Actress Brittany Murphy’s death ruled accidental by coroner’s office

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County coroner’s office says actress Brittany Murphy died of pneumonia complicated by an iron deficiency, anemia and multiple drug intoxication.

Coroner officials said Murphy had gone into sudden cardiac arrest because of “drug intake,” and the Dec. 20 death was classified as an accident. They said an autopsy report would be available in two weeks.

Murphy, 32, went into cardiac arrest at her home in the Hollywood Hills. Los Angeles firefighters responded to a medical call at about 8 a.m. at the home she shared with husband Simon Monjack.

Firefighters tried unsuccessfully to revive Murphy
on the way to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where she was pronounced
dead about two hours later.

Born Nov. 10, 1977, in Atlanta, Murphy moved to Burbank, Calif., with her mother when she was 13. Her film break came in the movie “Clueless” (1995), in which she starred opposite Alicia Silverstone.

Murphy made many other film appearances, including
in “Girl Interrupted” (1999), “8 Mile” (2002), “The Dead Girl” (2006),
and “Across the Hall” (2009). She also was featured as the voice of Luanne Platter in the Fox TV show “King of the Hill.”

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