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| US actress Brittany Murphy dies | US actress Brittany Murphy dies |
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| Actress Brittany Murphy, who starred in films such as Just Married, Clueless and 8 Mile, has died at age 32. | Actress Brittany Murphy, who starred in films such as Just Married, Clueless and 8 Mile, has died at age 32. |
| The actress died on Sunday morning at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center near Beverly Hills, a hospital spokeswoman has confirmed. | The actress died on Sunday morning at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center near Beverly Hills, a hospital spokeswoman has confirmed. |
| The LA Times said Murphy went into cardiac arrest, but hospital sources would not release the cause of death. | The LA Times said Murphy went into cardiac arrest, but hospital sources would not release the cause of death. |
| Murphy was married to British screenwriter Simon Monjack. The couple lived in Los Angeles. | Murphy was married to British screenwriter Simon Monjack. The couple lived in Los Angeles. |
| Reports said the LA fire department responded to a medical call at Murphy's home in West Hollywood at 0800 local time (1600 GMT). | |
| Two hours later, she was pronounced dead at hospital. | |
| Murphy grew up in New Jersey but moved to Los Angeles with her mother to pursue acting. | |
| She got her start in the sleeper hit Clueless and rose to stardom in 8 Mile alongside rapper Eminem. | |
| Her on-screen roles declined in recent years, but Murphy voiced characters for the hit US television series, King of the Hill, and animated movie Happy Feet. | |
| She is due to appear in Sylvester Stallone's film, The Expendables, set for release next year. | |
| Murphy once dated Ashton Kutcher, who co-starred with her in the 2003 romantic comedy, Just Married. | |
| Kutcher tweeted Sunday morning about Murphy's death: "2day the world lost a little piece of sunshine." | |
| "My deepest condolences go out 2 Brittany's family, her husband, & her amazing mother Sharon," his tweet said. |