RIP BRITTANY MURPHY

Hollywood actress Brittany Murphy has reportedly died in Los Angeles.

Murphy, 32, went into full cardiac arrest and could not be revived, entertainment website TMZ reports.

An emergency call was made about 8am Sunday morning (3am today AEDT) from husband Simon Monjack's home, the Los Angeles Fire Department was quoted as saying.

She was rushed to the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center but pronounced dead on arrival.

Murphy was born in Atlanta and began acting as a young teenager in a series of television appearances.

Her breakthrough role was in the 1995 teen hit Clueless alongside Alicia Silverstone.

She went on to appear in critically acclaimed films including 8 Mile opposite rap star Eminem and the comic book adaption Sin City.

Murphy also provided the voice for Luanne Platter in long-running animated television series King of the Hill and Gloria the penguin in box office smash Happy Feet.

In 2002, she had a brief relationship with Ashton Kutcher after filming comedy Just Married together.

She married British screenwriter Monjack in 2007.