Brittany Murphy's funeral will be held on Christmas Eve (VIDEO)

Brittany Murphy has done so many beautiful films like: Across the Hall (2009), Deadline (2009), The Expendables (2010) and many more.

Footage has been released of Brittany Murphy's last film role before her untimely death on Dec. 20. In "Abandoned,"

Brittany is Mary, a woman whose husband Kevin (Dean Cain) goes into the hospital for surgery and never comes out. When the hospital has no record of her husband ever being there, she is caught up in a deadly conspiracy. "Abandoned" is listed as being released sometime in 2010. There is no word yet as to what the exact date might be.



Media outlets, including TMZ.com( the first source to break news of Brittany Murphy's shocking death), are reporting that her body will be laid to rest on Christmas Eve at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills. Christmas Eve was Murphy's favorite time of the year and her family has decided to honor her favorite holiday by saying their farewell in a ceremony today. Her body arrived at the cemetery early yesterday afternoon to prepare for her burial.

The funeral itself will be "strictly private" restricted to only close family and friends, but there may be a more public remembrance ceremony later at a later date for those who want to pay respects to the actress's life.

"The working plan is to have a small private family service in the next few days and then a larger memorial service for a larger group early in the new year," a source said told People. One person who will not be attending the small funeral today is Murphy's biological father, Angelo Bertolotti. The two apparently had a very estranged relationship for the past eight years and he was not invited to the private ceremony.

Though there is still speculation involving Murphy's weight loss and state of health at the time of her death and the autopsy report was released, the toxicology results will not be available for several weeks. In the meantime the LAPD has their work cut out for them as they launch an investigation into how detailed and confidential information about Britany Murphy's death was leaked to the media.

Brittany Murphy autopsy report leaked, coroner 'furious'

The Los Angeles Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter says he's "furious" that the initial Brittany Murphy autopsy report was leaked from his office. Murphy died last Sunday after suffering a massive cardiac arrest. She was 32 years old.



Details from the report were obtained by celebrity gossip website TMZ, which included notes written by an "Investigator Blacklock" and contained information that Murphy "had been complaining of shortness of breath and severe abdominal pain" for over a week before her death.

The notes also listed "large amounts of prescription medication" that was issued in Murphy's name, including the anti-migraine medication Topamax, anxiety medications Klonopin and Ativan, and pain relievers Vicoprofen and Hydrocodone. No illegal drugs were found. The lengthy list of pills is likely to have contributed to why the coroner's office needs 5 to 6 weeks to run toxicology tests before officially stating how Brittany Murphy died.

Winter says he's most irritated because it is office policy to never release partial information about a case. TMZ editor Harvey Levin told Winter that the report was not obtained directly from the investigator, but declined to disclose the actual source.

Brittany Murphy starred in a number of different movies, and her biggest success was as the voice of Luanne Platter on Fox's animated series King of the Hill for more than a decade.

Brittany Murphy Death -Exclusive Video

Shocking news for today! Actress Brittany Murphy has died, and many people are confused. Many though that this was a Brittany Murphy death hoax, like the ones that so commonly populate the Internet. Sadly, it seems the actress for Clueless and Sin City among other movies has indeed died.



Brittany Murphy was only 32 years old, according to news sources she went into a cardiac arrest and could not be brought again to life. His husband Simon Monjack apparently made the call to 911. Bittany’s family issued a statement: “The sudden loss of our beloved Brittany is a terrible tragedy. She was our daughter, our wife, our love and a shining star. We ask you to respect our privacy at this time.”


In the meantime, TMZ is reporting that his husband didn’t want an autopsy to be performed to Murphy, toxicology tests will be performed to see if this has anything to do with a possibleBrittany Murphy drug use.