What Happened, Brittany Murphy? Part 1 (Season 1, Episode 1)
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TV Episode | 57 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

What Happened, Brittany Murphy?

Part 1 (Season 1, Episode 1)

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TV Episode | 57 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

After bursting onto the scene in the mid-'90s, Brittany Murphy is on a path to become an A-list actor. But in 2009, shocking news of her mysterious death casts suspicion on her husband Simon Monjack.

Director

Cynthia Hill

Producer

Paul Harrison

Cinematographers

Sherri Kauk | Rex Miller | Omar Mullick

Editor

Thomas Vickers

Production Designer

Deboriah Dupree

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 14, 2021

Release date

Oct 14, 2021 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 nomination

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13 cast members

Name	Known for
Lisa Frantz Sharon Murphy Sharon Murphy See fewer	Behind the Candelabra (2013)
Paige Westbrook Brittany Murphy Brittany Murphy See fewer	What Happened, Brittany Murphy? (2021)
Alex Hodgins Simon Monjack Simon Monjack See fewer	Jackrabbit (2015)
Kirsten Dunst Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Spider-Man (2002)
Amy Heckerling Self Self See fewer	Clueless (1996)
Shawn Levy Self Self See fewer	Free Guy (2021)
Taryn Manning Self Self See fewer	Orange Is the New Black (2013)
Simon Monjack Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Two Days, Nine Lives (2001)
Brittany Murphy Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Clueless (1995)
Kathy Najimy Self Self See fewer	Hocus Pocus (1993)
Lisa Rieffel Self Self See fewer	Women of the House (1995)
Amber Ryland Self Self See fewer	Top 30 (2016)
Chris Snyder Chris Snyder Chris Snyder See fewer	What Happened, Brittany Murphy? (2021)