Los Angeles , California ( CNN ) -- Actress Brittany Murphy 's death was an accident caused by a combination of pneumonia , an iron deficiency and `` multiple drug intoxication , '' the Los Angeles County coroner said Thursday . The 32-year-old actress was found dead in her Hollywood Hills , California , home December 20 . The short statement issued by the coroner 's office Thursday did not list the drugs involved , but assistant chief Ed Winter told CNN no illegal drugs were found in Murphy 's system . The full autopsy report would be available within two weeks , the coroner 's office said . The primary cause of death was `` community acquired pneumonia , '' but drugs found by the toxicology screening were believed to `` play a role in her death , '' said coroner 's spokesman Craig Harvey . `` They just were not the primary cause , so they figured into the cause of death , so that 's why it 's an accidental death . '' Murphy 's husband , British screenwriter Simon Monjack , has told People magazine the actress had `` laryngitis and flu-like symptoms '' at the time of her death . Monjack said Murphy used Vicoprofen to relieve pain from severe menstrual cramps . `` She was on an antibiotic and was taking cough medicine , '' he said . Murphy was pronounced dead at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles , California , after she was rushed there in the early morning hours of Sunday , December 20 . The often bubbly , free-spirited actress appeared in films such as `` Clueless , '' `` 8 Mile , '' `` Do n't Say a Word '' and `` Girl , Interrupted . '' She also lent her voice to animated works , including the movie `` Happy Feet '' -- in which she also sang -- and a regular voice role on the animated TV series `` King of the Hill . '' Murphy was best-known for her work in a string of comedies earlier this decade , including playing lead roles in `` Uptown Girls '' alongside fellow Georgia native Dakota Fanning and `` Little Black Book '' with Holly Hunter and Kathy Bates . She is survived by her husband . CNN 's Jim Roope and Brittany Kaplan contributed to this report .
Actress Brittany Murphy was found dead in her apartment December 20 . Note : Death was not caused by cancer , iron deficiency , drugs . ` ` She was on an antibiotic and was taking cough medicine , '' I said .