Brittany Murphy's 2009 death at age 32 shocked the world Jessica Sager is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has previously appeared in Parade ...

Brittany Murphy and mom Sharon at the Mann Village Theatre in Westwood, California. In an interview with Larry King in February 2010, Monjack said that Murphy's last words to her mother ...

In What Happened, Brittany Murphy?, Dr. Scheinin said a blood count revealed that Murphy was "very anemic," with a 3.0 hemoglobin compared to the normal rate of 12 to 15.5. "If she had had this test, ...