Brittany Murphy Biography

Fast Facts

• Raised in Edison, NJ; attended multiple schools in New Jersey and California
• Began acting at 9 in regional theater
• Was the lead singer of a band called Blessed Soul
• Made her Broadway debut in 1997 as Catherine in A View from the Bridge
• Breakout role came in 1995, when she landed the part of Tai in the teenage cult hit Clueless
• Was a spokesperson for Jordache jeans
• Provided the voice of Luanne on the animated comedy King of the Hill
• Her promising career was cut short when she was found dead in her home on Dec
• 20, 2009
• Pneumonia, a low-blood count and multiple-drug intoxication contributed to the cause of her death
• Several months later, her husband died from similar causes