Update!

Clueless Star Brittany Murphy Dies

Actress pronounced dead early this morning following cardiac arrest

By Breanne L. Heldman Dec 21, 2009 3:25 AMTags
Brittany MurphyMichael Bezjian/Getty Images

Clueless star Brittany Murphy has died, E! News has confirmed.

The 32-year-old actress went into full cardiac arrest early Sunday morning following a 911 call from her husband, Simon Monjack. She was pronounced dead upon arrival at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

"The sudden loss of our beloved Brittany is a terrible tragedy," her family says in a statement. "She was our daughter, our wife, our love and a shining star. We ask you to respect our privacy at this time."

Murphy starred in such films as 8 Mile, Uptown Girls, Sin City and Don't Say a Word, and voiced the part of Luanne Platter in the Fox animated series King of the Hill.

Former boyfriend Ashton Kutcher immediately twittered, "2day the world lost a little piece of sunshine. My deepest condolences go out 2 Brittany's family, her husband, & her amazing mother, Sharon."

Murphy began her career at age 9 on Broadway in Les Misérables, and went on to book several short-lived television gigs before landing her role as Tai in 1995's hit comedy Clueless.

Another banner year for the actress was 2002, when she starred opposite Eminem in 8 Mile and became a tabloid favorite for dating Kutcher during and after their film, Just Married.

When that relationship fizzled, Murphy's tumultuous dating life didn't end for years later.

The actress was engaged several times—first to former agent Jeff Kwatinetz, then Little Black Book production assistant Joe Macaluso—before marrying screenwriter Monjack in 2007.

—Additional reporting by Aly Weisman

(Originally published Dec. 20, 2009, at 11:54 a.m. PT)

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