Brittany Murphy has died at the age of 32. Murphy suffered cardiac arrest at the home of her husband, Simon Monjack, and was transported to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, where she was pronounced dead at 10:04 a.m.
In the accompanying photo, Brittany Murphy plays a shy teen in the wildly popular, 1995 film, 'Clueless,' also starring Alicia Silverstone. It was the role that kicked off Murphy's promising career. Actress Brittany Murphy died of natural causes: official
Paramount Pictures
Brittany Murphy plays Elisabeth Burrows, a woman suffering from post traumatic stress disorder, who holds valuable code that could save her psychiatrist's family in the 2001 psychological thriller, 'Don't Say a Word.'
20th Century Fox
Brittany Murphy plays Fay Forrester, in the 2001 drama, 'Riding in Cars With Boys.' The film stars Drew Barrymore, an aspiring writer who gets pregnant and married at 15, but eventually puts her career plans into action.
Columbia Pictures
Brittany Murphy in a scene with rapper-actor Eminem in the 2002 film, '8 Mile.' Murphy plays Alex, an aspiring model and Eminem's love interest.
Universal Studios
Brittany Murphy stars alongside Ashton Kutcher in the 2003 romantic comedy, 'Just Married.' The newlyweds' love is put to the test during their European honeymoon, where everything goes wrong.
20th Century Fox
In the 2003 comedy, 'Uptown Girls', Brittany Murphy plays Molly Gunn, the daughter of a late rock-and-roll legend. When she loses her father's assets, she is forced to get a job as a nanny to 8-year-old Ray, played by Dakota fanning.
MGM
Brittany Murphy plays Stacy in the 2004 film, 'Little Black Book.' Stacy is an associate producer who snoops through her boyfriend's palm pilot and finds photos and phone numbers of his ex-girlfriends.
Columbia Pictures
Brittany Murphy plays the role of Shelley, in the dark, comic book-style film, 'Sin City.' The film also stars Bruce Willis, Jessica Alba, Mickey Rourke and Rosario Dawson.
Dimension Films
Brittany Murphy plays the voice of penguin, Gloria, in the 2006 comedy film, 'Happy Feet.'
Warner Bros.
Brittany Murphy, cast member of the film '8 Mile,' arrives to a screening of the film in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2002.
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Brittany Murphy, a cast member in the film 'The Dead Girl,' poses for photographers at the premiere of the film at the AFI Film Fest 2006 in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2006.
AP Photo/Chris Pizzello
U.S. actress Brittany Murphy arrives to launch the summer sale of the Harrods department store in central London, Monday June 27, 2005.
AP Photo/Matt Dunham
Actress Brittany Murphy, who provides voice work for the animated film 'Happy Feet,' poses at the premiere of the film at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles, Sunday, Nov. 12, 2006.
AP Photo/Chris Pizzello
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