{"id":2263872,"date":"2026-02-03T00:31:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T00:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2263872"},"modified":"2026-02-03T00:31:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T00:31:14","slug":"michael-urie-says-brittany-murphy-was-so-sweet-while-filming-uptown-girls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/michael-urie-says-brittany-murphy-was-so-sweet-while-filming-uptown-girls\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Urie Says Brittany Murphy Was &#8216;So Sweet&#8217; While Filming \u201cUptown Girls\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Michael Urie is recounting his role in the 2003 film <em>Uptown Girls<\/em> \u2014 and his impression of Brittany Murphy during filming<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In a new video, Urie said he played a pig\/dog walker, though the role was ultimately cut from the film<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Urie said that Murphy was &#8220;awesome,&#8221; adding, &#8220;She was so sweet and amazing as an actor&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Michael Urie is remembering the kindness of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/brittany-murphy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Brittany Murphy;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Brittany Murphy<\/a> when the two met while filming the 2003 movie, <em>Uptown Girls <\/em>\u2014 and the<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In an <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YWyojBx9-cY&amp;t=1s\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Weekly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Entertainment Weekly<\/em><\/a>\u00a0video, Urie, 45, said his role in the film, which was ultimately, cut, was one of his &#8220;very first jobs.&#8221; The film starred <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/dakota-fanning\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Dakota Fanning;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Dakota Fanning<\/a>\u00a0 as a strong-willed 8-year-old named Ray, with Murphy starring as her hapless yet caring nanny, Molly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIt was one of my very first jobs and it was a movie and I hadn\u2019t really done anything and I played a pig walker,\u201d he said. \u201cReally a dog walker, but in this scene I was picking up a pig. So, the scene was with five dogs and a pig.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:PEOPLE's free daily newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal dialogue\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\"><i>Brittany Murphy and Dakota Fanning in &#8216;Uptown Girls&#8217;. <\/i><\/p>\n<p>K C Bailey\/Mgm\/Kobal\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Urie added that Murphy was &#8220;awesome,&#8221; saying, &#8220;She was so sweet and amazing as an actor.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;And I was there one day, and they cut my part. But I do still get residuals. Like, ten cents. Because I&#8217;m in the deleted scenes of the DVD,&#8221; Urie added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Speaking of Murphy, the actor said, &#8220;I remember her being so sweet and insisting that we\u2019d met before, but we definitely had not. It was so sweet. I was really touched by it. I was like, \u2018No, I promise we haven\u2019t met before.\u2019 And she\u2019s like, \u2018Are you sure? Because I feel like we have!\u2019 and it was like so adorable and weird.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Urie added that he saw Murphy again at the film&#8217;s rap party, saying she approached him to tell him she had mentioned his character in another scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I went to the rap party, and I saw her and she was, again, so sweet to me and she said, \u2018I mentioned you in another scene. I talked about you and I added it in,'&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/movies\/brittany-murphy-died-10-years-ago-at-32-inside-her-sudden-death-that-still-confounds-hollywood\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Murphy died suddenly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Murphy died suddenly<\/a>\u00a0on Dec. 20, 2009, at age 32, after collapsing in the bathroom of her Hollywood Hills home. She had been battling flu-like symptoms for a few days prior to her death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Fanning, now 31, remembered her late costar as &#8220;playful&#8221; and &#8220;fun&#8221; in a 2020 appearance on<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-jqOaUjGSio\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Watch What Happens Live;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Watch What Happens Live<\/em><\/a>, opening up about working with Murphy on the 2003 film\u00a0<em>Uptown Girls<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;She just taught me to always have fun,&#8221; recalled Fanning. &#8220;She was, like, such a ray of light and had such a playful spirit. So I think, just, she made every day special for me. She was so wonderful.&#8221;<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/michael-urie-reflects-brittany-murphy-filming-uptown-girls-11895065\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source nz.news.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW Michael Urie is recounting his role in the 2003 film Uptown Girls \u2014 and his impression of Brittany Murphy during filming In a new video, Urie said he played a pig\/dog walker, though the role was ultimately cut from the film Urie said that Murphy was &#8220;awesome,&#8221; adding, &#8220;She was so sweet [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2263873,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[345497,313667,347092,345500],"class_list":["post-2263872","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-brittany-murphy","tag-dakota-fanning","tag-michael-urie","tag-uptown-girls"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Michael-Urie-Says-Brittany-Murphy-Was-So-Sweet-While-Filming.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2263872","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2263872"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2263872\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2263874,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2263872\/revisions\/2263874"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2263873"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2263872"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2263872"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2263872"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}