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'''Brittany Anne Murphy''' (born '''Brittany Bertolotti''' on November 10, 1977) is an American actress and singer.
Biography
Early life
Murphy was born in Atlanta, Georgia to Angelo Bertolotti (an Italian American racketeering criminal) and Sharon Murphy, who is of Irish American and Eastern European descent. Murphy's parents divorced shortly after her birth, and she was raised in Edison, New Jersey and Burbank, California by her single, working-class mother; she has had little contact with her father since the divorce. Murphy was raised a Baptist and remains a practicing Christian.
When she was nine years old, Murphy landed a singing role in a musical version of ''
Les Misérables'', and had signed on with a manager by the time she turned thirteen.
Career
Murphy landed her first job in Hollywood when she was fourteen, starring as Brenda Drexell in the television series ''Drexell's Class''. She then went on to play Molly Morgan in the short lived ''The Torkelsons'' spinoff ''Almost Home''. She was also the lead singer of the band ''Blessed With Soul'' in the early 1990s, and was at one time signed on to play late singer Janis Joplin in a biography, but the film was not made because of legal disputes over music rights.
Murphy has since starred in many successful films, including ''
Clueless'' (1995), ''
8 Mile'' (2002) and ''
Uptown Girls'' (2003) as well as many lesser known films, such as ''
Spun'' (2003). She has also appeared on several television series, including ''Sister, Sister'', ''Boy Meets World'' and as the voice of Luanne Platter on the long-running animated series ''
King of the Hill''.
She most recently appeared in the films ''
Little Black Book'' (2004), which was considered a critical and commercial failure, and the critically acclaimed ''
Sin City'' (2005). Also in August 2005, Brittany co-presented UK music show CD:UK along side Holly Willoughby.
In the Spring of 2006, Paul Oakenfold along with Brittany Murphy released the single "Faster Kill Pussycat", with the album ''A Lively Mind'' to be released June 6 in the United States. The song has become a club hit, and hit number one on ''Billboard magazine's'' Hot Dance Club Play chart. It also hit number seven in the UK singles chart in June 2006.
In May of 2006, Maxim magazine named Murphy #49 on its annual http://www.maximonline.com/slideshows/index.aspx?slideId=1954&imgCollectId=94&src=wiki Hot 100 List. She is also featured in their http://www.maximonline.com/girls_of_maxim/pictures_and_bio/733/BrittanyMurphy.girl?src=wiki Girls of Maxim Gallery.
She will be the first actress to provide a voice for the animated Tinkerbell in upcoming Disney
