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Follow on Google News | The Brittany Murphy Story Makes Worldwide Premiere on Lifetime, Saturday, Sept. 6thHer Real-Life Story Mirrored Some of Her Darkest Onscreen Roles …
By: MarVista Entertainment Produced by MarVista Entertainment, The Brittany Murphy Story follows the actress (Amanda Fuller, Cheap Thrills, Grey’s Anatomy, Last Man Standing) and her mother, Sharon (Sherilyn Fenn, Magic City, Boxing Helena, Of Mice and Men, Twin Peaks), as they gamble everything in a move to Hollywood, determined to make young Brittany a star. Quickly landing a breakout role in the ’90s hit Clueless, the 17-year-old continued her rapid climb to fame, working with some of Hollywood’s biggest stars in such high-profile hits as Girl, Interrupted (with Angelina Jolie and Winona Ryder), Don’t Say a Word (with Michael Douglas) and 8 Mile (with Eminem and Kim Basinger), among others. With a personal life equally as glamorous, Brittany dated leading men like Ashton Kutcher (Adam Hagenbuch, The Perks of Being a Wallflower),before settling down to marry British screenwriter Simon Monjack (Eric Petersen, Kirstie, the upcoming Naughty and Nice). But relentless rumors, media glare and merciless pursuit by paparazzi – coupled with insecurities about her appearance and an underlying desperation for approval – wreaked havoc and took an enormous toll on Brittany’s fragile psyche. Through it all, Sharon remained her grounding force, but found too late that a mother’s enduring love wasn’t enough to save her from the dark side of life in Hollywood—and the world was shocked by Brittany’s abrupt and mysterious death at just 32 years of age … followed five months later by that of her widowed husband. Also starring Amy Davidson (The Capture of the Green River Killer, 8 Simple Rules), this biopic was directed by Joe Menendez from a screenplay by Peter Hunziker and Cynthia Riddle. The Brittany Murphy Story was produced by Carrie LaGrand with MarVista’s CEO Fernando Szew, Sharon Bordas and Michael Moran serving as executive producers. ABOUT LIFETIME: Lifetime (http://www.mylifetime.com/ ABOUT MARVISTA ENTERTAINMENT: Founded in 2003, Los Angeles-based MarVista Entertainment is a leading independent entertainment studio that produces, acquires and distributes premium film and television content worldwide. With a library now showcasing nearly 2,000 hours of content, and with approximately 40 new movies per year added to the company’s distribution pipeline, MarVista has become one of the largest suppliers of movies to the worldwide marketplace. As a studio with a global perspective, MarVista has an expansive distribution footprint spanning more than 125 global territories, and has grown to become a pre-eminent supplier of programming to major cable networks in the U.S., including Disney Channel, Lifetime, Hallmark Channel, NBC Universal, Nickelodeon and MTV Networks, as well as key international broadcasters, cable networks and digital platforms, generating extensive global viewership. MarVista Digital Entertainment was established in May 2014 to license content directly to leading digital platforms across digital cable, satellite, broadband and consoles throughout North America MarVista’s original productions continue to enjoy critical and commercial success with a landmark 2013 slate led by Fir Crazy, among Hallmark’s top-five programs of the year; Escape from Polygamy, which ranked as Lifetime’s most watched co-production; # # # For movie review requests and artwork, please contact: Three.Sixty Marketing & Communications Michelle Orsi — 310.418.6430 michelle@360- Vicki Greenleaf — 323.660.5800 vicki@greenleafandassociates.com End
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