RIP Brittany Murphy Dies at 32

The movie-watching world was stunned this morning to wake to reports that actress Brittany Murphy had died of cardiac arrest.   TMZ first reported, and it was later confirmed, that the 32-year-old actress had gone into full cardiac arrest this morning at her home and was pronounced dead on arrival.

Though her passing is untimely, Murphy pushed her acting career in the last 15 year, appearing in dozens of films since her breakout turn in CLUELESS.   She also had memorable turns in DON”T SAY A WORD, 8 MILE, JUST MARRIED, and SIN CITY.

In May of 2007, Murphy married screenwriter Simon Monjack.   She had mentioned in recent weeks that the two were hoping to have a child in the coming year.

Though she was most noted as an actress, Brittany Murphy had interests in becoming a singer.   In 2006, she sang on a Paul Oakenfold track, “Faster Kill Pussycat,” a track that reached number 7 in the UK singles charts.   We leave you with the video for this song in her honor.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to her family.