According to sources over at TMZ.comand the New York Daily News, actress Brittany Murphy has died at the age of 32. Reports are that a 911 call was made early this morning from her husband, Simon Monjack. Murphy was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and pronounced dead on arrival after going into full cardiac arrest and could not be revived.
Probably best known for her work as the made-over Tai in Amy Heckerling’s Clueless, Murphy was recently replaced on the set of her latest starring vehicle, The Caller, for being a disruption and hindering production. Her replacement, Rachelle Lefevre, herself was recently replaced in the Twilight series by Evan Rachel Wood. Murphy’s rep stated “creative differences” as the reason for the split.
News of this was made light of on the Dec. 5 episode of Saturday Night Live. After Seth Meyers reported Murphy’s “detriment to production”, cast member Abby Elliott came out to the Weekend Update set as Murphy, parodying her as a ditzy airhead who believed she was actually hosting that evening’s episode before leaving with her infamous line reading from Don’t Say a Word, “I’ll never tell.”
Her other credits include Drop Dead Gorgeous, *8 Mile, Just Married, Spun, Summer Catch, Riding in Cars with Boys, *and *Sin City. *She will also be seen in the upcoming The Expendables. Of course the entire Cinematical team would like to share our condolences with Ms. Murphy’s friends and family.
