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Brittany Anne Murphy
(born Brittany Bertolotti on November 10, 1977) is an American actress and
singer.
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Birth name Brittany
Bertolotti
Born November 10, 1977
(age 29)
Atlanta, Georgia
Notable roles Tai
Fraiser in Clueless (1995)
Daisy Randone in Girl,
Interrupted (1999)
Alex in 8 Mile (2002)
Shellie in Sin City
(2005)
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Biography
Early
life
Murphy was born in
Atlanta, Georgia to Angelo Bertolotti (an Italian American racketeering
criminal[1]) and Sharon Murphy, who is of Irish American and Eastern European
descent. Murphy's parents divorced shortly after her birth, and she was raised
in Edison, New Jersey and Burbank, California by her single, working-class
mother; she has had little contact with her father since the divorce. Murphy was
raised a Baptist, but is now non-denominational.[1]
When she was nine years
old, Murphy landed a singing role in a musical version of Les Misérables, and
had signed on with a manager by the time she turned thirteen.
Career
Murphy landed her first
job in Hollywood when she was fourteen, starring as Brenda Drexell in the
television series Drexell's Class. She then went on to play Molly Morgan in the
short lived The Torkelsons spinoff Almost Home. She was also the lead singer of
the band Blessed With Soul in the early 1990s, and was at one time signed on to
play late singer Janis Joplin in a biography, but the film was not made because
of legal disputes over music rights.
Murphy has since
starred in many successful films, including Clueless (1995), 8 Mile (2002) and
Uptown Girls (2003) as well as many lesser known films, such as Spun (2003). She
has also appeared on several television series, including Sister, Sister, Boy
Meets World and as the voice of Luanne Platter on the long-running animated
series King of the Hill.
She most recently
appeared in the films Little Black Book (2004), which was considered a critical
and commercial failure, and the critically acclaimed Sin City (2005). Also in
2005, she appeared in the promo video for Tears For Fears' comeback single
Closest Thing To Heaven, and in August 2005, Brittany co-presented UK music show
CD:UK along side Holly Willoughby.
In the Spring of 2006,
Paul Oakenfold along with Brittany Murphy released the single "Faster Kill
Pussycat", with the album A Lively Mind which was released on June 6 in the
United States. The song has become a club hit, and hit number one on Billboard
magazine's Hot Dance Club Play chart. It also hit number seven in the UK singles
chart in June 2006. She'll dabble in music again with the release of her movie
Happy Feet, in which she covers Queen's classic "Somebody to Love" and Earth,
Wind & Fire's "Boogie Wonderland".
In May of 2006, Maxim
magazine named Murphy #49 on its annual Hot 100 List. She is also featured in
their Girls of Maxim Gallery.
She will be the first
actress to provide a voice for the animated character Tinkerbell in an upcoming
Disney movie.
Britanny is currently
working on her debut album, which is inspired by techno-pop sound. The album
will be released in 2007. She is working with a lot of producers and DJs
including Paul Oakenfold, Chris Cox, Max Martin and Timbaland.
Personal life
Actor Jonathan Brandis
was Murphy's high school prom date. Murphy has dated actor Ashton Kutcher and
was engaged to talent manager Jeff Kwatinetz in 2004. In December 2005, Murphy
became engaged to Joe Macaluso, a production assistant she met while working on
her film, Little Black Book. In August 2006, they ended their engagement.[2]
Murphy's weight loss
and transformation over the years caused speculation of an eating disorder or
plastic surgery, both of which she has denied [3]. During 2005, Murphy was the
spokesmodel for Jordache jeans.
Selected filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2007 Sin City 2
Shellie
2007 The Other Side Max
Mackenzie
2007 Tinker Bell
Tinkerbell (voice) Filming
2006 Love and Other
Disasters Jacks
2006 Happy Feet Gloria
(voice)
2006 The Groomsmen Sue
2005 Sin City Shellie
2004 Little Black Book
Stacy
2003 Uptown Girls Molly
Gunn
2003 Spun Nikki
2003 Just Married Sarah
McNerney
2002 8 Mile Alex
2001 Sidewalks of New
York Ashley
2001 Don't Say a Word
Elisabeth Burrows
2001 Riding in Cars
with Boys Fay Forrester
2001 Summer Catch Dede
Mulligan
2000 Cherry Falls Jody
Marken
1998 David and Lisa
Lisa
1999 Girl, Interrupted
Daisy Randone
1999 Drop Dead Gorgeous
Lisa Swensen
1999 The Devil's
Arithmetic Rivkah
1998 Falling Sky Emily
Nicholson
1997 Drive Deliverance
Bodine
1996 Freeway Rhonda
1995 Clueless Tai
Fraiser
1995 Victim of the
Night Julia Newland
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