It is rumored that her real first name is Sharon
Date of birth:
10 November 1977
Place of Birth:
Atlanta, Ga
Bio from IMDB.com
Nickname:
Brit
Height:
5' 1"
Mini biography
Brittany Murphy first came to the attention of film audiences when she starred as Tai,
one of Alicia Silverstone's airhead friends in the 1995 comedy Clueless. After
making her name as this dim bulb character, Murphy went on to prove that she was anything
but clueless with a number of television and film roles that gave expression to the scope
of her talent and versatility. Born in Atlanta on November 10, 1977, Murphy was raised
by her mother in Edison, New Jersey.
A precocious child who began putting on shows when
she was a toddler, Murphy was acting in regional theatre productions by the age of nine.
Work in various commercials followed, and in 1990 she landed her first television role,
on the sitcom Blossom. She then went on to a lead on the short-lived sitcom
Drexell's Class in 1991, and the following year she made her film debut in the
dysfunctional family drama Family Prayers. Murphy's talent for portraying all
sorts of dysfunction was further exhibited in such films as Clueless; the Reese
Witherspoon trailer trash odyssey Freeway (1996); and the made-for-TV David and Lisa
(1998). Murphy won particular acclaim for her work in the last film; the story of two
emotionally troubled teens (Murphy and Lukas Haas) who reach out to each other allowed
the actress to prove herself in a purely dramatic role.
In 1999, Murphy could again be seen portraying an emotionally damaged character in
Girl,Interrupted, in which she played a patient at a mental institution. That
same year, she explored the collective insanity of the beauty pageant world in
Drop Dead Gorgeous, playing a pageant contestant who'd rather be living it up in
New York with her cross-dressing brother. On the small screen that year, she switched
to much darker fare with the Holocaust drama The Devil's Arithmetic.
In addition to the praise she has received for her film portrayals, Murphy has won
a different sort of acclaim for the work she has done on the animated TV series
King of the Hill. As the voice of the Hills' beauty school sex kitten niece
Luanne, the actress earned the kind of recognition that can only come from an animated
character who was named one of the sexiest women on television by a major men's magazine.
Personal Bio
Brittany Murphy was born to Sharon Murphy on November 10th, 1977 in Atlanta GA.
(Her parents later divorced.) She grew up in the NY/NJ area but later moved to
Burbank, CA. She graduated from John Burroughs High School.
Brittany was doing regional theatre at the age of 9.
She also performed a song in the play, Les Miserables, while
attending Herbert Hoover Middle School in Edison, NJ.
She also was in the musical Really Rosie and was quite smashing!
As a preteen she hired a manager and began making commercials before moving
to Hollywood in 1991. Once in Hollywood, Brittany landed a role on the TV
sitcom Drexell's Class.
She has recently starred in such films as David & Lisa, The Devil's Arithmetic, and
Drop Dead Gorgeous, Girl, Interrupted, Cherry Falls,
Trixie, Summer Catch, Don't Say a Word, Riding in Cars with Boys, and the soon
to be released Spun. Currently you can hear Brittany as the voice of Luanne on FOX's
animated sitcom King Of The Hill.
Click on films or tv for more information on
either.
Brittany was nominated for many awards. See the awards section
for more information.
Brittany Murphy now lives in CA area with her mother Sharon.
Questions or comments? Mail me at:
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Please note: I am not Brittany Murphy, I just run this fan page.
