Lifetime to air non-exploitative and probably pretty boring Brittany Murphy movie
Building on the precedent established by The Anna Nicole Story, (and following the announcements of similar movies for Whitney Houston and Aaliyah), Lifetime will air a biopic based on the short, sad life of actress Brittany Murphy, who died five years ago this December at the age of 32. Titled The Brittany Murphy Story, the TV movie will premiere on Saturday, September 6, then be played once every six hours after that. Last Man Standing’s Amanda Fuller plays the doomed starlet, with Sherilyn Fenn as her pushy stage mother Sharon.