Director Alex Merkin, who directed Across the Hall (2009), the last Murphy picture to be released during her lifetime, tells Us he considers her to be on par with James Dean and Marilyn Monroe.
He claims that she was one of those celebrities who had a promising career but never realized it. “She was a unique, gifted, and intelligent actress who passed away far too soon.”
Trista Jordan, a makeup artist who worked with Murphy on the 2014 film Something Wicked, tells Us that she often regrets she could have done more to rescue the celebrity.
Many people’s hearts were touched by Brittany. She was really a darling, but I don’t believe she was in the appropriate kind of company. I believe she would still be alive today if she had never met Simon Monjack.
Although Murphy is known for her lively personality, many who knew her well spoke of an underlying melancholy that could have contributed to her demise.
