Actress passes away aged 32…
Brittany Murphy has died of natural causes in Los Angeles yesterday, Sunday 20th December. The 32 year old actress reportedly went into cardiac arrest at her home and was taken to the Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre near Beverly Hills where she was pronounced dead on arrival. She is survived by her husband of two years, British screenwriter Simon Monjack.
Murphy began her career aged 14 in the American sit-com Drexell’s Class before her breakthrough role in the 1995 teen comedy Clueless. Her other screen credits include Girl, Interrupted (1999), Don’t Say A Word (2001), 8 Mile (2002), Uptown Girls (2003) and Sin City (2005). She was also set to feature in Sylvester Stallone’s upcoming action ensemble The Expendables.