Movies Gallery Brittany Murphy through the years See photos of the late star on what would be her 39th birthday By Madeline Boardman Updated on November 2, 2018 06:16PM EDT Trending Videos Close this video player 01 of 28 Brittany Murphy through the years Steve Granitz/WireImage; Evan Agostini/Getty Images; M. Tran/FilmMagic Born in Atlanta, Georgia on November 10, 1977, Brittany Murphy would've celebrated her 41st birthday this week. The late star, who died on December 20, 2009 at the age of 32, rose to fame in her teens, hitting the small screen in episodes of Murphy Brown, Kids Incorporated, and Drexell's Class. She went on to expand her career to film, appearing in Family Prayers, Clueless, and Freeway. Murphy also spent more than 10 years voicing Luanne Platter on King of the Hill and earned credits for Drop Dead Gorgeous, Girl, Interrupted, 8 Mile, and Uptown Girls. In honor of Murphy's birthday, see photos of the actress through the years, ahead. 02 of 28 Brittany Murphy With Alicia Silverstone and Stacey Dash in Clueless in 1995 Elliott Marks 03 of 28 Brittany Murphy at the Clueless Premiere and Beach Party on July 7, 1995 Jim Smeal/WireImage 04 of 28 Brittany Murphy With Denise Richards, Kirsten Dunst, and Amy Adams in Drop Dead Gorgeous in 1999 New Line Cinema/Courtesy Everett Collection 05 of 28 Brittany Murphy at the Los Angeles Premiere of Girl, Interrupted on December 8, 1999 Jim Smeal/WireImage 06 of 28 Brittany Murphy at the World Premiere of Common Ground in Los Angeles on January 27, 2000 Jim Smeal/WireImage 07 of 28 Brittany Murphy With Winona Ryder at Step Up Women's Network Presents V-Day 2000 in Los Angeles on February 16, 2000 Sam Levi/WireImage 08 of 28 Brittany Murphy at the True West Opening Night Performance in New York City on March 9, 2000 Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImage 09 of 28 Brittany Murphy at the Eighth Annual Vanity Fair Oscar Party in West Hollywood on March 25, 2001 Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImage 10 of 28 Brittany Murphy at the Summer Catch Premiere on August 22, 2001 Ron Galella/WireImage 11 of 28 Brittany Murphy at the Sidewalks of New York Premiere in New York City on November 14, 2001 Bill Davila/FilmMagic 12 of 28 Brittany Murphy at the CQ Premiere in Hollywood on May 13, 2002 Steve Granitz/WireImage 13 of 28 Brittany Murphy Filming Molly Gunn in New York on August 2, 2002 Theo Wargo/WireImage 14 of 28 Brittany Murphy With Ashton Kutcher at the 2003 NBA All-Star Game in Atlanta on February 9, 2003 Vince Bucci/Getty Images 15 of 28 Brittany Murphy With Dakota Fanning at the Uptown Girls Window Display at Henri Bendel in New York City on August 7, 2003 Mychal Watts/WireImage 16 of 28 Brittany Murphy at the Little Black Book New York Premiere in New York City on July 21, 2004 Debra L Rothenberg/FilmMagic 17 of 28 Brittany Murphy at the 2004 Teen Choice Awards on August 8, 2004 Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage 18 of 28 Brittany Murphy at The Late Show with David Letterman in New York City on March 29, 2005 Lawrence Lucier/FilmMagic 19 of 28 Brittany Murphy at Harrods' 2005 Summer Sale in London on June 27, 2005 Tim Whitby/WireImage 20 of 28 Brittany Murphy at the Happy Feet London Premiere in London on November 26, 2006 Eamonn McCormack/WireImage 21 of 28 Brittany Murphy in Sydney, Australia on December 11, 2006 Toby Zerna/Newspix/Getty Images 22 of 28 Brittany Murphy at the 2007 Vanity Fair Oscar Party in West Hollywood on February 25, 2007 Evan Agostini/Getty Images 23 of 28 Brittany Murphy at the 2007 Award of Hope Gala in Beverly Hills on June 9, 2007 M. Tran/FilmMagic 24 of 28 Brittany Murphy at a Rock the Vote Event in Park City, Utah on January 18, 2008 Riccardo Savi/WireImage 25 of 28 Brittany Murphy With Simon Monjack at the Matthew Williamson Fall 2008 Fashion Show in New York City on February 5, 2008 Bryan Bedder/Getty Images 26 of 28 Brittany Murphy With Kim Raver and Mary Alice Stephenson at the Monique Lhuillier Fall 2008 Show in New York City on February 5, 2008 George Napolitano 27 of 28 Brittany Murphy at the Across The Hall Los Angeles Premiere on December 1, 2009 Jean Baptiste Lacroix/WireImage 28 of 28 Brittany Murphy in Los Angeles on December 3, 2009 Michael Bezjian/WireImage