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Brittany Murphy died yesterday at the age of 32 after reportedly suffering a cardiac arrest at her home in Los Angeles. Born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1977, she secured her first acting role at 14 and appeared in a number of TV series, including Frasier, Party Of Five and Boy Meets World.
Her film career took off after starring opposite Alicia Silverstone in the modern-day Emma spin Clueless. The husky-voiced actress later appeared in Girl, Interrupted opposite Winona Ryder and Angelina Jolie, Just Married with then boyfriend Ashton Kucher, and as Eminem's girlfriend in 8 Mile. A talented singer, she also scored a chart hit in 2006 with 'Faster Kill Pussycat', a track from Paul Oakenfold's album A Lively Mind. Murphy married screenwriter Simon Monjack in 2007.
Digital Spy takes a look back at Brittany Murphy's career in pictures.
Her film career took off after starring opposite Alicia Silverstone in the modern-day Emma spin Clueless. The husky-voiced actress later appeared in Girl, Interrupted opposite Winona Ryder and Angelina Jolie, Just Married with then boyfriend Ashton Kucher, and as Eminem's girlfriend in 8 Mile. A talented singer, she also scored a chart hit in 2006 with 'Faster Kill Pussycat', a track from Paul Oakenfold's album A Lively Mind. Murphy married screenwriter Simon Monjack in 2007.
Digital Spy takes a look back at Brittany Murphy's career in pictures.
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