Brittany Murphy (November 10, 1977 – December 20, 2009) was an American actress and singer. She starred in films such as Clueless, Girl, Interrupted, 8 Mile, Sin City and Riding in Cars with Boys, and performed vocals on a range of films and with dance musician Paul Oakenfold, together garnering a number one dance music hit in the United States in 2006.At 8:00 a.m. (16:00 UTC) on December 20, 2009, the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to "a medical requestat the Los Angeles home Murphy and Monjack shared. She apparently collapsed in a bathroomFirefighters attempted to resuscitate Murphy on the scene, and she was subsequently transported to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead on arrival at 10:04 a.m. after going into cardiac arrestCause of death is yet to be determined, but Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter told the Associated Press: "It appears to be naturalFull results will not be known until an autopsy is performed, and experts have looked into her medical records and toxicology reports
