Actress Brittany Murphy, star of Hollywood films such as Clueless and 8 Mile, has died at the age of 32 after collapsing at home in Los Angeles.
Coroners said that Murphy, who was pronounced dead in hospital, appeared to have died of natural causes.
The Reuters news agency is reporting that the actress died of a cardiac arrest. Ashton Kutcher, co-star of the 2003 comedy Just Married, paid tribute to her as a “little piece of sunshine”.
The official cause of death may not be determined for some time as toxicology tests are required.
Murphy was pronounced dead at 1004 (1804 GMT) on Sunday at a hospital near Beverly Hills.
Sourced from the BBC