American actress Brittany Murphy started her career in the early 1990s. She started to make appearances in television show and in 1991, she landed a role in the series Drexell's Class. Murphy's first notable lead role was in the 1995 film Clueless which also starred Alicia Silverstone and Stacey Dash. In 2009, she was working on upcoming films Across the Hall, Poor Things, The White Hotel and Sin City 2.

According to a report by TMZ.com, Murphy died on December 20, 2009, after suffering a cardiac arrest. A 911 call was reportedly placed from the home of her husband, Simon Monjack, around 8:00 a.m. PST. The actress was reportedly transported to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center by paramedics where she was pronounced dead.http://www.tmz.com/2009/12/20/brittany-murphy-dies-cardiac-arrest/ On February 4, 2010, TMZ.com reported that the Los Angeles County Coroner had determined the cause of death to be, "an accidental death caused by community acquired pneumonia, iron deficiency anemia, and multiple drug intoxication.http://www.tmz.com/2010/02/04/brittany-murphys-cause-of-death/

Brittany Murphy has starred in many movies throughout her career. Some of her most notable roles include Uptown Girls, Little Black Book, Girl Interrupted, Don't Say a Word and Just Married. She also provided the voice of Luanne Platter on the popular animated series King of the Hill.

1. "I don't read the script a zillion times, I don't like to analyze things and my mind can go there very easily."
2. "I think they should take everyone who works for The National Enquirer and the Star, and everyone who works for Us Weekly, and put them all to work looking for terrorists. I think they would find the terrorists. All of them. It would be genius!"
3. "I've always seen myself as one of those 'show people.' My earliest memories are wanting and needing to entertain people, like a gypsy traveler who goes from place to place, city to city, performing for audiences and reaching people."
4. "Home is where my mom is."

• Google News: Brittany Murphy
• Yahoo! News: Brittany Murphy
• Topix: Brittany Murphy News
• The Hollywood Reporter: Murphy latest 'Hall' monitor (February 6, 2008)
  • Murphy stars in thriller "Across the Hall". She may also replace Lindsay Lohan in the upcoming comedy "Poor Things".
• Jane: "Interview with Brittany Murphy"
• FilmStew.com: "The Free Flow Girl"
• IMDb: Brittany Murphy News

• Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.

• 1977: Born

• 1995: Clueless

• 1996: Freeway

• 1997-2006: King of the Hill

• 1999: Girl, Interrupted

• 2002: Spun

• 2002: 8 Mile

• 2003: Uptown Girls

• 2004: Little Black Book

• 2005: Sin City

• 2006: The Dead Girl

• 2006: Happy Feet