Brittany Murphy made her stage debut in a Broadway production of Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge in 1997 before appearing as Daisy Randone in Girl, Interrupted and as Lisa Swenson in Drop Dead Gorgeous.
30 Facts About Brittany Murphy
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Brittany Murphy voiced Luanne Platter on the animated television series King of the Hill.
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On December 20,2009, Brittany Murphy died at age 32 under disputed circumstances.
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Brittany Murphy was raised by her mother in Edison, New Jersey.
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Later in an interview she has stated that Sharon struggled financially, where she forced her to eat spaghetti every night and, on certain occasions, had to beg her mother to buy clothes at KMart; this would later explain Brittany Murphy's marked social investment in homeless causes, as discussed in a February 2003 Glamour article.
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Brittany Murphy was raised a Baptist and later became a non-denominational Christian.
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Brittany Murphy had two older half-brothers and a younger half-sister.
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Brittany Murphy attended Verne Fowler School of Dance and Theatre Arts in Colonia, New Jersey, in 1982.
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Brittany Murphy made her Broadway debut in 1997, as Catherine, in a revival of Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge opposite veteran actors Anthony LaPaglia and Allison Janney.
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Brittany Murphy landed her first job in Hollywood when she was thirteen, starring as Brenda Drexell in the series Drexell's Class.
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Brittany Murphy then went on to play Molly Morgan in the short-lived The Torkelsons spinoff Almost Home.
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Brittany Murphy guest-starred on several television series, including Parker Lewis Can't Lose, Blossom, seaQuest 2032, Murder One and Frasier.
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Brittany Murphy had recurring roles on Party of Five, Boy Meets World, and Sister, Sister.
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Brittany Murphy followed this with roles in Freeway, with Reese Witherspoon and Kiefer Sutherland, and the independent comedy Bongwater.
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Brittany Murphy voiced the character Luanne Platter on Fox's animated sitcom King of the Hill for the entirety of the show's run from 1997 to 2009, and Joseph Gribble until the fifth season.
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Brittany Murphy was nominated for an Annie Award for voice acting in the King of the Hill episode "Movin' On Up".
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Brittany Murphy began the 2000s with a leading role in Don't Say a Word alongside Michael Douglas; the TV adaptation of the novel The Devil's Arithmetic ; 8 Mile, for which she received critical acclaim; and Uptown Girls.
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Brittany Murphy's task was to read the names of the five nominees, open an envelope, and reveal the name of the winner.
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Brittany Murphy followed with several independent films, including as Spun, Neverwas, and Karen Moncrieff's The Dead Girl, as well as two Edward Burns films: Sidewalks of New York and The Groomsmen.
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Brittany Murphy returned to voice acting with the critically acclaimed 2006 animated feature Happy Feet, as Gloria Penguin.
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In November 2009, Brittany Murphy left the production of The Caller, which was being filmed in Puerto Rico, and was replaced by Rachelle Lefevre.
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Brittany Murphy denied media reports that she had been fired from the project after being difficult on set, and cited "creative differences".
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Brittany Murphy was in a band called Blessed Soul with fellow actor Eric Balfour in the early 1990s.
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Brittany Murphy was engaged to talent manager Jeff Kwatinetz, but their relationship only lasted four months.
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Brittany Murphy was with Joe Macaluso in December 2005, a production assistant she met while working on the film Little Black Book.
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On December 24,2009, Brittany Murphy was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills.
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Sharon Brittany 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.
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In December 2011, Sharon Brittany 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.
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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.
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The song "Faster Kill Pussycat", by British DJ Paul Oakenfold performed by Brittany Murphy, re-entered at number seven on the UK Dance Chart.