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“8 Mile” Actress Brittany Murphy Dead At 32

Written by AllHipHop on December 20, 2009 3:26 pm

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Actress Brittany Murphy was pronounced dead this morning after going into cardiac-arrest in her Los Angeles home.

The 32-year-old actress starred as “Alex” opposite of Eminem in his hit 2002 autobiographical film, 8 Mile.

Murphy’s husband Simon Monjack placed a call to 911 around 8:00 am PT this morning (December 20).

The actress was rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical, where she was pronounced dead on arrival.

Brittany Murphy first gained attention on the screen in 1996’s movie “Clueless,” which starred Alicia Silverstone.

Murphy also starred in movies like Sin City and Just Married, in addition to doing extensive voice over work.

Murphy was the voice of the character Luanna Platter on Fox’s TV series King of the Hill, as well as Gloria the Penguin from the movie Happy Feet.

She also provided the voice of “Karen” in Marc Ecko’s Hip-Hop/graffiti inspired video game, Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure.

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/CrEaMeH/ CrEaMeH

    rest in peace

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/mskellydiva37/ mskellydiva37

    Never know when your time comes RIP brittany

  • http://www.xtsale.com/brittany-murphy-8-mile/ Brittany Murphy 8 Mile – XTS

    [...] shows. 32 and cardiac arrest doesn’t add up. Xanax and Vicodin, etc is my guess… “8 Mile” Actress Brittany Murphy Dead At 32 | The Urban Daily Actress Brittany Murphy was pronounced dead this morning after going into cardiac-arrest in her Los [...]

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Sub-Negro/ Sub-Negro

    I loved Clueless and her work as Luanne.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/CrystalCry/ CrystalCry

    Awww…I miss her!! I loved most of her movies n her work on King of the Hill…RIP Brittany!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/STILLSMILING_39/ STILLSMILING_39

    RIP…. BRITTNEY YOU WILL BE MISSED..

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/beeutea/ beeutea

    I liked her in the movies she played in…she was funny…damn death is crazy to me..here one minute and gone the next…Rest in peace..

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/oOoMiiSSzUNiiQUEoOo/ oOoMiiSSzUNiiQUEoOo

    THiiS iiS A FEW HOURSz LATE…BP iiS ALWAYSz LATE…BUT RiiP BRiiTTANY…ii LOVED HER iiN UPTOWN GiiRLSz! :P && CLUELESS! :D

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/give_it2mee/ give_it2mee

    YOU WIL BE MISSED , MAY GOD BLESS HER FAMILY, FRIENDS

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/demetrius_86/ demetrius_86

    damn alot of entertainers have died this year wtf is goin on

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/SEARCH09/ SEARCH09

    wow!shocking!what was the cause of death?hope it wasnt another pain killer overdose…she was way too young.too many people gone this year already,whats happening?RIP Brittany :-(

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Jeffrey1975/ Jeffrey1975

    RIP Honey! Known personally for years. Sad but as I say, better to go out when we are young.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/jazzwatch/ jazzwatch

    Good actress,most blonde actresses to me are B-U-T-T-A-F-A-C-Es, but she was pretty…hope it wasn’t drugs or alcohol…but my condolence to her family and those closest to her…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/darkchocolategirl07/ darkchocolategirl07

    i love her in sister sister….RIP

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/KINESHIA/ KINESHIA

    Sooooo. Sad!!!!!!!!!!!!! Luv her in clueless!!!! Rest in Peace!!!!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Nightowl358/ Nightowl358

    Crack kills.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/DRK_CHOCOLATE09/ DRK_CHOCOLATE09

    WOW CRACK DO KILL

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/DRK_CHOCOLATE09/ DRK_CHOCOLATE09

    OH WELL AS TIME GOES ON
    ANY MORE BOUT TIGER WOODS?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/sexynickey/ sexynickey

    She was a wonderful actress.. My condolences go out to her family.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/rocksand/ rocksand

    She was a marvelous actress. I loved her in almost every movie she played in (Uptown Girls, Riding in Cars With Boys, Just Married, and Clueless). Someone said earlier that death is strange like that…here one minute and gone the next… I couldnt agree more. Rest in Peace Brit **Roxanne**

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Carol2009/ Carol2009

    I loved her as Tai on clueless this is so sad and she was so young! RIP…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/D1me_2_ClaSs-3/ D1me_2_ClaSs-3

    “rollin with the hommies” . aww, she was so cute in clueless! RiP Britt

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/prettybrown527/ prettybrown527

    Rest in Peace. Loved her in Clueless, Uptown Girls and Happy Feet.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/BabyPhat236/ BabyPhat236

    She made me laugh in “Riding In Cars With Boys” I also loved Sin City and Happy Feet but anyway R.I.P Brittany

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/MrandMrsWilliams2009/ MrandMrsWilliams2009

    R.I.P BRITTANY MURPHY SHE WILL BE MISSED THIS IS THE SECOND PERSON HAVE MICHAEL TO DIE WITH THE SAME ILLNESS WTF IS GOING ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Bee3ntertained/ Bee3ntertained

    i love this gurl i thought she was so cute and a pretty good actress this is really sad i heard it ws drug related but however rest in peace brit brit

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/mrsholland22/ mrsholland22

    We do still have ignorant and heartless people on this planet Earth.
    Well i tell you this , you will surely rot in hell for your little retarded comments.
    R.I.P Brittnay and you will truly be missed…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/I_Stay_True_2Me/ I_Stay_True_2Me

    R.i.p, she always had me laughin.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/0VancouverHurts/ 0VancouverHurts

    This is soooooooooo sad!!!!!!! I actually cried a bit! I always get emotional when someone dies but yeah she was a great actress, had a very interesting personality, her character always stood out from the bunch, she was amazing in “girl interrupted” “NO ITS JUST CALLED A PEPPERMINT!” “GET THAT OUTTA MY FACE A-HOLE” LOL she was a great actress im gon miss her so much! RIP BRITTANY MURPHY

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Sugarillo/ Sugarillo

    R.I.P

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/ChoclatLust/ ChoclatLust

    So sad. She was only a year older than me. A lot of young people are dying these days…scary thing. They said she had been ill. Maybe she had a heart condition that she didn’t know about. RIP Brittany.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/G-WIN/ G-WIN

    WOW CRACK REALLY DO KILL

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