BRITTANY MURPHY (Nov. 10, 1977 – Dec. 20, 2009) is an American actress and recording artist. She starred in films such as Just Married, Clueless, Girl, Interrupted, 8 Mile, Sin City, The Dead Girl, and Riding in Cars with Boys. Murphy was reportedly in full cardiac arrest when Los Angeles Fire Dept. paramedics responded to a 911 from her husband’s Los Angeles home at 8 a.m. Attempts to revive her were not successful, and she was pronounced dead upon arrival at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. PICTURED: Nov 07, 2006; Hollywood, CA, USA; Actress BRITTANY MURPHY during arrivals at the Premiere Magazine and Livestyle Entertainments Premiere party for ‘The Dead Girl”’held at the Premiere Lounge.

Brittany Murphy died early this morning after she went into full cardiac arrest and could not be revived, multiple sources reported to TMZ. She was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on December 20, 2009 after her husband, Simon Monjack, called emergency services. The “Clueless” actress was pronounced dead on arrival. Murphy was recently seen at the premier of “Across The Hall” in Beverly Hills and looked very skinny but in good spirits. Not long before that on November 28 2009 her husband Simon was rushed to the hospital after landing at the LAX airport, he is okay and doing well but the unfortunate death of his wife id heart breaking. This story is still developing and more details to be reported later. Archived Images: Yet another celebrity looks like she’s getting sort of poochy and maybe pregnant these days–Brittany Murphy. She attracts the usual crowd of gawkers while shopping at Kitson in West Hollywood.