Shocking new this evening from TMZ who are reporting that Britanny Murphy who shot to fame for movies like Sin City, The Wrestler and Just Married died this morning from cardiac arrest.

TMZ bring us this:

A 911 call was made at 8:00 AM from a home in Los Angeles that is listed as belonging to her husband, Simon Monjack, the Los Angeles City Fire Department tells TMZ.

We’re told Murphy was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center where she was pronounced dead on arrival.

Sources tell TMZ Brittany Murphy’s mom discovered her unconscious in the shower. We’re told when paramedics arrived, they quickly determined Murphy was in full cardiac arrest and immediately administered CPR. They continued CPR in route to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center — several miles away — and Murphy was unresponsive. She was pronounced dead at the hospital.

Our thoughts go out to Murphy’s friends and family at this tragic time and we’ll bring you more info as we get it.