TMZ reporting that Brittany Muphy has died

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How sad - she was good in 8 Mile

Young people do die unexpectedly of heart failure (Sudden Adult Death Syndrome) - one of our neighbours lost her only son to it and now raises money for CRY to help prevent it happening to other people.

Don't think I would dare to Maggie

'dare to'? I'm not an aggressive poster Rindercella. I think you might be confusing me with somebody else.

Very sad, she did a voice in King Of The Hill, it always made me laugh.

How sad

She was fab in "Just Married," with Ashton kutcher.

How awful. Poor girl. Thoughts go out to her husband and family.

How sad.

Maggie I would ignore her, it's clear who's got the attitude problem.

Other news agencies are reporting she has died, too.

How tragic!

One of my first cousin's also died of a heart attack, age 39.

She did not drink, smoke or do drugs. She had never touched any of them in her life.

She was obese and we have a strong history of coronary artery disease on the paternal side.

She left behind a 2-year-old girl and a bereft husband.

This was several years ago.

Her husband remarried, a widow with an 8-year-old son, and as a blended family they are truly wonderful.

Sandra is a true mother to Sara, and Alberto is a father to Miguel.

There is much involvement from all the family.

Things could have been so different.

We all so miss Yolanda.

Heart disease can strike at any age, and sadly, as women often present with different symptoms from men, it's common enough they are misdiagnosed or even ignored or told they are just stressed or menopausal until it is too late.

So anyone who doesn't find it sad is an emotional idiot as far as I'm concerned.

Lol expat, they sound like quite a contemporary family, you might say.

Sort of, Nemo, except that the absent parents are not in this world anymore.

Miguel's birth father was killed when his car was struck by a drunk driver when Miguel was 3.

Miguel was in the car, but unhurt.

And of course, Yolanda died at home, asking her husband to call 911 one evening around 9PM before collapsing in her chair.

Her husband was performing CPR on her when the ambulance arrived a few minutes later, but she was pronounced dead a few minutes after arrival at hospital.

So not exactly your usual step-family.

As far as Alberto tells it, she was gone when she collapsed.

She went into cardiac arrest and her poor heart just never beat again.

Poor Brittany!

Even worse, poor Brittany's family.

So sad.

it said on sky news she had a heart murmur

Really sorry Maggie, I must have misread your post. I blame it on my 3rd bloody cold in a month, pregnancy hormones, tiredness and being in a foul mood. My original post re Jean Moir was for anyone who would say that 32 year olds 'don't just die'. They very sadly do. In this case it is far too early to hazard a guess at the causes.

very sad,saw on toronto sun.she was a very pretty talented actress. is cause known yet?are drugs implicated?

so sad for her family

I know it is cynical but when famous folk die, I always suspeect drugs!

It is really sad, 32 is so young.

Don't remember her film roles but loved her work on King of the Hill.

some nasty person has gone on gone too soon and put a nasty comment on her page {angry]

so sad

they are showing images of her looking gaunt and unwell, saying she was on perscription drugs

I am sure I remember that it was announced that she had breast cancer a couple of years ago?

Brittany's mother had breast cancer.

Brittany's cause of death, according to the coroner, appears to be natural.

She was also diabetic.

NYTIMES

I must have read it in the UK Times this morning

entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article6963737.ece

"Three years ago, Murphy told an American health magazine that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer herself..."

She was very skinny. My first thought was that it must be anorexia related. Poor thing.

very sad, I liked her in 8 mile

It's really sad news,I heard about it last night....and it seems already the gossip mongers are out in full force. tut tut,shame on u. A family have just lost their daughter/wife/sister... and to be making comments about her lifestyle is very unfair!!