A promising star Brittany Murphy, of 'Girl,Interupted', 'Clueless', and '8 Mile', dies today at the age of 32.Brittany, who got her start in the sleeper hit 'Clueless' and rose to stardom in '8 Mile',died Sunday (20 December US time)in Los Angeles.
Murphy was rushed to a hospital from her home in the Hollywood Hills. There is currently no news of the cause of her death.
According to a neighbor, Clare Staples said she saw firefighters working to resuscitate the actress Sunday morning. She said Murphy was on a stretcher and "looked as though she was dead at the scene."
Murphy's husband, wearing pajama bottoms and no shoes, appeared "dazed" as firefighters tried to save her, Staples said. "It's just tragic," she added.
Born Nov 10, 1977, in Atlanta, Murphy grew up in New Jersey and later moved with her mother Sharon to Los Angeles to pursue acting.
Her career started in the early 1990s with small roles in television series, commercials and movies. She is best known for parts in 'Girl, Interrupted', 'Clueless' and '8 Mile'.
Her on-screen roles declined in recent years, but Murphy's voice gave life to numerous animated characters, including Luanne Platter on more than 200 episodes of Fox's King of the Hill and Gloria the penguin in the 2006 feature Happy Feet.
She dated Ashton Kutcher, who co-starred with her in 2003's romantic comedy 'Just Married'.
Kutcher sent a message on Twitter Sunday morning about Murphy's death: "Today the world lost a little piece of sunshine," Kutcher wrote. "My deepest condolences go out to Brittany's family, her husband, & her amazing mother Sharon."
This was one great actress with those doleful eyes and a great come-hither.
We will surely missed her!
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