Editing Brittany Murphy (section)

===1990s: Child acting and first roles===
In 1982, she attended the Verne Fowler School of Dance and Theater Arts in [[Colonia, New Jersey]].{{Sfn|Kjelle|2007|p=11}}{{Sfn|What Happened, Brittany Murphy?|Episode 1|loc=09:46-10:24}} From the age of four, she trained in singing, dancing and acting until she moved to California at thirteen.{{Sfn|Gone Before Her Time: Brittany Murphy|2023|loc=01:46-08:03}}<ref name=":8">{{Cite news|last=Piazza |first=Jo |title=Mentor remembers Brittany Murphy as 'talented child' |url=http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/12/21/brittany.murphy.remembered/index.html |date=21 December 2009 |website=CNN |access-date=27 April 2010}}</ref> In 1987, at the age of ten, she made her theatrical debut called ''Really Rosie'',{{Sfn|Kjelle|2007|p=11}} whose performance was praised by her teachers;{{Sfn|Gone Before Her Time: Brittany Murphy|2023|loc=01:46-08:03}} and she also sang in a production of ''[[Les Misérables (musical)|Les Misérables]]''.{{Sfn|Kjelle|2007|p=11}} She stood out for being energetic when acting. She went so far as to say that "my first memories were wanting... to entertain people."{{Sfn|Kjelle|2007|p=9}} She debuted in 1991 playing the role of Frank's sister on the television show ''[[Murphy Brown]]'', however, she appeared in only one episode.{{Sfn|Shelley|2022|p=11}} She later got her first job in [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]] at the age of thirteen, playing the role of Brenda Drexell in the series ''[[Drexell's Class]]''.{{Sfn|Shelley|2022|p=11}}{{Sfn|Kjelle|2007|p=14}} She then went on to play Molly Morgan in the TV series ''[[The Torkelsons|Almost Home]]''.{{Sfn|Shelley|2022|p=14}} She appeared as a guest star on several television series, including ''[[Parker Lewis Can't Lose]]'', ''[[Blossom (American TV series)|Blossom]]'', ''[[seaQuest 2032]]'', ''[[Murder One (TV series)|Murder One]]'' and ''[[Frasier]]''.{{Sfn|Kjelle|2007|p=14}} She had recurring roles on ''[[Party of Five]]'', ''[[Boy Meets World]]'' and ''[[Sister, Sister (TV series)|Sister, Sister]]''.{{Sfn|Kjelle|2007|p=14}}

Her breakthrough role was in her second feature film, the teen comedy ''[[Clueless]]'' (1995), directed by [[Amy Heckerling]], which developed a cult following.<ref name=":9">{{Cite news|title=''Clueless'' At 20: What Hollywood Should Learn From The Pop Culture Classic|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2015/07/21/clueless-at-20-what-hollywood-should-learn-from-the-pop-culture-classic/#75265a6a336c|date=21 July 2015|archive-date=19 April 2017|last=Mendelson|first=Scott|work=[[Forbes]]|access-date=2017-04-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419003819/https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2015/07/21/clueless-at-20-what-hollywood-should-learn-from-the-pop-culture-classic/#75265a6a336c}}</ref> Filming began in November 1994, at which time she was barely seventeen years old, making her the youngest member of the cast.{{Sfn|What Happened, Brittany Murphy?|Episode 1|loc=19:27-19:40}} Her performance in the film was praised by both the media and critics:{{Sfn|What Happened, Brittany Murphy?|Episode 1|loc=20:23-21:45}} John Menter, an acting teacher during Murphy's childhood, said: "It wasn't until I saw her, sitting in the theater, who I felt she would be a huge star."{{Sfn|What Happened, Brittany Murphy?|Episode 1|loc=20:23-21:45}} During filming, as she could not attend high school, she had educational tutors.{{Sfn|What Happened, Brittany Murphy?|Episode 1|loc=21:45-22:15}} The film was a sleeper hit, grossing {{USD|56 million}} against its budget of {{USD|12 million}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://powergrid.thewrap.com/project/clueless|title=''Clueless''|access-date=18 July 2015|date=17 July 2015|website=[[TheWrap]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721192318/http://powergrid.thewrap.com/project/clueless|archive-date=21 July 2015}}</ref><ref name="BOMClueless">{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=clueless.htm|title=''Clueless'' (1995)|access-date=26 March 2022|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721145251/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=clueless.htm|archive-date=21 July 2015}}</ref> ''Clueless'' is a loose adaptation of the novel ''[[Emma (novel)|Emma]]'' (1815) by [[Jane Austen]], and many of its characters have counterparts in the novel.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2493624/a-clueless-fans-guide-to-2020s-emma|title=A ''Clueless'' Fan's Guide To 2020's Emma|access-date=26 March 2022|last=El-Mahmoud|first=Sarah|date=3 April 2020|website=[[CinemaBlend]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200407000318/https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2493624/a-clueless-fans-guide-to-2020s-emma|archive-date=7 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.bustle.com/articles/98099-exactly-how-clueless-overlaps-with-jane-austens-emma-because-josh-is-totally-mr-knightley|title=''Clueless'' Vs. ''Emma'': Matching Up The Plot Points|date=21 July 2015|access-date=26 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412052123/https://www.bustle.com/articles/98099-exactly-how-clueless-overlaps-with-jane-austens-emma-because-josh-is-totally-mr-knightley|archive-date=12 April 2020|last=Donelan|first=Loretta|magazine=Bustle}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/caseyrackham/clueless-characters-vs-emma-characters|title=The ''Clueless'' Characters Side-By-Side With Their Jane Austen Characters|access-date=26 March 2022|last=Rackham|first=Casey|date=4 April 2020|website=[[BuzzFeed]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200505094734/https://www.buzzfeed.com/caseyrackham/clueless-characters-vs-emma-characters|archive-date=5 May 2020}}</ref> Soon after, her mother Sharon was diagnosed with [[breast cancer]], whom she was forced to take care of after the release of ''Clueless''.{{Sfn|Gone Before Her Time: Brittany Murphy|2023|loc=15:15-16:11}}{{Sfn|Kjelle|2007|pp=5-7}}

She made her [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut in 1997 playing the role of Catherine, in a new version of [[Arthur Miller]]'s ''[[A View from the Bridge]]'' along with actors [[Anthony LaPaglia]] and [[Allison Janney]].{{Sfn|Kjelle|2007|pp=14-15}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ibdb.com/person.php?id=70024 |title=The official source for Broadway Information |access-date=7 April 2011 |author=The Broadway League |date=10 November 1977 |website=IBDB}}</ref> She continued with roles in ''[[Freeway (1996 film)|Freeway]]'' (1996), with [[Reese Witherspoon]] and [[Kiefer Sutherland]],<ref name=":6" /> and the independent comedy ''[[Bongwater (film)|Bongwater]]'' (1998).{{Sfn|Shelley|2022|p=38}} In 1999, she appeared as Rivkah in the television film ''[[The Devil's Arithmetic (film)|The Devil's Arithmetic]]'', based on the novel of the same name by [[Jane Yolen]] and directed by Donna Deitch; filming took place in Lithuania and Canada in October 1998.{{Sfn|Shelley|2022|p=41}} Her performance was praised by ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' reviewer David Kronke, stating that she "brought a strange but intriguing ethereal quality to her performance."{{Sfn|Shelley|2022|p=41}} That same year she had a supporting role in [[James Mangold]]'s ''[[Girl, Interrupted (film)|Girl, Interrupted]]'', as a troubled psychiatric patient alongside [[Winona Ryder]] and [[Angelina Jolie]].<ref name=":6" /> She was nominated at the [[Young Artist Award|Young Artists Awards]] for Best Young Lead Actress in a Feature Film for ''Girl, Interrupted'', on March 19, 2000.<ref name=":0" /> She later starred as an aspiring beauty queen in ''[[Drop Dead Gorgeous (film)|Drop Dead Gorgeous]]''.<ref name=":6" /> She voiced the character of Luanne Platter in the Fox animated sitcom ''[[King of the Hill]]'' for the entirety of the show from 1997 to 2009, and Joseph Gribble until the fifth season.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118375/ |title=''King of the Hill'' - Full Cast |access-date=7 October 2022 |website=IMDb}}</ref> She later said that she enjoyed doing voice-overs because they could be done at home, jokingly saying: "You can do it even in your pajamas."{{Sfn|Kjelle|2007|p=14}} She was nominated for an [[Annie Award]] for voice acting for the ''King of the Hill'' episode "Movin' On Up" in 2000.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118375/awards |title=''King of the Hill'' - Awards |access-date=2022-01-13 |website=IMDb}}</ref>