Brittany Murphy died early this morning after she went into full cardiac arrest and could not be revived, multiple sources tell TMZ.

She was 32.

A 911 call was made at 8:00 AM from a home in Los Angeles that is listed as belonging to her husband, Simon Monjack, the Los Angeles City Fire Department tells TMZ.

We're told Murphy was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center where she was pronounced dead on arrival.

Murphy starred in such films as "Clueless," "8 Mile," and "Don't Say a Word."


http://www.tmz.com/2009/12/20/brittany-murphy-dies-cardiac-arrest/

wtf?!?!?!

Holy cow!

That's terrible!

WHAT!???? :eek2:

wow well RIP :( so unexpected and shocking...

Incredible. I'm really shocked by this. :(

:rip: Brittany Murphy.

WTF? This is very sad. Good Grief!

:crying: :rip:

I am so shocked about this.. RIP Brittany :(

:rip: I am speechless!

Can't say I was a huge fan of her but I wasn't expecting to hear about this today.

Very shocking and sad. Wow. :( The only movie of hers I saw was Clueless. She was great in that. I remember watching her on the short lived shows Almost Home and Drexell's Class, and of course she was the voice of Luanne Platter on King of the Hill, one of my favorite shows. R.I.P. Brittany. :(

I wasn't a huge fan but she was great in Clueless, Don't Say A Word and in smaller roles in movies like Drop Dead Gorgeous. RIP

I saw her in movies like Clueless and Girl Interrupted, but what I remember her most for was Sarah, Tia and Tamera's best friend on Sister, Sister. :rip: Brittany.

I wasn't a huge fan but she was great in Clueless, Don't Say A Word and in smaller roles in movies like Drop Dead Gorgeous. RIP

Yeah, Don't Say a Word is one of my favorites of her work. I haven't seen it in a long time though; I have it on DVD so I may pop it in sometime soon.

She is due to appear in Stallone's upcoming action flick The Expendables. In the footage that was released I don't recall seeing her in it so I don't know how much of it she will be appearing in.

Yeah, Don't Say a Word is one of my favorites of her work. I haven't seen it in a long time though; I have it on DVD so I may pop it in sometime soon.

She is due to appear in Stallone's upcoming action flick The Expendables. In the footage that was released I don't recall seeing her in it so I don't know how much of it she will be appearing in.
If her role has to be recast or scrapped, I'm sure they'd include her footage on the DVD as an extra. Didn't they do the same thing with Aaliyah in her last movie (Queen something? The title escapes me.)?

If her role has to be recast or scrapped, I'm sure they'd include her footage on the DVD as an extra. Didn't they do the same thing with Aaliyah in her last movie (Queen something? The title escapes me.)?

That was Queen of the Damned and no; she completed the movie before her death.

That was Queen of the Damned and no; she completed the movie before her death.
She did? OK, I was under the impression that they had to recast her role. Thanks for the correction!

She did? OK, I was under the impression that they had to recast her role. Thanks for the correction!

Yeah she completed it. She was the lead in it.
The movie is crap though.

Edit: She was due to film her roles in The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions at the time of her death.

She did? OK, I was under the impression that they had to recast her role. Thanks for the correction!
That just infuriates me when movies and TV series recast roles of people who have died. It makes it seem like they care more about money than the loss of the person. It's been forever since Joy Garrett on Days passed away while waiting for a transplant, but I was livid when I found out that they recast her role. Don't these people have any regard for human spirit? I mean, if it was a pivotal role, they can always rewrite it. Sorry but that's just my take on it.

That just infuriates me when movies and TV series recast roles of people who have died. It makes it seem like they care more about money than the loss of the person. It's been forever since Joy Garrett on Days passed away while waiting for a transplant, but I was livid when I found out that they recast her role. Don't these people have any regard for human spirit? I mean, if it was a pivotal role, they can always rewrite it. Sorry but that's just my take on it.
I totally understand.

That just infuriates me when movies and TV series recast roles of people who have died. It makes it seem like they care more about money than the loss of the person. It's been forever since Joy Garrett on Days passed away while waiting for a transplant, but I was livid when I found out that they recast her role. Don't these people have any regard for human spirit? I mean, if it was a pivotal role, they can always rewrite it. Sorry but that's just my take on it.

The worst example of this that I can think of was the horrendous decision to attempt to recast the role of Roger Thorpe on Guiding Light after Michael Zaslow was fired (for the sin of developing Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) and later passed away. It was a blasphemy to even think that someone could fill that role that Zaslow created, defined and was forever associated with.

Still burns my behind to this day to think about that! :mad:

The worst example of this that I can think of was the horrendous decision to attempt to recast the role of Roger Thorpe on Guiding Light after Michael Zaslow was fired (for the sin of developing Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) and later passed away. It was a blasphemy to even think that someone could fill that role that Zaslow created, defined and was forever associated with.

Still burns my behind to this day to think about that! :mad:
ME, TOO!!! My grandfather died of ALS (though he wasn't diagnosed until 2001 and passed on in 2002), so this hits home to me. I was very sad to hear about Mr. Zaslow's illness and infuriated at the callous way he was treated by the show's producers and Procter & Gamble. Talk about kicking someone when he's down. :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

Yeah she completed it. She was the lead in it.
The movie is crap though.

Edit: She was due to film her roles in The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions at the time of her death.
The Matrix movies, those must have been what I was thinking of. Thanks again!

The Matrix movies, those must have been what I was thinking of. Thanks again!

Yeah, I don't know if you've seen them but she was the initial choice for the role of 'Zee'. After her death the role went to Nona Gaye, daughter of Marvin Gaye.

Yeah, I don't know if you've seen them but she was the initial choice for the role of 'Zee'. After her death the role went to Nona Gaye, daughter of Marvin Gaye.
I've never watched the Matrix movies, but at the time they were released I worked in a movie theater and read all the trade magazines. I do remember hearing about Nona Gaye joining the Matrix sequels.

:rip:

It's kind of strange to watch King of the Hill now and realize that "Luanne" is gone. I always liked that character (the great thing about that show is that no matter how offbeat, Judge managed to make them all sympathetic), and it's going to take a while to get used to knowing that Ms. Murphy is gone. :(

It's kind of strange to watch King of the Hill now and realize that "Luanne" is gone. I always liked that character (the great thing about that show is that no matter how offbeat, Judge managed to make them all sympathetic), and it's going to take a while to get used to knowing that Ms. Murphy is gone. :(
:yeahthat

ME, TOO!!! My grandfather died of ALS (though he wasn't diagnosed until 2001 and passed on in 2002), so this hits home to me. I was very sad to hear about Mr. Zaslow's illness and infuriated at the callous way he was treated by the show's producers and Procter & Gamble. Talk about kicking someone when he's down. :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

I recall you mentioning your grandpa's illness; I'm very sorry, that must have been awful for him and your whole family to experience.

I had a cousin who died of it; he lived with it for about 9 years but in the final few he was virtually just existing.

At any rate, I think we agree on recasting. It really needs to be done with caution and respect, if it is done at all; and in Zaslow's case it should never have been done.

I recall you mentioning your grandpa's illness; I'm very sorry, that must have been awful for him and your whole family to experience.

I had a cousin who died of it; he lived with it for about 9 years but in the final few he was virtually just existing.

At any rate, I think we agree on recasting. It really needs to be done with caution and respect, if it is done at all; and in Zaslow's case it should never have been done.
Thank you so much for your kind words. My grandpa died in 2002 at the age of 84 - about 20 months after his diagnosis. Thank God he didn't have to suffer for too long. He passed away at home - in his favorite chair - peacefully. We all miss him - he was my last surviving grandparent. Michael Zaslow and his wife co-wrote a book called Not That Man Anymore - which is definitely worth reading. Just have a box of tissues with you!!

At any rate, I think we agree on recasting. It really needs to be done with caution and respect, if it is done at all

I wouldn't really say it was a recast but for Heath Ledger's final movie The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell completed Ledger's role.

It worked plotwise since the man's appearance changes as he travels between imaginary worlds. I'm curious to see how this is.

I wouldn't really say it was a recast but for Heath Ledger's final movie The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell completed Ledger's role.

It worked plotwise since the man's appearance changes as he travels between imaginary worlds. I'm curious to see how this is.

Yeah that one might actually have worked since Ledger wasn't really strongly associated with something that hadn't even come out yet, plus as you said, the otherworldly aspect of it might make the recasting less unbelievable.