Date of Birth: November 10, 1977
This Atlanta-born actress' parents split up when she was three and she then relocated with her mother to Edison, New Jersey. Murphy began putting on shows when she was a toddler and was acting in regional theater productions by the age of nine. As a preteen, Murphy hired a manager and began making Pizza Hut and Skittles candy commercials before heading to Hollywood with her mother in 1991. Murphy landed a role in her first series, the short-lived sitcom Drexell's Class that year. The following year, she made her film debut in the dysfunctional family drama Family Prayers.
Murphy married British screenwriter Simon Monjack in 2007. She died on December 20, 2009 of an apparent heart attack at age 32.
This Atlanta-born actress' parents split up when she was three and she then relocated with her mother to Edison, New Jersey. Murphy began putting on shows when she was a toddler and was acting in regional theater productions by the age of nine. As a preteen, Murphy hired a manager and began making Pizza Hut and Skittles candy commercials before heading to Hollywood with her mother in 1991. Murphy landed a role in her first series, the short-lived sitcom Drexell's Class that year. The following year, she made her film debut in the dysfunctional family drama Family Prayers.
Murphy married British screenwriter Simon Monjack in 2007. She died on December 20, 2009 of an apparent heart attack at age 32.
Movie Title / Year / Character
Something Wicked (2012) stars as Susan
Abandoned (2010) stars as Mary Walsh
Across the Hall (2009) stars as June
The Ramen Girl (2009) stars as Abby
Deadline (2009) stars as Alice
MegaFault (2009) - TM stars as Dr. Amy Lane
Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs (2008) - VI stars as Colleen (voice)
Love and Other Disasters (2006) aka Love (et ses petits désastres) (France) stars as Emily 'Jacks' Jackson
Happy Feet (2006) stars as Gloria (voice)
The Groomsmen (2006) stars as Sue
The Dead Girl (2006) stars as Krista
Neverwas (2005) stars as Maggie Paige
Sin City (2005) aka Frank Miller's Sin City stars as Shellie
Little Black Book (2004) stars as Stacy
Uptown Girls (2003) stars as Molly Gunn
Good Boy! (2003) stars as Nelly (voice)
Just Married (2003) aka Voll verheiratet (Germany) stars as Sarah McNerney
Spun (2002) stars as Nikki
8 Mile (2002) aka 8 Mile (Germany) stars as Alex
Something In Between (2002) stars as Sky
Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) stars as Fay Hope Forrester
Don't Say a Word (2001) stars as Elisabeth Burrows
Summer Catch (2001) stars as Dede Mulligan
Sidewalks of New York (2001) stars as Ashley
The Audition (2000) stars as Daniella
Cherry Falls (2000) stars as Jody Marken
Angels! (2000) stars as Nurse Bellows
Trixie (2000) stars as Ruby Pearli
Common Ground (2000) - TV stars as Dorothy Nelson
The Devil's Arithmetic (1999) - TV stars as Rivkah
Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999) aka Gnadenlos schön (Germany) stars as Lisa Swenson
Girl, Interrupted (1999) aka Durchgeknallt (Germany) stars as Daisy Randone
The Prophecy II (1998) aka God's Army II stars as Izzy
Phoenix (1998) stars as Veronica
Zack and Reba (1998) stars as Reba Simpson
David and Lisa (1998) - TV aka Oprah Winfrey Presents: David and Lisa stars as Lisa
Bongwater (1998) stars as Mary
Falling Sky (1998) stars as Emily Nicholson
Drive (1997) stars as Deliverance Bodine
Pepper Ann (1997) - TV aka Disney's Pepper Ann stars as Tank the 8th grader
King of the Hill (1997) - TV stars as Luanne Platter/Joseph Gribble (Age 12)
Double Jeopardy (1996) - TV aka Victim of the Night stars as Julia Marie Neuland
Freeway (1996) stars as Rhonda
Clueless (1995) aka I Was a Teenage Teenager stars as Tai Fraiser
Family Prayers (1993) aka A Family Divided stars as Elise
Almost Home (1993) - TV aka The Torkelsons: Almost Home stars as Molly Morgan
Drexell's Class (1991) - TV stars as Brenda Drexell
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