Brittany Murphy was an American actress and singer who died in 2009 at the age of 32 from an accidental drug overdose. She began her career in the 1990s starring in films like Clueless and Girl, Interrupted and also sang in a band and contributed music to movie soundtracks. On December 20, 2009, firefighters responded to her Los Angeles home where she had collapsed in the bathroom and was pronounced dead after being transported to the hospital.