Actress Brittany Murphy Dies Aged 32
Neal Walker, Sky News Online
Actress Brittany Murphy has died aged 32, a Los Angeles hospital spokesman has confirmed.
Brittany Murphy starred alongside Eminem in '8 Mile' in 2002
Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre spokeswoman Sally Stewart would not provide a cause of death, or any other information.
Murphy's publicist, Nicole Perna, released a statement regarding her death.
"In this time of sadness, the family thanks you for your love and support," she said. "It is their wish that you respect their privacy."
Website TMZ.com says Murphy suffered a cardiac arrest at a home listed as belonging to her husband, Simon Monjack.
TMZ sources say the 32-year-old actress' mother discovered her unconscious in the shower.
The website says that when paramedics arrived, they quickly determined Murphy was in full cardiac arrest and immediately administered CPR.
They continued CPR en route to Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre. Murphy was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital.
LA County Coroner's Office is expected to launch an investigation.
Jeanne Wolf, Editor of Parade Magazine, told Sky News that Murphy suffered from a heart murmur.
"This is a girl who was so full of life," she said. "She lit up the room when she entered. To think of her dying so young is very, very sad."
Murphy starred in 'Clueless' and '8 Mile'.
American actress  has died at the age of 32 in Los Angeles, California, US, according to reports. She had been married to her husband Simon Monjack since 2007. Brittany Murphy in 2006

According to entertainment website , the actress had suffered a cardiac arrest in the shower of the house of her husband, Simon Monjack, and could not be revived. The  received a call from the house at around 0800 local time. The cause of death has not been released from a spokeswoman for Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre, the location where she was pronounced dead.

She was famous for appearing in such films as '''', '''' and ''''. The  has now launched an investigation into the death. Nicola Perna, who is Murphy's publicist, has released a statement saying: "In this time of sadness, the family thanks you for your love and support. It is their wish that you respect their privacy."

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