Brittany Murphy was born Brittany Anne Bertolotti on November 10, 1977 in Atlanta, Georgia, to Sharon Kathleen Murphy and Angelo Joseph Bertolotti. Her father’s ancestry is Italian, and her mother is of Irish and Slovak descent. Her father moved the family back to Edison, New Jersey as a native New Yorker and to be closer to other siblings from previous marriages. While dining out one night in the presence of Hollywood royalty, Brittany at the age of 5 approached an adjoining table when Academy Award nominee Burt Reynolds and George Segal were seated. Brittany introduced herself to the Hollywood legends and confidently told them that someday she too would be a star.She comes from a long line of international musicians and performers with three half-brothers and a sister. Angelo Bertolotti was torn from their tight-knit family as a made-man with the Italian Mafia. The Senior Bertolotti, who coined the nickname of “Britt”” for his daughter, was also an entrepreneur and diplomat for organized crime families and one of the first to be subjected to a RICO prosecution. Brittany’s interests and well-being were always her father’s first goal and objective. To distance his talented daughter from his infamous past, Angelo allowed Sharon to use her maiden name for Brittany’s, so that her shining star would not be overshadowed by a father’s past, with the couple divorcing thereafter.Brittany began receiving accolades and applause in regional theater at the early age of 9. At the age of 13, she landed several national commercials. She appeared on television and caught the attention of a personal manager and an agent. Soon, Brittany’s mother Sharon turned full-time to being a “”Stage Mom”” where Angelo provided financial support throughout and their relationship is memorialized with a long and close history in pictures. The hopeful daughter and mother moved to Burbank, CA, where Brittany landed her first television role on Blossom (1990). Hearts and doors opened up for a starring role on Drexell’s Class (1991), a short lived TV series.Brittany’s big screen movie debut started with Clueless (1995), where she was co-starring with Alicia Silverstone. Britt soared, demonstrating her musical and artistic talents with dramatic and comedic roles landing a nomination for best leading female performance in the Young Artist Awards for her role in the television film David and Lisa (1998). She garnered tremendous attention for her role in Girl, Interrupted (1999) with Academy Award winner Angelina Jolie. Brittany’s band, “”Blessed Soul”” was growing with her as lead singer and Britt lent her vocal talents to the TV hit, cartoon sensation, King of the Hill (1997) as the voice of Luanne.She is alleged to have been a witness in the case of the former Department of Homeland Security employee and persecuted whistleblower Julia Davis. According to Davis, Brittany and her fiancée Simon Monjack were then targeted for retaliation that included land and aerial surveillance and a threatened prosecution. Monjack was arrested and detained by the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Brittany and Simon confided in Alex Ben Block of the Hollywood Reporter, telling him in an interview that they were under surveillance by helicopters and their telephones have been wiretapped. This information was published by THR posthumously, in an article entitled “”The Last Difficult Days of Brittany Murphy.””On December 20, 2009, Brittany Murphy died an untimely death. The LAPD and Los Angeles County Coroner closed the case within one hour, attributing her death to pneumonia and anemia. Five months after Brittany’s unexpected demise, her husband Simon Monjack was found dead in the house he shared with Brittany. The chief/spokesperson at the Los Angeles County Dept of Coroner, Craig Harvey, stated that Simon also died from the same exact causes as his wife, namely pneumonia and anemia. Neither Brittany, nor Simon, were given a thorough and complete forensic autopsy for poisons. Brittany’s father, Angelo “”AJ”” Bertolotti, is pursuing the investigation of the true reasons behind Brittany’s and Simon’s sudden demise, as he believes that the two were murdered. Abnormally high levels of heavy metals and poisons were discovered in Brittany’s hair, tested by two other independent forensic labs with famed Pathologist, attorney Cyril Wecht concluded from the appearances, Brittany could have been murdered and should be exhumed. Her father Angelo is preparing court actions to ensure she obtains justice.”
Brittany Murphy
Movies
Just Married
Charming, relatively poor, somewhat goofy Tom falls in love with haughty snob tycoon McNerney’s spoiled daughter Sarah, who was destined for a more socialite match, such as slick Peter Prentiss. They still get married and fly to Europe for a romantic honeymoon Tom can’t afford. Their love gets tested dangerously…
Fun Facts
when any form of naturalistic acting wasn't seen on screen before. She really cinematically changed things by showing natural emotions within that heightened reality. She was also a sex symbol at the same time. I love Giulietta Masina
Quotes
I don't read the script a zillion times, I don't like to analyze things and my mind can go there very easily.
I think they should take everyone who works for The National Enquirer and The Star, and everyone who works for Us Weekly, and put them all to work looking for terrorists. I think they would find the terrorists. All of them. It would be genius!
I have always seen myself as one of those 'show people'. My earliest memories are wanting and needing to entertain people, like a gypsy traveler who goes from place to place, city to city, performing for audiences and reaching people.
Home is where my mom is.
I can play any instrument if you give me 20 minutes.
I'm a creative person. I have always chosen people who are entertaining themselves.
I ask a lot because I'm very curious - especially about ex-girlfriends. I'm pretty good at getting the answers, too.
I'm not someone who has generally kept the same hair color. I like to be able to change it. You know, if you can't change your surroundings, change your hair color.
Everybody has difficult years, but a lot of times the difficult years end up being the greatest years of your whole entire life, if you survive them.
I would love to be a man for a day, just to see what it's like.
I find this life so interesting.
I don't think Hollywood per se is supposed to be taken seriously, otherwise, dear Lord, that would be frightening.
I don't even take myself seriously, so how could I possibly take Hollywood seriously?
I consider myself a character actor.
Tired is not a word in my vocabulary.
The older I get, the more I embrace my own idiosyncrasies.
Sticking to your values, listening to your instincts, making your own choices is so important.
If I could be a third of the woman that my mom is and have a third of the strength that she has, then I will have done good by this life.
I'm an actor. It's my job.
God forgot to give me the jealous bone.
Everyone has a devil and angel on their shoulder, tempting them to do something.
Curiosity may have killed the cat, but I'm very curious. I always ask tons and tons of questions.
As the years pass, the more life reaffirms to me that being a strong woman is the right choice.
You actually can make it, no matter what. I truly am a firm believer in that. Eminem's living proof.
I have always wanted to be really tall for a day. That's kind of a superficial thing. I'm 5'3, but for one day I would love to be 5'9 and tower over everybody.
I'm tardy sometimes. I would like to be more orderly and timely.
I'm really happy with what I'm doing with my life.
I'm not a wealth of knowledge. I have had four and a half boyfriends in my life and I have gone on two dates.
I'm a Christian. I go to church when I can. I was raised Baptist. I went to a Lutheran school. I'm a nondenominational practicing Christian. I have a lot of faith.
I would like to be very, very, very, very old. With all the technology we are inventing and what they are coming up with scientifically, people are having longer lifetimes.
I think anybody would be lying if they say they didn't try to control something at some point or another.
I just love gaining wisdom, any bit where I can get it. Unfortunately, it takes most of the time.
I don't talk about relationships in print any more. That's one great thing I have learned.
Have a sense of humor about life.
Individuality is vitally important. When people start to lose their individuality, they start to lose themselves.
If I was ever to pursue singing professionally, it would be on my own terms with no creative compromise.
I have noticed there are alter egos within what I have been writing, so I don't know if it's life affecting art or art affecting life.
I have never had to gain weight for a role. Everybody says that's a difficult thing to do, to gain and then lose. But I have never had to go through that.
I have been trained in dancing and I used to be quite good, though I am a bit rusty right now. But I could probably brush up in a couple of months.
Some secrets should remain secrets, but I'm not sure I can think of myself that way.
Singing is such a joy. I was never formally trained in acting or singing. I have been singing since I was born.
Once you are working, you get in the dirt of things. You get your feet dirty - that's part of the job, so no dirt makeup under the nails. It's real.
My sense of history is not very good.
It's good to play all types of personalities. Embracing individuality is one of the greatest things you can do.
I am a serial monogamist so it's hard for me to get a date as it is. One thing I did learn from my last relationship is not to speak about relationships any more.
When I was younger, I had a mature-sounding voice, and the things the music companies wanted me to do were not what I wanted to do.
When I was 14 I could have veered off in two different directions and done one or the other, acting or music. I chose acting and continued writing and doing music for myself.
Voice work still requires a strong sense of character.
The most joy that I could possibly get in life is being around my eight nieces and nephews and my family.
I love Clara Bow. She was the original "It girl"". The phrase was coined for her. It was the 1920s