Brittany Murphy dies at 32

In this June 27, 2005 photo, U.S. actress Brittany Murphy arrives to launch the summer sale of the Harrods department store in central London. A Los Angeles hospital spokeswoman says actress Brittany Murphy has died, Sunday, Dec. 20, 2009. She was 32.

Hollywood actress Brittany Murphy, noted for her roles in movies like The White Hotel and Clueless, died at the age of 32 after suffering a cardiac arrest, leaving the film fraternity in a state of shock and despair.

City firefighters responded to a medical call at around 8 a.m. on Sunday from the 8,000-square-foot home the actress shared with her husband, British screenwriter Simon Monjack, the Los Angeles Times reported.

The Atlanta-born actress had apparently collapsed in a bathroom. Firefighters made several unsuccessful attempts to revive her on the way to the Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre, but she was pronounced dead by the hospital two hours later.

“Today the world lost a little piece of sunshine. My deepest condolences go out 2 Brittany’s family, her husband, & her amazing mother Sharon. See you on the other side, kid,” Murphy’s ex-lover and Just Married co-star Ashton Kutcher wrote on his Twitter page.