# TMZ: 'Sin City' Actress Brittany Murphy Dead **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 20, 2009, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmz-sin-city-actress-brittany-murphy-dead/521976 "2009-12-20T19:15:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2009, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmz-sin-city-actress-brittany-murphy-dead/521976/21 "2009-12-20T20:19:41Z")
imdb lists one film “in production”, don’t know if her work on that had finished . . . . . . one film in “pre-production”, I imagine she hadn’t worked on that yet and will have to be replaced, . . . but three films in “post-production”, so even if it’s just those three that is a lengthy posthumous filmography. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2009, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmz-sin-city-actress-brittany-murphy-dead/521976/22 "2009-12-20T20:28:57Z")
SNL just [parodied Murphy](http://www.hulu.com/watch/113212/saturday-night-live-update-brittany-murphy#s-p2-sr-i3) recently. Don’t know how long it’ll stay on Hulu given the news… ---
**Author:** ![tumbleddown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tumbleddown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tumbleddown)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2009, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmz-sin-city-actress-brittany-murphy-dead/521976/23 "2009-12-20T20:35:53Z")
> [@Aesiron](#): > > “Sin City Actress”? Is that really the role she’s best known for? I’d think she’s better known for at least four other films amongst her _female_ demographic (which would be her core fans) but most entertainment writers are men, hence, the nod to her rather small role in “Sin City” over anything else. > [@Justin\_Bailey](#): > > Isn’t cardiac arrest just Hollywood-speak for drug overdose? I hope I’m wrong, but something tells me I’m not. It could be, but along with the drug rumors, she had a swirl of eating disorder rumors, and eating disorders can and do kill. Cardiac damage is frequent, add in another stressor and it can be a deadly situation, see: Karen Carpenter. Despite the drug rumors, no one seems to have ever had anything bad to say about her. Her Hollywood friends and former co-stars on Twitter are all pointing out everything that was cool about her, and lamenting that lately things seem to have been falling apart for her, a six-month spiral. It’s a shame. ---
**Author:** ![torie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/77aa72/32.png) [@torie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/torie)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2009, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmz-sin-city-actress-brittany-murphy-dead/521976/24 "2009-12-20T20:43:17Z")
The LA coroner confirmed that she died this morning. It’s on the Wikipedia page now. [http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ktla-brittaney-murphy,0,614448.story](http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ktla-brittaney-murphy,0,614448.story) ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2009, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmz-sin-city-actress-brittany-murphy-dead/521976/25 "2009-12-20T20:44:24Z")
I only knew her from **8 Mile** , but from just that she was my top choice to play **Harley Quinn** if they ever did a movie centered around her. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Svejk\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@Svejk\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Svejk_1)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2009, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmz-sin-city-actress-brittany-murphy-dead/521976/26 "2009-12-20T20:51:53Z")
> [@The\_Cleveland\_Steamer](#): > > This is a real loss. > > Not really. [QUOTE=Freudian Slit] Was this really necessary? She was a human being, you know. [/QUOTE] > [@The\_Cleveland\_Steamer](#): > > Was a human being. Now she is apparently rotting meat. I reported this last post. In my book, when someone dies at age 32, it is ALWAYS a loss. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2009, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmz-sin-city-actress-brittany-murphy-dead/521976/27 "2009-12-20T20:59:06Z")
Damn. I’m guessing drugs, that’s usually how these things go. Recent pics from a google search doesn’t quite paint her as a picture of health. It’s too bad, I kinda liked her. She was cute, and I’m a sucker for those sexy raspy voices. And you’re right Sage Rat. She would’ve made a perfect Harley Quinn. The role will have to go to [Joey Lauren Adams](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000725/) now. ---
**Author:** ![PeskiPiksi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e495f1/32.png) [@PeskiPiksi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PeskiPiksi)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2009, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmz-sin-city-actress-brittany-murphy-dead/521976/28 "2009-12-20T21:01:39Z")
This makes me sad. I’ve always liked her since her cute role in Clueless. And her poor family–right before Christmas… ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2009, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmz-sin-city-actress-brittany-murphy-dead/521976/29 "2009-12-20T21:08:34Z")
I saw her in “Just Married” with Ashton Kutcher. But I’ll always remember her for her 13 or so years as LuAnne on “King of the Hill”. I wonder if Adult Swim (which shows KOTH reruns) will have some kind of “In Memoriam” bumper. That would be a classy thing to do. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2009, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmz-sin-city-actress-brittany-murphy-dead/521976/30 "2009-12-20T21:09:46Z")
I’m know that I’m not her target demographic but I thought that she and Dakota Fanning did a good job in [Uptown Girls.](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0263757/) ---
**Author:** ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2009, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmz-sin-city-actress-brittany-murphy-dead/521976/31 "2009-12-20T21:10:40Z")
I liked her in _Clueless_ as well. Whenever I think of her, I think “Rollin’ with my homies…” ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2009, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmz-sin-city-actress-brittany-murphy-dead/521976/32 "2009-12-20T21:12:03Z")
> [@Svejk\_1](#): > > \ In my book, when someone dies at age 32, it is ALWAYS a loss. Seconded. She may have died from her own problems (drugs, eating disorders), but 32 is still too young to die, and that makes me a little sad. ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2009, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmz-sin-city-actress-brittany-murphy-dead/521976/33 "2009-12-20T21:18:50Z")
> [@cmyk](#): > > Damn. I’m guessing drugs, that’s usually how these things go. Recent pics from a google search doesn’t quite paint her as a picture of health. I’m saying drugs and a rampant eating disorder. Home girl was TINY lately. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2009, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmz-sin-city-actress-brittany-murphy-dead/521976/34 "2009-12-20T21:19:02Z")
So sad. I only knew her from _Riding in Cars With Boys_ and _Little Black Book._ ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2009, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmz-sin-city-actress-brittany-murphy-dead/521976/35 "2009-12-20T21:20:46Z")
> [@DiosaBellissima](#): > > Home girl 😕 ---
**Author:** ![DianaG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ab992/32.png) [@DianaG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DianaG)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2009, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmz-sin-city-actress-brittany-murphy-dead/521976/36 "2009-12-20T21:28:03Z")
That’s way harsh, Tai. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2009, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmz-sin-city-actress-brittany-murphy-dead/521976/37 "2009-12-20T21:29:48Z")
> [@ArchiveGuy](#): > > For a whlie, she was the insufferable “I’ll never tell” girl from those _Don’t Say a Word_ promos, but I think her most memorable roles were in _Clueless_, with _Girl, Interrupted_ and _8 Mile_ following close behind. If you haven’t seen\*\*\*[The Dead Girl](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0783238/fullcredits#cast)\*\*\*, see it. The peak of her career, as well as Kerry Washington’s. Check out that cast. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2009, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmz-sin-city-actress-brittany-murphy-dead/521976/38 "2009-12-20T21:30:53Z")
Wow. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2009, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmz-sin-city-actress-brittany-murphy-dead/521976/39 "2009-12-20T21:46:31Z")
Weird, I just watched Neverwas from my Netflix queue, she was in it and I wondered what she was doing lately. Certainly didn’t expect this. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2009, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmz-sin-city-actress-brittany-murphy-dead/521976/40 "2009-12-20T21:48:56Z")
I thought the “Sin City” actress thing was a bit odd–I associated her with Clueless. Though I guess was Sin City more recent? Oh well. Sad either way–she was so young! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmz-sin-city-actress-brittany-murphy-dead/521976.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmz-sin-city-actress-brittany-murphy-dead/521976.md?page=3)