(LATEST) Brittany Murphy died of Heart Attack - RIP

OMG, another Hollywood actress was found dead today. Brittany Murphy was known with hit movies like Sin City, Ramen Girl, Little Black Book, Just Married and many more. I had just watched Ramen Girl recently on Astro, quite shocking to hear this news. She's cute and funny in the movies. I liked the movie Just Married which she acted next to Aston Kutcher. I know many will miss the way she laughs. RIP!

Brittany Murphy (1977 - 2009)

LOS ANGELES: Actress Brittany Murphy, who got her start in the sleeper hit Clueless and rose to stardom in 8 Mile, died Sunday in Los Angeles. She was 32.

Murphy was pronounced dead at 10:04am at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, hospital spokeswoman Sally Stewart said. Stewart would not provide a cause of death or any other information.

Murphy was transported to the hospital after the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a call at 8am at the home she shared with her husband, British screenwriter Simon Monjack, in the Hollywood Hills.

Los Angeles police have opened an investigation into Murphy's death, Officer Norma Eisenman said. Detectives and coroner's officials were at Murphy and Monjack's home above the Sunset Strip on Sunday afternoon but did not talk to reporters. Paparazzi were camped outside.

Neighbor Clare Staples said she saw firefighters working to resuscitate the actress Sunday morning. She said Murphy was on a stretcher and "looked as though she was dead at the scene."

Murphy's husband, wearing pajama bottoms and no shoes, appeared "dazed" as firefighters tried to save her, Staples said. "It's just tragic," she added.

Murphy's father, Angelo Bertolotti, said he learned of her death from his son, the actress's brother, and was stunned.

"She was just an absolute doll since she was born," Bertolotti said from his Branford, Florida, home. "Her personality was always outward. Everybody loved her - people that made movies with her, people on a cruise - they all loved her. She was just a regular gal."

He said he hadn't heard much about the circumstances of Murphy's death. Bertolotti divorced her mother when Murphy was young and hadn't seen Murphy in the past few years.

Born Nov 10, 1977, in Atlanta, Murphy grew up in New Jersey and later moved with her mother Sharon to Los Angeles to pursue acting.

Her career started in the early 1990s with small roles in television series, commercials and movies. She is best known for parts in Girl, Interrupted, Clueless and 8 Mile.

Her on-screen roles declined in recent years, but Murphy's voice gave life to numerous animated characters, including Luanne Platter on more than 200 episodes of Fox's King of the Hill and Gloria the penguin in the 2006 feature Happy Feet.

She is due to appear in Sylvester Stallone's upcoming film, The Expendables, set for release next year.

She dated Ashton Kutcher, who co-starred with Murphy in 2003's romantic comedy Just Married.

Kutcher sent a message on Twitter Sunday morning about Murphy's death: "2day the world lost a little piece of sunshine," Kutcher wrote. "My deepest condolences go out 2 Brittany's family, her husband, & her amazing mother Sharon." - AP

SOURCE : The Star