Dance Club Play]] chart.<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Paul Oakenfold Album & Song Chart History |url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=paul oakenfold|chart=Dance/Club Play Songs}}|magazine=Billboard |access-date=September 1, 2009}}</ref> It also hit number seven in Oakenfold's native [[UK Singles Chart|United Kingdom]] in June 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/Man_slash_Woman|title="Faster Kill Pussycat" The Official Charts Company page|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=September 12, 2019|archive-date=July 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200708073542/https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/man_slash_woman/|url-status=live}}</ref>

She dabbled in music again with the release of the film ''Happy Feet'', in which she covered [[Queen (band)|Queen]]'s "[[Somebody to Love (Queen song)|Somebody to Love]]" and [[Earth, Wind & Fire]]'s "[[Boogie Wonderland]]". Murphy said about her character, Gloria, "Oddly enough, of all the characters I've played, Gloria is the most like me. And she's a penguin! [[George Miller (filmmaker)|George Miller]] always wanted one person to do both [the speaking and the singing]. I said, 'I can sing,' and I asked him to give me a shot. I don't think he took me very seriously, because most actors say they can do most things."<ref name="autogenerated1"/>

==Personal life==
===Relationships and friendships===
====Kutcher, Kwatinetz and Macaluso====
[[File:Ashton Kutcher by David Shankbone 2010 NYC.jpg|left|thumb|220x220px|Actor [[Ashton Kutcher]] {{small|(photographed in 2010)}} was the actress's partner from 2002 to 2003]]
In late 2002, she began dating [[Ashton Kutcher]], whom she met when they starred in ''[[Just Married]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Samantha |last=Miller |title=Baby, Let's Play Married |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20139060,00.html |date=January 20, 2003 |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=September 1, 2009 |archive-date=September 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910020030/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20139060,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The director of the production, [[Shawn Levy]], has commented on the relationship saying: "From the minute they met, they were together, they laughed all the time, they made jokes and they looked happy". It was later revealed that they had been engaged, due to both Kutcher and Murphy wearing rings, although it was never officially confirmed.<ref name=":4">
*{{Cite web |url=https://www.heraldousa.com/entretenimiento/2023/2/7/asi-fue-la-relacion-de-ashton-kutcher-con-la-fallecida-actriz-brittany-murphy-33685.html |title=Así fue la relación de Ashton Kutcher con la fallecida actriz Brittany Murphy |access-date=1 March 2023 |last=del Valle |first=Alejandra |date=7 February 2023 |website=Herlaldo Usa |language=spanish |archive-date=October 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001082800/https://www.heraldousa.com/entretenimiento/2023/2/7/asi-fue-la-relacion-de-ashton-kutcher-con-la-fallecida-actriz-brittany-murphy-33685.html |url-status=live }}
*{{Cite web|url=https://mvsnoticias.com/tendencias/viral/2022/11/11/ashton-kutcher-brittany-murphy-una-historia-de-amor-que-traspaso-la-pantalla-571699.html|title=Ashton Kutcher y Brittany Murphy: Una historia de amor que traspasó la pantalla|access-date=1 March 2023|last=Ruiz|first=Jazmín|date=11 November 2022|website=MVS Noticias|language=spanish|archive-date=October 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001085723/https://mvsnoticias.com/tendencias/viral/2022/11/11/ashton-kutcher-brittany-murphy-una-historia-de-amor-que-traspaso-la-pantalla-571699.html|url-status=live}}</ref> She was engaged to talent manager [[Jeff Kwatinetz]], but their relationship only lasted four months. She was subsequently with Joe Macaluso in December 2005, a production assistant she met while working on the film ''[[Little Black Book (film)|Little Black Book]]''.<ref name="people" /> Four months after the filming of ''[[The Ramen Girl]]'', which was in April 2006, they broke up.<ref name="people">{{Cite web|last=Ingrassia|first=Lisa|title=Brittany Murphy, Fiancé End Engagement|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1254881,00.html|date=August 22, 2006|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=September 1, 2009|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303193926/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1254881,00.html}}</ref>

====Winona Ryder====
In the early 2000s, she was close friends with American actress [[Winona Ryder]], who worked with her in the drama film ''[[Girl, Interrupted (film)|Girl, Interrupted]]'' (1999).<ref name=":24">{{Cite web|url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/espectaculos/personajes/inocencia-interrumpida-que-winona-ryder-no-puede-nid2350457/|title=Inocencia, interrumpida: por qué Winona Ryder no puede ver la película y su compleja relación con Angelina Jolie|access-date=2023-12-20|last=Amondaray|first=Milagros|date=2020-04-14|website=La Nación|language=es}}</ref> For the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' in September 2001, she was more open about her friendship with Ryder, where Murphy revealed that she called Ryder her "definitive mentor".<ref name=":23">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/brittany-murphy-called-winona-ryder-ultimate-mentor.html/|title=Brittany Murphy Once Called Winona Ryder Her 'Ultimate Mentor'|access-date=2023-12-20|last=Kerr|first=Mandi|date=2021-10-18|website=Showbiz Cheat Sheet}}</ref> Murphy said, "Before, I didn't know how actors managed to look so pretty. They have stylists, hair and makeup. I look at old photos of the premiere of ''Clueless'' and I look like a meatball on top of another meatball".<ref name=":23" /> During a television interview, Murphy along with Ryder got into a Mercedes car and kissed mouth to mouth,<ref name=":23" /> which led theories that Murphy was a lesbian, something she rejected.{{Sfn|Shelley|2022|p=77}} For ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' she remarked: "This was my presentation to the media, the cover of the ''[[National Enquirer]]''". She also said that "we just kissed as a joke. I didn't know what to do because [the photographers] were in front of the car and it was either run them over or just stay there. Then I started making faces and suddenly I became Winona Ryder's [[lesbian]] lover".<ref name=":23" /> After Murphy's death, Ryder revealed to ''[[Total Film]]'' that she finds it difficult to watch the film after this event: "I can't watch the movie now. Her character commits suicide in the movie, I just can't. I was very close to Brittany, even in the moments before her death".<ref name=":24" />

====Eminem====
After the release of the 2002 film ''[[8 Mile (film)|8 Mile]]'', rumors about a possible romantic relationship between Murphy and her co-star [[Eminem]] began spreading.<ref name=":em">{{Cite news|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1353419/lose-yourself-in-these-secrets-about-8-mile|title=Lose Yourself in These Secrets About ''8 Mile''|access-date=June 1, 2023|last=Finn|first=Natalie|date=November 8, 2022|publisher=[[E!]]}}</ref> When she was asked on the ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]'' if they had dated, she responded: "Yes, of course" and, laughing, added: "Well, it went. It came and went". Beyond speculation, it was later confirmed that the two had no relationship.<ref name=":em" /> In another interview with ''[[The Morning Call]]'', she revealed that she was a big fan of Eminem: "I'm a fan of him... I think that he's very misunderstood." "He's brilliant...he's a brilliant guy," she continued. When the interviewer asked if the rapper was nervous during recordings with her, she jokingly replied, "You'd have to ask him. I don't want to appear in some song or something like that. I'm being careful."<ref name=":20">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nickiswift.com/371130/inside-brittany-murphy-and-eminems-relationship/|title=Inside Brittany Murphy And Eminem's Relationship|access-date=June 1, 2023|last=Bombay|first=Brandon|date=March 31, 2021|website=Nicki Swift}}</ref> On another occasion, when asked if they had "something off screen," she responded: "I'll never tell."{{efn|She took this phrase as a reference when she said it in the [[Suspense|suspense film]] ''[[Don't Say a Word]]'' (2001).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thethings.com/was-brittany-murphy-ever-really-eminems-girlfriend/|title=Was Brittany Murphy Ever Really Eminem's Girlfriend?|access-date=June 1, 2023|last=Vasquez|first=Lane|date=September 11, 2021|website=The Things}}</ref>|group=upper-alpha}}<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/s1sro5/ashton-kutcher-brittany-murphy-talk-about-being-married|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004074705/https://www.mtv.com/news/s1sro5/ashton-kutcher-brittany-murphy-talk-about-being-married|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 4, 2022|title=Ashton Kutcher, Brittany Murphy Talk About Being 'Married'|access-date=June 1, 2023|date=July 11, 2002|publisher=[[MTV News]]}}</ref>

Eminem later revealed on ''[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]'' that Murphy's death affected him greatly and that he was terrified of dying under similar circumstances. He also said that her death "was crazy. It's crazy because for a while we were close and she was a very good person. It's crazy when you see these cases, not just hers, but all the cases that have happened in Hollywood with people in music, in acting. Famous people. Famous people dying of overdoses at alarming rates and this almost sounds like advertising."<ref name=":21">{{Cite news|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/3graar/eminem-remembers-8-mile-co-star-brittany-murphy-in-vibe|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714184211/https://www.mtv.com/news/3graar/eminem-remembers-8-mile-co-star-brittany-murphy-in-vibe|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 14, 2023|title=Eminem Remembers ''8 Mile'' Co-Star Brittany Murphy In ''Vibe''|access-date=July 14, 2023|last=Rodriguez|first=Jayson|date=August 2, 2010|publisher=[[MTV News]]}}</ref>

====Simon Monjack====
{{blockquote|"[[Simon Monjack]] was a liar, a cheat, a thief, a [[sociopath]], a con-artist and a  [[narcissism|narcissist]], all wrapped up in one ball of dysfunction".|[[Mark Ebner]] in the 2023 documentary ''Gone Before Her Time: Brittany Murphy''{{sfn|Gone Before Her Time: Brittany Murphy|2023|loc=38:14-38:33}}}}

Months after her relationship with Macaluso, she met [[Simon Monjack]], a British screenwriter.{{Sfn|What Happened, Brittany Murphy?|Episode 1|loc=48:34-48:46}}<ref name="Bucks">{{Cite web |url=http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/8181538.Bucks_husband_of_tragic_Hollywood_star_found_dead/ |title=Simon Monjack, Buckinghamshire husband of tragic Hollywood star Brittany Murphy found dead |access-date=1 March 2023 |last=Dunhill |first=Lawrence |date=24 May 2010 |website=This is Local}}</ref> They met during the filming of ''The White Hotel'', where Murphy played the role of actress and Monjack as director, however, the film was not released and its production was paused.{{Sfn|Gone Before Her Time: Brittany Murphy|2023|loc=46:41-47:00}}<ref name="E!" /> In the 2021 documentary ''What Happened, Brittany Murphy?,'' several of Monjack's colleagues and friends accused him of being responsible for Murphy's physical changes and also of not letting her connect with her family.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://spoiler.bolavip.com/celebrities/El-misterio-de-Brittany-Murphy-estas-son-las-teorias-sobre-su-muerte-segun-el-documental-de-HBO-Max-20211021-0025.html |title=El misterio de Brittany Murphy: estas son las teorías sobre su muerte |access-date=2022-03-13 |last=Sirimarco |first=Rocío |date=23 October 2021 |website=Bolavip Spoiler|language=es}}</ref> 

According to the testimony of his ex-fiancée, Elizabeth Ragsdale, Monjack "was a disturbed individual who was used to scamming people and Brittany was one of his last victims".{{Sfn|What Happened, Brittany Murphy?|Episode 2|loc=35:25-41:00}} In the two-part miniseries, Ragsdale explained that Monjack told her that he suffered from [[spinal cancer]] and needed shark cartilage treatments to recover.{{Sfn|What Happened, Brittany Murphy?|Episode 2|loc=35:25-41:00}} It was not until he abandoned her while Ragsdale was pregnant that she contacted Monjack's mother, Linda Monjack, and realized that the story was fake.{{Sfn|What Happened, Brittany Murphy?|Episode 2|loc=35:25-41:00}} Linda, who was interviewed, defended her son in this regard, saying he had developed extreme paranoia after the death of his own father, William Monjack, from cancer: "I certainly don't think he went out and told people he had cancer. I think he believed it."{{Sfn|What Happened, Brittany Murphy?|Episode 2|loc=31:00-31:49}} 

Before Monjack met Murphy, he was with filmmaker Allison Burnett at a public dinner, where he told the assembled guests that he was a multimillionaire, had dated [[Elle Macpherson]] and [[Madonna]], had a collection of [[Ferrari]]s and was dying of [[brain cancer]] until he purchased a treatment derived from shark fins that saved his life; however, these claims were revealed to be lies.{{Sfn|What Happened, Brittany Murphy?|Episode 2|loc=0:13-2:40}} As a result of this the media suspected that she had been deceived by a cheat.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |url=https://celebrity.land/que-paso-brittany-murphy-ofrece-nuevos-y-escalofriantes-detalles/ |title=¿Qué pasó, Brittany Murphy? ofrece nuevos y escalofriantes detalles |access-date=2022-03-10 |date=11 October 2021 |website=Celebrity Land |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408092857/https://celebrity.land/que-paso-brittany-murphy-ofrece-nuevos-y-escalofriantes-detalles/ |archive-date=8 April 2022|language=es}}</ref> Actress [[Kathy Najimy]] recalled: "[People] were scared. Like, 'Who is this guy and what was happening?'",{{Sfn|What Happened, Brittany Murphy?|Episode 1|loc=50:52-51:00}} "She wanted to marry him, and I said, 'Honey, it hasn't been enough'."{{sfn|What Happened, Brittany Murphy?|Episode 1|loc=49:58-50:09}} 

Another reporter said that Murphy's friends and family tried to persuade her to break up with Monjack at one point, but her intervention failed.{{Sfn|What Happened, Brittany Murphy?|Episode 2|loc=24:32-25:02}} After that it was as if she "disappeared", according to her friend [[Lisa Rieffel]]:{{Sfn|What Happened, Brittany Murphy?|Episode 2|loc=25:47-26:04}} "Simon took her away. He made sure no one could get to her."{{Sfn|What Happened, Brittany Murphy?|Episode 2|loc=25:47-26:04}} The couple did not announce their engagement beforehand and rarely appeared together in public before their marriage.<ref name="E!">{{Cite web |url=http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b55090_Brittany_Murphy_Made_a_Missus.html |title=Brittany Murphy Made a Missus |access-date=22 December 2009 |last=Serpe |first=Gina |date=8 May 2007 |website=[[E!]] }}</ref> In May 2007, they married in a private Jewish ceremony in Los Angeles.{{Sfn|Shelley|2022|p=120}}<ref>{{Cite web|first=Mike|last=Fleeman|url=https://people.com/celebrity/brittany-murphy-marries-writer-director/|title=Brittany Murphy Marries Writer-Director|date=August 5, 2007|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=May 10, 2007|archive-date=August 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160823010158/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20037875,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> 

During the last three and a half years of her life, she, her mother, and Monjack moved in together in the same mansion that [[Britney Spears]] and [[Justin Timberlake]] had lived in, and she kept much of her old furniture.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Benet |first=Lorenzo |title=Brittany Murphy's husband mourns |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/12/22/brittany.murphy.husband.destroyed/ |date=22 December 2009 |website=[[CNN Entertainment]] |access-date=5 March 2010}}</ref>

===Health===
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In the early 2000s, Murphy lost a significant amount of weight,<ref name="nydn">{{Cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/12/20/2009-12-20_actress_brittany_murphy_dies_at_32_of_heart_attack_report.html|title=''Clueless'' actress Brittany Murphy dies after collapsing in shower; death 'appears to be natural'|work=Daily News|location=New York|access-date=July 24, 2010|first1=Nancy|last1=Dillon|first2=Meredith|last2=Kolodner|date=December 20, 2009|archive-date=December 23, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091223065547/http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/12/20/2009-12-20_actress_brittany_murphy_dies_at_32_of_heart_attack_report.html}}</ref><ref name="ew">{{Cite magazine|url=http://news-briefs.ew.com/2009/12/20/brittany-murphy-dies-of-cardiac-arrest-report/|title=Brittany Murphy, 32, dies of cardiac arrest|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=July 24, 2010|archive-date=September 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903214045/http://news-briefs.ew.com/2009/12/20/brittany-murphy-dies-of-cardiac-arrest-report/|url-status=live}}</ref> which led to rumors of a [[cocaine]] addiction or that she suffered from [[Bulimia nervosa|bulimia]] or [[Anorexia nervosa|anorexia]].<ref name="nydn" /><ref name="peoplec">{{Cite news|url=https://people.com/celebrity/inside-story-brittany-murphys-inner-demons/|title=INSIDE STORY: Brittany Murphy's 'Inner Demons'|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=July 24, 2010|archive-date=May 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160521002310/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20332146,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2005, Murphy disputed such claims to ''[[Jane (magazine)|Jane]]'' magazine, saying: "No, just for the record I have never tried it in my entire life."<ref name="nydn" /><ref name="peoplec" /> 

She appeared to smoke both in movies and in the [[making-of]]s in which she appeared. A ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' journalist remarked that "she smelled of vanilla and apricots. She had a cigarette in her hand. .... After a while, she pointed out that this was only her third cigarette of the week and that, consequently, 'I don't smoke, and I'm not smoking!' But you are smoking. 'Oh, now', she said, as if only a dullard could think otherwise. ... even though she doesn't smoke and wasn't smoking, she lit her fourth cigarette of the week and began smoking it avidly, passing time in the bathroom until it was yummy time for her again."<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Eminem's co-star in ''8 Mile'' is totally on top|date=3 October 2002|magazine=[[Rolling Stone (magazine)|Rolling Stone]]|issue=906|page=78}}</ref> She had tried to quit her addiction and was against the use of marijuana, appearing in a fifteen-minute anti-smoking campaign for young people about not smoking to more than 10,000 schools as a complement to the educational program "Right Decisions, Right Now".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rjrt.com/TI/Pages/TIyouthsmokingfacts.asp|title=Tobacco Issues: Youth Smoking: Facts|access-date=12 August 2023|website=R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company|quote=The video is hosted by Brittany Murphy, a teenage role model, and includes scenes featuring Tia and Tamera Mowry in a special ''Sister, Sister'' show that revolves around non-smoking issues.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000123195852/http://www.rjrt.com/TI/Pages/TIyouthsmokingfacts.asp|archive-date=23 January 2000}}</ref> She was also against the consumption of both marijuana and drugs.{{Sfn|Shelley|2022|p=147}} At the same time, she suffered from [[diabetes]], according to her mother.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/celebrity/brittany-murphy-battled-flu-like-symptoms-before-death/|title=Brittany Murphy Battled Flu-Like Symptoms Before Death|access-date=20 October 2023|last=Fleeman|first=Mike|date=12 October 2021|website=People|archive-date=October 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029041545/https://people.com/celebrity/brittany-murphy-battled-flu-like-symptoms-before-death/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Actress [[Melanie Lynskey]], one of her friends, expressed her opinion about Murphy's physical changes. For ''[[InStyle]]'', she stated: "I was friends with Brittany Murphy, and the way she saw herself always broke my heart: the things she felt she had to change to be a successful actress."<ref name=":5">
*{{Cite web |url=https://www.glamour.com/story/melanie-lynskey-brittany-murphy-self-image-issues#:~:text=Though%20Murphy%20denied%20rumors%20of,lady%2C%20no%20matter%20the%20cost. |title=Melanie Lynskey Remembers Brittany Murphy's Self-Image Issues |access-date=1 March 2023 |last=Logan |first=Elizabeth |date=10 August 2022 |website=Glamour |archive-date=June 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610190214/https://www.glamour.com/story/melanie-lynskey-brittany-murphy-self-image-issues#:~:text=Though%20Murphy%20denied%20rumors%20of,lady%2C%20no%20matter%20the%20cost. |url-status=live }}
*{{Cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/mx/news/1341551/la-dolorosa-presion-que-sentia-brittany-murphy-antes-de-morir|title=La dolorosa presión que sentía Brittany Murphy antes de morir|access-date=21 March 2023|last=Trainor|first=Daniel|date=10 August 2022|website=E! News|language=es|archive-date=April 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404015900/https://www.eonline.com/mx/news/1341551/la-dolorosa-presion-que-sentia-brittany-murphy-antes-de-morir|url-status=live}}
*{{Cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/kristenharris1/actors-called-out-anti-fat-storylines-typecasting|title=17 Times Actors Called Out Hollywood For Either Forcing Them To Lose Weight Or Only Casting Them As The "Funny Fat Friend"|access-date=25 March 2023|last=Harris|first=Kristen|date=25 March 2023|website=BuzzFeed|archive-date=September 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230915111859/https://www.buzzfeed.com/kristenharris1/actors-called-out-anti-fat-storylines-typecasting|url-status=live}}</ref> "She was perfect as she was, but people tried to present her as 'the fat one,' because when she was a very young teenager, her cheeks were a little round. People tell you that you are a particular thing, and it is very difficult to combat."<ref name=":5" /> The problem of her weight loss was such that she became weaker, unable to stand up on her own.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thethings.com/what-brittany-murphys-life-looked-like-before-her-tragic-death/#brittany-murphy-39-s-house-was-in-complete-disarray |title=What Brittany Murphy's Life Looked Like Before Her Tragic Death |access-date=6 April 2023 |last=Nas |first=Leena |date=2 April 2022 |website=The Things |archive-date=April 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408113707/https://www.thethings.com/what-brittany-murphys-life-looked-like-before-her-tragic-death/#brittany-murphy-39-s-house-was-in-complete-disarray |url-status=live }}</ref> The film director Trista Jordan recalled: "I've been around thousands of actors and I've never seen anyone that thin. Her elbows... And to get up from a chair she looked like Bambi."{{Sfn|What Happened, Brittany Murphy?|Episode 2|loc=44:47-46:10}}

==Death==
[[File:Brittany Murphy Grave.JPG|thumb|upright|Grave of Brittany Murphy at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills]]
At 8:00&nbsp;a.m. on December 20, 2009, the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to "a medical request"<ref name="helfand">{{Cite news|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/12/actress-brittany-murphy-dead-at-32-.html|title=Actress Brittany Murphy dead at 32|last=Helfand|first=Duke|work=Los Angeles Times|date=December 20, 2009|access-date=December 20, 2009|archive-date=August 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822052553/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/12/actress-brittany-murphy-dead-at-32-.html|url-status=live}}</ref> at the Los Angeles home Murphy and Monjack shared. She had apparently collapsed in a bathroom.<ref name="NYT1220" /> Firefighters attempted to resuscitate Murphy on the scene. She was transported to [[Cedars-Sinai Medical Center]], where she died at 10:05&nbsp;a.m. after going into [[cardiac arrest]].<ref name="NYT1220" /><ref name="helfand" /><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.autopsyfiles.org/reports/deathcert/murphy,%20brittany_dc.pdf |title=Brittany Murphy's death certificate, from the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health, via AutopsyFiles.org |access-date=June 8, 2014 |archive-date=June 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613113955/http://www.autopsyfiles.org/reports/deathcert/murphy,%20brittany_dc.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

An autopsy was performed the day after she died.<ref>[http://www.usmagazine.com/celebritynews/news/brittany-murphy-1970218 "L.A. Coroner Releases Brittany Murphy's Death Certificate"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102063953/http://www.usmagazine.com/celebritynews/news/brittany-murphy-1970218 |date=January 2, 2010 }} ''US Magazine''. December 29, 2009. Retrieved December 30, 2009.</ref> The Los Angeles County Coroner's Office, in a report issued February 2010, said that the [[manner of death]] was [[Accidental death|accidental]] and that the cause of death was pneumonia, with secondary factors of severe [[iron-deficiency anemia]] and [[multiple drug intoxication]].<ref name="cnn autopsy">{{Cite news|title=Cold medicines contributed to Brittany Murphy's death, coroner says|publisher=CNN|date=February 25, 2010|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Movies/02/25/brittany.murphy.autopsy/|access-date=February 26, 2010|archive-date=July 13, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120713090324/http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Movies/02/25/brittany.murphy.autopsy/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="cnn monjack">{{Cite news|title=Coroner finds Simon Monjack's death was similar to Brittany Murphy's|publisher=CNN|date=July 22, 2010|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/celebrity.news.gossip/07/21/simon.monjack.autopsy/?hpt=Sbin|access-date=July 28, 2010|archive-date=August 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822013519/http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/celebrity.news.gossip/07/21/simon.monjack.autopsy/?hpt=Sbin#fbid=6WrwH-jxChO|url-status=live}}</ref> The coroner found a range of over-the-counter and prescription medications in Murphy's system, with the most likely reason being to treat a cold or respiratory infection. These included "elevated levels" of [[hydrocodone]], which is a [[narcotic]]; [[acetaminophen]], [[L-methamphetamine]], and [[chlorpheniramine]]. Hydrocodone requires a prescription while the others are over the counter. The report observed: "the possible adverse physiological effects of elevated levels of these medications cannot be discounted, especially in her weakened state."<ref name="cnn autopsy"/> On December 24, 2009, on [[Christmas Eve]], Murphy was buried at [[Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)|Forest Lawn Memorial Park]] in Hollywood Hills.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/12/24/2009-12-24_brittany_murphys_family_friends_gather_for_somber_christmas_eve_funeral.html|title=Brittany Murphy's family, friends gather for somber Christmas Eve funeral|work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]|date=December 24, 2009|author=Dillon, Nancy|access-date=December 25, 2009|archive-date=December 29, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091229142830/http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/12/24/2009-12-24_brittany_murphys_family_friends_gather_for_somber_christmas_eve_funeral.html}}</ref> In January 2010, Murphy's husband, [[Simon Monjack]], and her mother, Sharon Murphy, claimed that she did not use alcohol or other drugs, and that drugs did not cause her death; instead, they attributed it to a heart condition, [[mitral valve prolapse]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2010-01-21|title=Drugs didn't kill Brittany Murphy say family|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/drugs-didn-t-kill-brittany-murphy-say-family-5518886.html|access-date=2021-09-19|website=The Independent|archive-date=October 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019163709/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/drugs-didn-t-kill-brittany-murphy-say-family-5518886.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Brittany Murphy's Husband Tells People: 'We Want to Know Why We Lost Our Baby'|url=https://people.com/celebrity/brittany-murphys-husband-tells-people-we-want-to-know-why-we-lost-our-baby/|access-date=2021-09-19|newspaper=People|archive-date=January 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220112231824/https://people.com/celebrity/brittany-murphys-husband-tells-people-we-want-to-know-why-we-lost-our-baby/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |agency=Associated Press |date=January 20, 2010 |title=Brittany Murphy's Mom, Husband Say Drugs Didn't Kill Her |url=https://www.mlive.com/entertainment/2010/01/brittany_murphys_mom_husband_s.html |access-date=September 19, 2021 |website=mlive |archive-date=October 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019174229/https://www.mlive.com/entertainment/2010/01/brittany_murphys_mom_husband_s.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Death of Simon Monjack ===

On May 23, 2010, Monjack was found dead at the same Hollywood Hills residence.<ref>{{Cite news|first1=Andrew|last1=Blankstein|first2=Rich|last2=Connell|date=May 23, 2010|title=Husband of actress Brittany Murphy found dead at home|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/05/husband-of-actress-brittany-murphy-found-dead-at-home-.html|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=May 24, 2010|archive-date=August 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170814164244/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/05/husband-of-actress-brittany-murphy-found-dead-at-home-.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The coroner's report attributed his death to acute pneumonia and severe anemia.<ref>{{cite news|first=Alan|last=Duke|url=http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/celebrity.news.gossip/07/21/simon.monjack.autopsy/?hpt=Sbin|title=Coroner finds Simon Monjack's death was similar to Brittany Murphy's|website=[[CNN]]|date=21 July 2010|access-date=22 July 2010|archive-date=July 23, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100723150544/http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/celebrity.news.gossip/07/21/simon.monjack.autopsy/?hpt=Sbin|url-status=live}}</ref> It was reported that the Los Angeles County Department of Health had considered [[Mycotoxin|toxic mold]] in their house as a possible cause of the deaths, but this was dismissed by Los Angeles Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter, who stated that there were "no indicators" that mold was a factor.<ref name="cnn mold">{{Cite news|title=Coroner: No Indication Mold Killed Brittany Murphy or Simon Monjack|website=[[CNN]]|date=July 26, 2010|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/celebrity.news.gossip/07/26/murphy.monjack.mold/#fbid=6WrwH-jxChO|access-date=April 9, 2011|archive-date=October 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024073438/http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/celebrity.news.gossip/07/26/murphy.monjack.mold/#fbid=6WrwH-jxChO|url-status=live}}</ref> Sharon Murphy described the reports of mold contributing to the deaths as "absurd" and went on to state that inspecting the home for mold was never requested by the Health Department.<ref name="people mold">{{Cite news|title=Brittany Murphy's Mother Calls Toxic Mold Reports 'Absurd'|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=July 26, 2010|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20405130,00.html|access-date=December 6, 2010|archive-date=October 15, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015184101/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20405130,00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> In December 2011, Sharon Murphy changed her stance, announcing that toxic mold was indeed what killed her daughter and son-in-law, and filed a lawsuit against the attorneys who represented her in an earlier suit against the builders of the home where her daughter and son-in-law died.<ref name="toxic mold cause of death">{{cite news|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/brittany-murphy-death-mold-275478 |title=Shocking New Brittany Murphy Claim Says Toxic Mold May Have Killed Star |work=The Hollywood Reporter |author=Alex Ben Block |date=December 19, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120428042035/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/brittany-murphy-death-mold-275478 |archive-date=April 28, 2012 |access-date=June 12, 2012}}</ref>

In January 2012, Murphy's father, Angelo Bertolotti, applied to the Superior Court of California requesting that the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office be required to hand over samples of his daughter's hair for independent testing.<ref name="Hair Sample Request">{{Cite web|url=http://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/283232/actress-brittany-murphys-father-files-lawsuit.pdf|title=Complaint for release of specimens of Brittany Anne Murphy-Monjack to plaintiff for independent testing|access-date=January 15, 2012|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303185318/http://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/283232/actress-brittany-murphys-father-files-lawsuit.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name ="LA Times Hair Sample Request">{{Cite news|title=Brittany Murphy's father sues coroner over death investigation|work=Los Angeles Times|date=January 13, 2012|url=https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/01/brittany-murphys-father-sues-coroner-over-death-investigation.html|access-date=October 14, 2021|archive-date=January 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120116112746/https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/01/brittany-murphys-father-sues-coroner-over-death-investigation.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The suit was dismissed seven months later, after Bertolotti failed to attend two separate hearings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abc7.com/archive/8742773/|title=Brittany Murphy Coroner Lawsuit Dismissed|publisher=KABC-TV|date=July 20, 2012|access-date=October 14, 2021|archive-date=October 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023195254/https://abc7.com/archive/8742773/|url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2013, Bertolotti claimed that a toxicology report showed that deliberate poisoning by heavy metals, including [[antimony]] and [[barium]], was a possible cause of his daughter's death. Sharon Murphy described the claim as "a smear".<ref name ="toxicology">{{Cite news|title=Brittany Murphy's mom rejects claim her daughter was poisoned|work=Los Angeles Times|date=November 25, 2013|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-brittany-murphy-mother-rejects-poison-claim-20131125,0,1004049.story|first1=Christie|last1=D'Zurilla|access-date=November 26, 2013|archive-date=November 26, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131126175946/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-brittany-murphy-mother-rejects-poison-claim-20131125,0,1004049.story|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name ="toxicology2">{{Cite news |title=Brittany Murphy's Mother: 'Poisoning Claims a Smear' |newspaper=The Guardian |date=November 26, 2013 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/nov/26/brittany-murphy-mother-poisoning-claims |access-date=December 11, 2016 |archive-date=August 22, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822013032/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/nov/26/brittany-murphy-mother-poisoning-claims |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Brittany Murphy Foundation===
In January 2010, Murphy's mother, Sharon, and her widower, Simon Monjack, established the Brittany Murphy Foundation, a charitable fund for children's arts education, as well as supporting the [[United Service Organizations|USO]] and cancer research.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://onthesetofnewyork.com/10112015.html |title=Remembering Brittany Murphy |access-date=November 29, 2017 |archive-date=December 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201040957/http://onthesetofnewyork.com/10112015.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.brittanymurphyfoundation.org/ |title=Brittany Murphy Foundation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100412125400/http://www.brittanymurphyfoundation.org/ |archive-date=April 12, 2010 |access-date=February 15, 2010 }}</ref> The Foundation was launched on February 4, 2010, at a fundraising event at the [[Saban Theatre]] in Beverly Hills.<ref name="saban">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebritynews/news/simon-monjack-seeking-donations-to-attend-brittany-murphy-201022?page=2 |title=Monjack Seeking $1,000 Donations to Attend Brittany Murphy Event |magazine=Us Weekly |access-date=March 28, 2011 |archive-date=June 12, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612141857/http://www.usmagazine.com/celebritynews/news/simon-monjack-seeking-donations-to-attend-brittany-murphy-201022?page=2 }}</ref> After a records search revealed that the foundation's [[501c3|not-for-profit status]] had not been filed, the foundation refunded the donations received. In an official letter on the foundation's website, they stated that in an effort to get the foundation set up as quickly as possible, they had established it as a private foundation with plans to apply for nonprofit status later. However, they said that they had decided to wait until the foundation's nonprofit status was approved before going any further in order to truly honor Murphy and the foundation's charitable goals.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/brittany-murphy-foundation-not-a-charity/story-e6frfku0-1225830241308 |title=Brittany Murphy Foundation 'Not a Charity' |website=News.com.au |access-date=February 15, 2010 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031551/http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/brittany-murphy-foundation-not-a-charity/story-e6frfku0-1225830241308 }}</ref> On November 10, 2013, the Brittany Murphy Foundation was officially relaunched by her father Angelo Bertolotti, according to a press release posted at the foundation's website.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brittanymurphyfoundation.com/ |title=Angelo Bertolotti Launches Brittany Murphy Foundation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704120826/http://brittanymurphyfoundation.com/ |archive-date=July 4, 2019 |website=BrittanyMurphyFoundation.com |url-status=usurped |access-date=November 11, 2013 }}</ref> {{As of|2018|09|post=,}} the Brittany Murphy Foundation appears to be defunct. [[GuideStar|GuideStar USA, Inc.]], an information service specializing in reporting on US nonprofit companies, reports that the Brittany Murphy Foundation has not appeared on the IRS Business Master File in months, which may indicate that it has ceased operations.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.guidestar.org/profile/27-1723900 |title=Brittany Murphy Foundation - GuideStar Profile |website=GuideStar.org |access-date=2018-09-29 |archive-date=September 29, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929080358/https://www.guidestar.org/profile/27-1723900 |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Documentaries ===
Years after her death, a number of biographical documentaries were made covering her career and passing. In 2020, [[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 suggesting that her then-husband, screenwriter Simon Monjack, and her mother, Sharon Murphy, may have contributed to her death.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.fotogramas.es/noticias-cine/a32707899/brittany-murphy-muerte-documental-brittany-murphy-an-id-mystery/ |title=Brittany Murphy y su muerte, de actualidad otra vez por un nuevo documental, ''Brittany Murphy: An ID Mystery'' |access-date=14 March 2023 |last=Pastor |first=Pablo S. |date=29 May 2020 |website=Fotogramas|language=spanish}}</ref> Her father appears in the documentary saying that he always believed his daughter's mother and husband were involved in both deaths, something she has denied.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://press.discovery.com/us/id/programs/brittany-murphy-id-mystery/ |title=''Brittany Murphy: An ID Mystery'' |access-date=2022-01-13 |website=Press Discovery}}</ref>

On October 14, 2021, a two-part docuseries ''What Happened, Brittany Murphy?'' premiered on the streaming service [[HBO Max]], which also covered the mystery of her death.{{Sfn|Shelley|2022|p=163}} Several celebrities who knew her were present, such as [[Kathy Najimy]], [[Taryn Manning]], [[Lisa Rieffel]], and ''Clueless'' director [[Amy Heckerling]].<ref name=":13">{{Cite web |url=https://www.eonline.com/mx/news/1305951/los-detalles-que-mas-nos-impactaron-del-nuevo-documental-sobre-brittany-murphy |title=Los detalles que más nos impactaron del nuevo documental sobre Brittany Murphy |access-date=21 March 2023 |last=Bricker |first=Tierney |date=14 October 2021 |website=E! News|language=spanish}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14396056/ |title=''What Happened, Brittany Murphy?'' |access-date=4 March 2023 |website=IMDb}}</ref> Several people speculated that Monjack was actually the one constantly controlling her, preventing her from hanging out with her friends.<ref name=":13" /><ref name=":1" /> Reporter Amber Ryland, who interviewed Monjack after Murphy's death, said, "I was thinking, 'Am I sitting with a killer?'" "Could he have killed his wife?"{{Sfn|What Happened, Brittany Murphy?|Episode 1|loc=29:18-30:40}} According to Monjack’s ex-fiancée, Elizabeth Ragsdale, "I think Simon Monjack, even if he didn’t kill Brittany Murphy, allowed her to die because he didn’t take her to a doctor and get her help, and I think he did the same to himself."{{Sfn|What Happened, Brittany Murphy?|Episode 2|loc=53:02-53:30}} ''People'' reporter Sara Hammel commented that “if it weren’t for Simon Monjack, there’s a good chance Brittany Murphy would still be alive."{{Sfn|What Happened, Brittany Murphy?|Episode 2|loc=53:31-53:49}} Following the premiere, Daniel Fienberg writing for ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' called the documentary "20 percent a reminder of Murphy’s transcendent talent, 30 percent a dead-end investigation into the mystery of her death, and 50 percent an unilluminating examination of Murphy's late husband", and concluded his review by saying that "[Murphy] deserved better than the media treatment she received, which likely contributed to [Monjack’s] ability to control her the way he did."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fienberg |first=Daniel |title=HBO Max's ''What Happened, Brittany Murphy?'': TV Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/what-happened-brittany-murphy-review-1235030333/ |date=13 October 2021 |access-date=16 October 2021 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> The docuseries was poorly received by critics: review aggregator [[Rotten Tomatoes]] gave it a 19 % rating and stated, "What Happened, Brittany Murphy? asks big questions about a beloved star, but lacks the grace and humanity to do right by its subject's legacy."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/what_happened_brittany_murphy/s01|title=''What Happened, Brittany Murphy?'' (2021)|access-date=2023-08-17|website=Rotten Tomatoes}}</ref> Two years after the docuseries' release, Winter had died at the age of 73 of natural causes,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/2023/03/19/ed-winter-dead-dies-coroner-celebrities-stars/|title=Ed Winter Coroner to the Stars Dead at 73|access-date=2023-05-16|date=19 March 2023|website=TMZ}}</ref> and another streaming outlet called [[Tubi]] released ''Gone Before Her Time: Brittany Murphy'', a new biographical documentary. It features [[Stacey Dash]] (her co-star in the cult film ''Clueless'') among others close to Murphy.<ref name=":33">{{Cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27232590/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm |title=''Gone Before Her Time: Brittany Murphy'' - Full Cast |access-date=21 April 2023 |website=IMDb }}</ref>

==Legacy==
Adam White, for ''[[Dazed|Dazed Digital]]'' on November 15, 2017, stated that "the actress was small, but magnetic, with the rare ability to seem completely approachable and terrifying. She had a big, bawdy laugh and acted with a manic mood mixed with breathless disbelief that things had turned out so well."{{Sfn|Shelley|2022|p=2}} He went on to claim that "she was the equivalent of dancing in your room to a [[Spice Girls]] song, or crying out loud at the end of a party after too many drinks", but that "she died too young to establish an adequate legacy, and quietly for posthumous super stardom."{{Sfn|Shelley|2022|p=2}} He again declared that "she was not pretty enough to be a female protagonist in an era in which lithe and ethereal [[Gwyneth Paltrow]] and [[Kirsten Dunst]] were the [[It girl|It girls]] of the moment."{{Sfn|Shelley|2022|p=2}}

After her death, a wide variety of friends dedicated words to her in interviews, recognizing her legacy and work within the film industry. [[Dakota Fanning]], her co-star in the film ''[[Uptown Girls]]'' (2003) who maintained a friendship with her, said she appreciated the time they spent together both on the set of the film and at events they attended together, and that she was "very grateful to have had the opportunity to work together".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wonderwall.msn.com/movies/fanning-pays-tribute-to-late-co-star-murphy-1530714.story?GT1=28135|title=Dakota Fanning pays tribute to late co-star Brittany Murphy|access-date=25 April 2015|date=21 December 2009|website=Wonderwall|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224074726/http://wonderwall.msn.com/movies/fanning-pays-tribute-to-late-co-star-murphy-1530714.story?GT1=28135|archive-date=24 February 2012}}</ref> The song "[[Faster Kill Pussycat]]", by British DJ [[Paul Oakenfold]] performed by Murphy, re-entered at number seven on the [[UK Dance Chart]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/dance-singles-chart/20091227/104/|title=Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 27 December 2009|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=26 July 2020|archive-date=March 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306202907/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/dance-singles-chart/20091227/104/|url-status=live}}</ref> It also entered the [[UK Indie Chart]] in the same week, peaking at number 13.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/independent-singles-chart/20091227/130/|title=Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50 27 December 2009|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=26 July 2020|archive-date=March 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306202907/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/independent-singles-chart/20091227/130/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2023, [[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:

{{blockquote|I always remember when she auditioned for the part. It was the first time I was in a casting room where I was not auditioning. I was just there to help them facilitate chemistry reads. I just remember when she came in and did hers, because when she walked out of the room, I was like, "You guys! Did you see that?" As if they wouldn't know. They were like, "Yes, we saw that!" They were excited too, but it was my first time. She was just so good.|Alicia Silverstone<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/movies/alicia-silverstone-remembers-brittany-murphy-clueless-audition/|title=Alicia Silverstone remembers being stunned by Brittany Murphy's Clueless audition|access-date=4 March 2023|last=Holub|first=Christian|date=7 February 2023|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|archive-date=March 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304034100/https://ew.com/movies/alicia-silverstone-remembers-brittany-murphy-clueless-audition/|url-status=live}}</ref>}}

==Filmography==
===Films===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! style="width:250px;"| Title
! style="width:150px;"| Role
! class = "unsortable" | Notes
|-
|1993
|''[[Family Prayers]]''
|Elise
|Alternative title: ''A Family Divided''
|-
|1995
|''[[Clueless]]''
|Tai Frasier
|
|-
|1996
|''[[Freeway (1996 film)|Freeway]]''
|Rhonda
|
|-
|rowspan=2 |1997
|''[[Bongwater (film)|Bongwater]]''
|Mary
|
|-
|''[[Drive (1997 film)|Drive]]''
|Deliverance Bodine
|
|-
|rowspan=4 | 1998
|''[[Falling Sky]]''
|Emily Nicholson
|
|-
|''{{sortname|The|Prophecy II}}''
|Izzy
|Direct-to-video release
|-
|''[[Phoenix (1998 film)|Phoenix]]''
|Veronica
|
|-
|''Zack and Reba''
|Reba Simpson
|
|-
|rowspan=2 | 1999
|''[[Drop Dead Gorgeous (film)|Drop Dead Gorgeous]]''
|Lisa Swenson
|
|-
|''[[Girl, Interrupted (film)|Girl, Interrupted]]''
|Daisy Randone
|
|-
|rowspan=4 |2000
|''[[Trixie (film)|Trixie]]''
|Ruby Pearli
|
|-
|''Angels!''
|Nurse Bellows
|
|-
|''[[Cherry Falls]]''
|Jody Marken
|
|-
|''{{sortname|The|Audition|The Audition (2000 film)}}''
|Daniella
|Short subject
|-
|rowspan=4 |2001
|''[[Sidewalks of New York (2001 film)|Sidewalks of New York]]''
|Ashley
|
|-
|''[[Summer Catch]]''
|Dede Mulligan
|
|-
|''[[Don't Say a Word]]''
|Elisabeth Burrows
|
|-
|''[[Riding in Cars with Boys]]''
|Fay Forrester
|
|-
|rowspan=3 | 2002
|''[[Spun]]''
|Nikki
|
|-
|''Something in Between''
|Sky
|Short subject
|-
|''[[8 Mile (film)|8 Mile]]''
|Alex Latourno
|
|-
|rowspan=3| 2003
|''[[Just Married]]''
|Sarah McNerney
|
|-
|''[[Uptown Girls]]''
|Molly Gunn
|
|-
|''[[Good Boy!]]''
|Nelly
|Voice role
|-
|2004
|''[[Little Black Book (film)|Little Black Book]]''
|Stacy Holt
|
|-
|rowspan=2 |2005
|''[[Sin City (film)|Sin City]]''
|Shellie
|
|-
|''[[Neverwas]]''
|Maggie Paige
|
|-
|rowspan=4| 2006
|''{{sortname|The|Groomsmen}}''
|Sue
|
|-
|''[[Love and Other Disasters]]''
|Emily "Jacks" Jackson
|
|-
|''[[Happy Feet]]''
|Gloria
|Voice role
|-
|''{{sortname|The|Dead Girl}}''
|Krista Kutcher
|
|-
|rowspan=2 |2008
|''{{sortname|The|Ramen Girl}}''
|Abby
|Producer credit<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140903214028/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/446834/The-Ramen-Girl/credits The Ramen Girl, NYTimes.com, retrieved 11.19.13]}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs]]''
|Colleen O'Hallahan
|Voice role; direct-to-video release
|-
|rowspan=2| 2009
|''[[Across the Hall]]''
|June
|
|-
|''[[Deadline (2009 film)|Deadline]]''
|Alice
|Direct-to-video release
|-
|2010
|''[[Abandoned (2010 film)|Abandoned]]''
|Mary
|Direct-to-video; posthumous release
|-
|2014
|''[[Something Wicked (2014 film)|Something Wicked]]''
|Susan
|Posthumous release
|}

===Television===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! style="width:240px;"| Title
! style="width:150px;"| Role
! class = "unsortable" | Notes
|-
|1991
|''[[Murphy Brown]]''
|Frank's sister
|Episode: "On Another Plane: Part 1"
|-
|1991–1992
|''[[Drexell's Class]]''
|Brenda Drexell
|18 episodes
|-
|rowspan=2| 1992
|''[[Kids Incorporated]]''
|Celeste
|Episode: "Lay Off"
|-
|''[[Parker Lewis Can't Lose]]''
|Angie
|Episode: "The Kiss"
|-
|rowspan=2| 1993
|''[[The Torkelsons|Almost Home]]''
|Molly Morgan
|13 episodes
|-
|''[[Blossom (American TV series)|Blossom]]''
|Wendy
|Episode: "Blossom in Paris: Part 1"
|-
|rowspan=2| 1994
|''[[Frasier]]''
|Olsen
|Episode: "Give Him the Chair!"
|-
|''[[Party of Five]]''
|Abby
|2 episodes
|-
|1994–1995
|''[[Sister, Sister (TV series)|Sister, Sister]]''
|Sarah
|6 episodes
|-
|rowspan=4| 1995
|''[[Boy Meets World]]''
|Trini Martin
|2 episodes
|-
|''{{sortname|The|Marshal}}''
|Lizzie Roth
|Episode: "These Foolish Things"
|-
|''[[seaQuest DSV]]''
|Christine VanCamp
|Episode: "Second Chance"
|-
|''[[Murder One (TV series)|Murder One]]''
|Diane "Dee-Dee" Carson
|Episode: "Chapter Nine"
|-
|rowspan=3| 1996
|''Double Jeopardy''
|Julia
|TV movie
|-
|''[[Nash Bridges]]''
|Carrie
|Episode: "Night Train"
|-
|''[[Clueless (TV series)|Clueless]]''
|Jasmine
|Episode: "Driving Me Crazy"
|-
|1997–1998
|''[[Pepper Ann]]''
|Tank / Poison (voice)
|2 episodes: "Sketch 22" (Tank) & "Presenting Stewart Walldinger" (Poison)
|-
|1997–2009
|''[[King of the Hill]]''
|[[Luanne Platter]] / Joseph Gribble (1997-2000) / Various characters (voice)
|226 episodes
|-
|1998
|''David and Lisa''
|Lisa
|Movie
|-
|1999
|''{{sortname|The|Devil's Arithmetic|The Devil's Arithmetic (film)}}''
|Rivkah
|Showtime film
|-
|2000
|''[[Common Ground (2000 film)|Common Ground]]''
|Dorothy Nelson
|Movie
|-
|2005
|''I'm Still Here''
|Voiceover
|Documentary about [[The Holocaust]]
|-
|rowspan=2| 2009
|''[[Tribute (2009 film)|Tribute]]''
|Cilla McGowan
|Movie
|-
|''[[Megafault]]''
|Dr. Amy Lane
|Movie
|-
|2021
|''[[List of HBO Max original programming#Docuseries|What Happened, Brittany Murphy?]]''
|Herself
|Posthumous release; archive footage
|}

===Video games===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! style="width:250px;"| Title
! style="width:150px;"| Voice role
! class = "unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1995
| ''My First Encyclopedia''
| Space floor guide
| Live action
|-
|2000
|''King of the Hill''
|Luanne Platter, Joesph Gribble
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 2006
| ''[[Marc Eckō's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure]]''
| Karen Light
|
|-
| ''[[Happy Feet (video game)|Happy Feet]]''
| Gloria
|
|}

===Music videos===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! style="width:250px;"| Song
! style="width:150px;"| Artist
! class = "unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1995
| "Here"
| [[Luscious Jackson]]
|
|-
| 2001
| "[[A Little Respect#Wheatus version|A Little Respect]]"
| [[Wheatus]]
|
|-
| 2004
| "[[Closest Thing to Heaven]]"
| [[Tears for Fears]]
|
|-
| 2006
| "[[Faster Kill Pussycat]]"
| [[Paul Oakenfold]]
| Also provided vocals on song
|}

===Stage work===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! style="width:250px;"| Production
! style="width:150px;"| Role
! class = "unsortable" | Location
|-
| 1997
| ''[[A View from the Bridge]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Brittany-Murphy/|publisher=BroadwayWorld.com|title=Brittany Murphy Theatre Credits|access-date=November 18, 2013|archive-date=September 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928150130/https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Brittany-Murphy/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| Catherine
| [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]]
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| style-"width:80%;" class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="5" style="text-align:center;" | Annie Awards

|-
! width="6%" scope="col" | Year
! width="43%" scope="col" | Category
! width="40%" scope="col" | Nominated work
! width="11%" scope="col" | Result
!{{Abbreviation|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| style="text-align:center; | 1997
| Best Individual Achievement: Voice Acting by a Female Performer in a TV Production
| ''King of the Hill'' ({{small|as Luanne Platter}})
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=25th Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (1997) |url=http://annieawards.org/25th-annie-awards |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151230210843/http://annieawards.org/25th-annie-awards |archive-date=December 30, 2015 |access-date=June 28, 2024 |website=AnnieAwards.org |publisher=[[ASIFA-Hollywood]]}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center; | 2000
| Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Female Performer in an Animated Television Production
| ''King of the Hill'' ({{small|as Luanne Platter in "Movin' on Up"}})
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=28th Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (2000) |url=http://annieawards.org/28th-annie-awards |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170425062300/http://annieawards.org/28th-annie-awards |archive-date=April 25, 2017 |access-date=June 28, 2024 |website=AnnieAwards.org |publisher=ASIFA-Hollywood}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center; | 2004
| Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production
| ''King of the Hill'' ({{small|as Luanne Platter in "Girl, You'll Be a Giant Soon"}})
| {{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=32nd Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (2004) |url=http://annieawards.org/32nd-annie-awards |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140214053223/http://annieawards.org/32nd-annie-awards |archive-date=February 14, 2014 |access-date=June 28, 2024 |website=AnnieAwards.org |publisher=ASIFA-Hollywood}}</ref>
|}
{| style-"width:80%;" class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="5" style="text-align:center;" | Awards Circuit Community Awards

|-
! width="6%" scope="col" | Year
! width="43%" scope="col" | Category
! width="40%" scope="col" | Nominated work
! width="11%" scope="col" | Result
!{{Abbreviation|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| style="text-align:center; | 1995
| Best Supporting Actress
| ''[[Clueless]]''
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0002990/1995/1/|title=Awards Circuit Community Awards (1995)|access-date=2022-03-04|website=IMDb|archive-date=March 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230305061924/https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0002990/1995/1/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

{| style="width:80%;" class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="5" style="text-align:center;" | [[Satellite Awards]]
|-
! width="6%" scope="col" | Year
! width="43%" scope="col" | Category
! width="40%" scope="col" | Nominated work
! width="11%" scope="col" | Result
!{{Abbreviation|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| style="text-align:center; | 2002
| [[Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture]]
| ''Don't Say a Word''
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000296/2002/1/|title=Satellite Awards (2002)|access-date=2022-03-04|website=IMDb|archive-date=May 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525125906/https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000296/2002/1|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

{| style-"width:80%;" class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="5" style="text-align:center;" | [[VGX (award show)|Spike Video Game Awards]]
|-
!Year
!Category
!Nominated work
!Result
!{{Abbreviation|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| style="text-align:center; | 2006
| [[Spike Video Game Awards#2006 Awards|Best Supporting Female Performance]]
| ''Marc Eckō's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure''
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.giantbomb.com/spike-video-game-awards-2006/3015-5563/|title=Spike Video Game Awards 2006 (Concept)|access-date=2023-02-10|website=Giant Bomb|archive-date=February 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210030202/https://www.giantbomb.com/spike-video-game-awards-2006/3015-5563/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

{| style="width:80%;" class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="5" style="text-align:center;" | [[Teen Choice Awards]]
|-
!Year
!Category
!Nominated work
!Result
!{{Abbreviation|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| rowspan=4| [[2003 Teen Choice Awards|2003]]
| Choice Movie Actress—Comedy
| rowspan=2| ''Just Married''
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="4" |<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000644/2003/1/|title=Teen Choice Awards (2003)|access-date=2022-03-04|website=IMDb|archive-date=July 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230715080117/https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000644/2003/1/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| Choice Lip Lock (shared with [[Ashton Kutcher]])
| {{nom}}
|-
| Choice Movie Actress—Drama/Action-Adventure
| rowspan=2| ''8 Mile''
| {{nom}}
|-
| Choice Lip Lock (shared with [[Eminem]])
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[2005 Teen Choice Awards#Movies|2005]]
| Choice Movie Actress—Drama
| ''Little Black Book''
| {{nom}}
|<ref name="futon">{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2005/06/01/fox-announces-nominees-for-the-2005-teen-choice-awards--18495/20050601fox01/|title=Breaking News - FOX Announces Nominees for "The 2005 Teen Choice Awards"|access-date=21 January 2017|website=The Futon Critic|archive-date=July 12, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130712070912/http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2005/06/01/fox-announces-nominees-for-the-2005-teen-choice-awards--18495/20050601fox01/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

{| style="width:80%;" class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="5" style="text-align:center;" | [[Young Artist Awards]]
|-
!Year
!Category
!Nominated work
!Result
!{{Abbreviation|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| rowspan=2| 1996
| [[17th Youth in Film Awards#Best Young Entertainer: Acting and Singing|Best Professional Actress/Singer]]
| {{n/a}}
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms17.htm|title=17th Annual Awards|access-date=2022-03-04|date=2011-04-02|website=Young Artist Awards|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110317154819/http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms17.htm|archive-date=17 March 2011}}</ref>
|-
| [[17th Youth in Film Awards#Best Young Performer in a Feature Film|Best Young Supporting Actress in a Feature Film]]
| ''Clueless''
| {{nom}}
|-
| 1999
| [[20th Youth in Film Awards#Best Young Performer in a TV Movie.2C Pilot or Mini-Series|Best Performance in a TV Movie/Pilot/Mini-Series or Series—Leading Young Actress]]
| ''David and Lisa''
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms21.htm|title=21st Annual Awards|access-date=2022-03-04|date=2012-07-19|website=Young Artists Awards|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120719182252/http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms21.htm|archive-date=19 July 2012}}</ref>
|-
| 2000
| [[21st Young Artist Awards#Best Performance in a Feature Film|Best Young Leading Actress in a Feature Film]]
| ''Girl, Interrupted''
| {{nom}}
|<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000716/2000/1/|title=Young Artist Awards (2000)|access-date=2022-03-04|website=IMDb|archive-date=April 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220422051008/https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000716/2000/1/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

==Notes==
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

===Sources===
{{Refbegin|2}}
<!--NOTICE: DO NOT add date in the video quotes of Episode 1 and 2 as both were released on the same day, thanks-->
* {{Cite web |title=What Happened, Brittany Murphy? |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14396056/ |website=IMDb |date=October 14, 2021|access-date=7 October 2023}}
** {{Cite web |title=Episode 1 |ref={{harvid|What Happened, Brittany Murphy?|Episode 1}}|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15289604/?ref_=ttep_ep1 |website=IMDb}}
** {{Cite web |title=Episode 2 |ref={{harvid|What Happened, Brittany Murphy?|Episode 2}}|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15289606/?ref_=ttep_ep2 |website=IMDb}}
*{{Cite AV media|title=Gone Before Her Time: Brittany Murphy: A Tubi Original Documentary |publisher=TechHouse Groover |via=YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8ie_MG3KKc |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230429004702/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8ie_MG3KKc&gl=US&hl=en |archive-date=2023-04-29 |date=18 April 2023|ref={{harvid|Gone Before Her Time: Brittany Murphy|2023}}|access-date=7 October 2023}}
*{{Cite AV media|title=Brittany Murphy's Heartbreaking New Year's Resolution Before Her Death |publisher=Access Hollywood|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sr48pxGVZ_E|via=[[YouTube]]|date=20 December 2019|ref={{harvid|Access Hollywood|2019}}}}
* {{Cite book|last=Shelley |title=Brittany Murphy: Her Life and Career
 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=22JaEAAAQBAJ |year=2022 |publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc.|isbn=978-1-4766-8259-4 |first=Peter}}
* {{Cite book |last=Kjelle |title=Brittany Murphy |url=https://archive.org/details/brittanymurphy0000kjel/mode/2up |url-access=registration |year=2007 |publisher=Mitchell Lane Publishers |isbn=978-1-58415-520-1|first=Marylou Morano}}
{{Refend|2}}

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