In the HBO Max documentary, Chris Snyder, the star’s first agent in Los Angeles, remembered that “Brittany was 14 when she came into the offices.”
TV was entertaining, but Brittany’s deepest desire was to become a movie star. She wanted to appear in movies.
Murphy’s big break came in 1995 when he starred in Clueless as a sulky high school kid. She then costarred with Angelina Jolie and Winona Ryder.
Who became a close friend, in the critically acclaimed 1999 film Girl, Interrupted. She became an in-demand It Girl after her remarkable performance in 2002 as rapper Eminem’s love interest in 8 Mile.
After that, there were around 20 credits, including voiceovers for Happy Feet’s Gloria the Penguin and King of the Hill’s Luanne.
She had perfect timing. She had a sense of humor. She had a tendency to be theatrical. The late Penny Marshall, who directed Murphy in the 2001 film Riding in Cars with Boys, told The Hollywood Reporter, “She was a terrific actress.”
