Brittany Murphy: 1977-2009

Brittany Murphy died of cardiac arrest on December 20, 2009. She had starred in a string of successful movies over the pas decade-and-a-half that spanned madcap comedy ("Clueless") to action adventure ("Sin City.") Click for pics of Brittany through the years, and some of her most successful movies. (AP)

This photo was taken at the Tt Collection event on December 3, 2009. The reps for the event told Fox411.com that it was her last red carpet event. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2009/12/21/brittany-murphy-counts-blessings-final-interview/?test=faces">Click here for Murphy's final interview</a>, exclusively at Fox411.com's Pop Tarts column.

(1995)

June 27, 2005: Brittany Murphy, actress, holds puppies in Harrods department store, London, England. Source: AP

(2003)

Brittany Murphy in London, England on June 27, 2005. Source: AP (AP)

(2002)

U.S. actress Brittany Murphy arrives for the Cinema Against AIDS 2005 charity event of the American Foundation for AIDS Research (amFAR), in Mougins near Cannes, southern France, Thursday, May 19, 2005.

(2005)

Actress Brittany Murphy speaks to the media on Nov. 17, 2003. Source: AP

(2003)

Brittany Murphy is seen on Nov. 6, 2002. Source: AP

(2004)