This actress can deliver aloof and goofiness with spunk. That and be sexy and cute at the same time. She plays roles of whimsical woman that keeps their credibility in front of the audience: Not a easy feat, but that is Brittany Murphy for you. Take Uptown girls (2003) for an example. She played the aloof rich kid gone independent better that any other actor I've ever seen. And when she did that dance in that movie... aaagh...
But seriously, much like Drew Barrymore's signature nasal voice, what sets Britanny apart is her husky, yet feminine, bedroom-like voice. How many men would be able to resist that voice? She put it to good use in the voice-over work as Penguin Gloria in the animated movie Happy Feet (2006)
She plays a great Damsil-in-distress; just take her role as Shelley in Sin City (2005) as an example. A pseudo period piece, she brilliantly laid the scene to introduce the hero, Dwight McCarthy, played by Clive Owen. I cannot wait to see Sin City 2.
Since I saw her for the first time, playing opposite Alicia Silverstone in the box-office smash, Clueless (1995), I knew there was a star on the rising.
