Brittany Anne Murphy-Monjack (née Bertolotti; November 10, 1977 – December 20, 2009) was an American actress and singer. Born in Atlanta, Murphy moved to Los Angeles as a teenager and pursued a career in acting. Her breakthrough role was as Tai Frasier in "Clueless" (1995), followed by supporting roles in independent films such as "Freeway" (1996) and "Bongwater" (1998). She made her stage debut in a Broadway production of Arthur Miller's "A View from the Bridge" in 1997 before appearing as Daisy Randone in "Girl, Interrupted" (1999) and as Lisa Swenson in "Drop Dead Gorgeous" (1999).