英语文摘:Top 10 celebrity deaths of 2009

Actress Brittany Murphy arrives for the European premiere of "Happy Feet " at the Empire cinema in London Nov. 26, 2006. (Xinhua/Reuters, File Photo)

    Brittany Murphy, U.S. actress died Dec. 20 aged 32. Murphy suffered a cardiac arrest in her LA bathroom and was pronounced dead at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. She co-starred in films such as "Clueless," "8 Mile," "Girl, Interrupted" and "Sin City," and enjoyed enduring success on the small screen providing the voice of the vacuous Texan Luanne Platter in the cartoon series "King of the Hill." But Murphy' career waned in recent years. Her emaciated appearance had also sparked concerns about her health.

    6. Chen Lin - Chinese mainland pop singer

Mainland pop singer Chen Lin is dead after apparently leaping to her death from an apartment building in Beijing, on Oct. 31, 2009, the same day as her former husband's birthday. (Xinhuanet, File Photo)

    Chen Lin, Chinese singer died Oct. 31 aged 40. Mainland pop singer Chen Lin died after apparently leaping to her death from an apartment building in Beijing, on the same day as her former husband's birthday. Chen was emotionally stricken by the failure of her twelve-year marriage with her former husband, which resulted in depression. The singer rose to stardom in 1993 with her debut album "I Never Know Your Love", which sold over 1.5 million copies.

    7. Li Yu - Chinese mainland actress

Li Yu, Chinese actress died on March 14. She died of lymph cancer. Li rose to fame in 2001 with her debut acting in "Romance in the Rain".(Photo: chinadaily.com.cn, File Photo)

    Li Yu, Chinese actress died March 14 aged 33. She died of lymph cancer. Li rose to fame in 2001 with her debut acting in "Romance in the Rain".