Brittany Murphy
Biography
Brittany Murphy was an American actress and singer whose credits leaned on comedy and drama. Born in Atlanta, she began acting as a teenager. Her first big film part came as Tai Frasier in Clueless (1995), and she followed with Freeway (1996) and Bongwater (1998). A 1997 Broadway turn in Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge preceded Daisy Randone in Girl, Interrupted (1999) and Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999). During the 2000s she appeared in Don't Say a Word (2001), 8 Mile (2002), Uptown Girls (2003), Just Married (2003), Little Black Book (2004), The Dead Girl (2006), and Happy Feet (2006), voicing Gloria Penguin. She also gave voice to Luanne Platter on King of the Hill from 1997 to 2009 and produced and acted in The Ramen Girl (2008). She featured on the 2006 Paul Oakenfold single Faster Kill Pussycat and appeared in Something Wicked (2014).
32years old at death
- Born Atlanta
- Died Los Angeles
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- Brittany Anne Bertolotti (birth name)Also credited as Brittany Anne Murphy-Monjack, Brittany Murphy-Monjack, Brittany Anne Murphy and Brittany Bertolotti
Movie Career
- Films
- 34
- Career span
- 19 years1995 to 2014
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Big break
Murphy was barely seventeen and the youngest member of the cast when she filmed Clueless, the teen comedy that became her breakthrough role.
Beyond film
In 2006, Murphy teamed with Paul Oakenfold on the single "Faster Kill Pussycat," taken from the album A Lively Mind. It became a club hit and topped Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play chart.
A role that slipped away
Murphy left the Puerto Rico production of The Caller in November 2009 and was replaced by Rachelle Lefevre; she denied being fired and cited creative differences.
Behind the camera
In The Ramen Girl, which came out in 2008, Murphy acted in the film and also served as a producer.
Early training
Murphy trained in singing, dancing and acting from age four at the Verne Fowler School of Dance and Theater Arts in Colonia, New Jersey, until she moved to California at thirteen.
Beyond film
Murphy covered Queen's "Somebody to Love" and Earth, Wind & Fire's "Boogie Wonderland" for the Happy Feet soundtrack, and said she asked director George Miller for the singing part of Gloria.
Brittany Murphy movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Edward Burns directed two of these films. Three actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Also two films together14 more actors
- Matthew LillardThe Groomsmen (2006) and Summer Catch (2001)
- Vanessa RedgraveGood Boy! (2003) and Girl, Interrupted (1999)
- Dan HedayaFreeway (1996) and Clueless (1995)
- Kirsten DunstDrop Dead Gorgeous (1999) and The Devil's Arithmetic (1999)
- Anthony LaPagliaHappy Feet (2006) and Phoenix (1998)
- Giovanni RibisiThe Dead Girl (2006) and Phoenix (1998)
- Jeremy SistoBongwater (1998) and Clueless (1995)
- Mimi RogersAbandoned (2010) and The Devil's Arithmetic (1999)
- Jay MohrThe Groomsmen (2006) and Cherry Falls (2000)
- Marc BlucasDeadline (2009) and Summer Catch (2001)
- Guillermo DíazAcross the Hall (2009) and Freeway (1996)
- Tammy BlanchardDeadline (2009) and The Ramen Girl (2008)
- Edward BurnsThe Groomsmen (2006) and Sidewalks of New York (2001)
- Christian KaneJust Married (2003) and Summer Catch (2001)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Brittany Murphy's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.1 billion
18 of the 34 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 34 films: 18 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 5 never in cinemas; 7 figure not found.
- 18Worldwide figure
- 4US gross only
- 5Never in cinemas
- 7Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 94% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$384M35.7% of the total
- 2$243M22.5% of the total
- 3$102M9.4% of the total
- 4$100M9.3% of the total
- 5$57M5.3% of the total
- 6$48M4.5% of the total
- 7$45M4.1% of the total
- 8$36M3.3% of the total
$63.2 millionfrom the other 10 films with a worldwide figure, 6% of the total
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