Us actress Brittany Murphy, who costarred in such films as “Clueless” and “Girl, Interrupted” but saw her career wane in recent years, dies in Los Angeles on Sunday after suffering cardiac arrest in her bathroom, officials said. She was 32.

Murphy was pronounced dead at Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre about 10 a.m. PST (6:00 p.m. British Time), two hours after her mother reportedly found her unconscious in the shower of the actress’ Hollywood Hills home. A spokesman for the Los Angeles Country Coroner said there were no suspicious circumstances, but that an autopsy would take place in the next few days. Celebrity gossip Web site TMZ, which first broke the news, reported late on Sunday that there was “a significant amount of vomit” in the bathroom area. It said Murphy had been taking medications for ‘flu-like symptoms for several days, and that there were a lot of prescriptions in the house. There was no immediate word from Murphy’s publicist beyond a statement that was issued on behalf of her family: “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.”

Murphy starred in films opposite Michael Douglas, Ashton Kutcher, Eminem and Angelina Jolie, but failed to attain their level of success. In recent years, she worked mostly in low-budget movies, while her emaciated appearance sparked concerns about her health. ” (Today) the world lost a little piece of sunshine,” Kutcher, a former boyfriend, wrote on his Twitter page. “(S)ee you on the other side kid.”

Murphy was born in Atlanta on November 10, 1977, and raised in New Jersey. Accompanied by her mother, she moved to Los Angeles made her breakthrough in the 1995 feature comedy “Clueless,” playing a frumpy schoolgirl who gets a makeover from Alicia Silverstone’s character.