Brittany Murphy's 'Clueless' Director 'Shocked and Angry' Over Her Death

Amy Heckerling, who directed Brittany Murphy in 1995's 'Clueless,' says she is "shocked and angry" about the star's death on Sunday and doesn't understand why nobody was "watching out with what was going on with her."

Heckerling tells Us Weekly that although she hadn't seen the actress in a year, there was talk about her behavior.

"I can't say that I noticed anything that led me to believe, 'Oh my God, this person is messed up.' But one hears rumblings. It's a small town, and you hear from other people on other crews, but that's all rumors and stuff."

She says it was around the time Murphy did '8 Mile' that she noticed her looking thinner.

"I was feeling -- maybe not just then at that particular time, but over time -- that she was maybe being pressured to be a certain body type and a certain kind of actress as far as playing the sexy, blonde, thin girl," Heckerling says. "And that she was buying into what she was supposed to be, rather than just being a wonderful, innocent young girl."

But Heckerling says she'll remember Brittany for the good person she was, calling her "a wonderful actress and a sweet lovely. She was like a puppy. She was so sweet and lovable."

Published 12/22/09 by