Name: Emily Blunt
Birth Name: Emily Olivia Leah Blunt
Height: 5′ 8″
Sex: F
Nationality: British
Birth Date: February 23, 1983
Birth Place: London, England, UK
Profession: Actress
Relationship: Michael Bublé (actor; jazz singer; born on September 9, 1975; dated from 2005-July 2008)
Uncle: Crispin Blunt (Conservative Member of Parliament for Reigate; born on July 15, 1960)
Claim to fame: As Tamsin, a well-educated, cynical and deceptive beauty in My Summer of Love (2004)

Emily Olivia Leah Blunt (born February 23, 1983) is a Golden Globe Award-winning English actress known for her work in the film My Summer of Love and her appearance in The Devil Wears Prada. She won the 2007 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for the BBC TV film Gideon’s Daughter and was nominated for the same award for The Devil Wears Prada.

Career

Blunt made her professional debut in Bliss a new play commissioned by the National Theatre, at the 2000 Edinburgh Festival while she was still an A-level student. In 2003, she made her screen debut in the British television drama Boudica, about the life of the ancient British warrior-queen who fought the Romans. She also won considerable praise for her performance as the 16th-century queen Catherine Howard in the two-part British television drama Henry VIII.

Blunt’s breakout role was as Tamsin in the dark British movie, My Summer of Love in 2004, which depicted a story of deception and lesbian love in the English countryside. She shared an Evening Standard British Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer with co-star Nathalie Press.

In 2005 she co-starred with Bill Nighy and Miranda Richardson in the British TV drama Gideon’s Daughter, an original screenplay written and directed by Stephen Poliakoff, in which she played the troubled only child of New Labour spin doctor Gideon Warner, played by veteran British character actor Bill Nighy.

More recently, she starred opposite Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway in the box-office success, The Devil Wears Prada. Streep and Hathaway received most of the critical attention initially, but Blunt proved to be equally memorable with Entertainment Weekly naming her the Best Female Scene-Stealer in their end-of-summer special issue. She appeared at the 79th Academy Awards where she co-presented the award for best costume design with her The Devil Wears Prada co-star Hathaway. Blunt and Hathaway also lost weight for their roles in the film. In an interview with Us Weekly, Hathaway said “I basically stuck with fruit, vegetables and fish (to slim down for the movie). I wouldn’t recommend that. Emily Blunt and I would clutch at each other and cry because we were so hungry.” Blunt also spoke about the weight loss, claiming she had to go “painfully thin”.

Blunt later co-starred with Susan Sarandon in the independent drama Irresistible. When Sarandon became attached to starring in another movie, The Girl In The Park she strongly suggested that director David Auburn should cast her. Blunt did audition for the part—she almost received the role—but lost out to Kate Bosworth.

As Jane Liddle in Charlie Wilson’s War, Blunt appeared in an erotically charged scene with Tom Hanks dressed only in an open shirt that revealed a white brassiere and lace-edged panties. She has also worked on a number of upcoming movies: The Young Victoria (in which she plays the title character) and The Wolf Man.

Personal life

Blunt is from Roehampton, London, England. She is one of four children born to a barrister father and teacher mother. Her uncle is Crispin Blunt, Conservative Member of Parliament for Reigate. At the age of 16 Blunt moved to a sixth-form college known for its performing arts programme, Hurtwood House, which is where she attracted an agent.

Blunt lives in London and Vancouver. In the latter she shared a home with her now ex-boyfriend, Canadian singer Michael Bublé, whom she first met in Melbourne backstage at the Australian television Logie Awards in 2005. Bublé thought Blunt was a television producer when they met. She later provided background vocals on his cover of “Me and Mrs. Jones” on his album Call Me Irresponsible.

In July 2008, Blunt ended her three-year relationship with Bublé, due to their busy schedules.

Emily placed No.21 in AfterEllen.com’s Hot 100 List of 2007. She moved down to No.41 in 2008. She was also ranked No.10 in LesbiaNation.com’s Top 10 Smokin’ Brits and Aussies in July 2008.

Emily was named Face of the Future in the 2007 Women in Film Crystal Awards. She was also named among Entertainment Weekly’s “30 Under 30: The Actresses” List of 2008.

Meryl Streep, her co-star in The Devil Wears Prada, praised her as “best young actress she’s worked with in some time, perhaps ever”.

Emily did backup vocals on the song “Me & Mrs. Jones”, a track from the 2007 album Call Me Irresponsible by her former boyfriend Michael Bublé.

Emily lists Nicole Kidman, Emma Thompson, and Meryl Streep among her favorite actresses. She also aspires to reach the Hollywood glamour being enjoyed by Keira Knightley and Cate Blachett.

Emily was christened Entertainment Weekly’s Best Female Scene-Stealer in the magazine’s summer-end special in 2006. It was for her performance in The Devil Wears Prada.

Emily is the niece of Crispin Blunt, the Conservative Member of Parliament for the Reigate located in Surrey, England.

Her height is 5′ 8″ (1.73 m). Emily has light brown hair and blue eyes.

Emily won the 2007 Golden Globe award for Best Supporting Actress in a TV Series, Mini-series or Movie for her role in Gideon’s Daughter.

In 2001, Emily made her theatrical debut as Gwen Cavandish opposite Judi Dench in The Royal Family at Haymarket Theatre. In 2002, she portrayed Eugenie Loyer in a National Theatre production of
Vincent in Brixton. She also played Juliet in Romeo and Juliet at the Chichester Festival in 2002.

Emily has been dividing her time between London and Vancouver.

Emily enjoys horseback riding. Her other hobbies include singing and playing the cello.

Emily’s other TV movie and film credits include Warrior Queen (2003), Henry VIII (2003), The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle (2005), Gideon’s Daughter (2005), and The Great Buck Howard (2008).

Emily’s father is a lawyer while her mother is a teacher. She has an older sister Felicity, a younger brother Sebastian, and a younger sister Susannah.

Emily’s performance in The Royal Family won her a nomination for Best Newcomer. She won an award for her role in Vincent in Brixton.

Bought a $2.2 million new house in Vancouver where she lives with her partner, pop singer Michael Bublé.

Co-star Meryl Streep has praised Blunt as the best young actress she’s worked with in some time, perhaps ever.

Named Best Female Scene-Stealer for her performance in The Devil Wears Prada (2006) by Entertainment Weekly.

She was told to lose weight for her role as Emily in The Devil Wears Prada (2006). She revealed this in a 2006 interview with Craig Ferguson. Co-star Anne Hathaway tells a similar story, and reports that she & Emily were always hungry on-set due to being kept on strict diets to maintain the rail-thin “super-model” look.

For her breakout performance in The Devil Wears Prada (2006), Emily convinced David Frankel that her character should be British rather than American. Emily also improvised many of her lines and told interviewers that she based the character on people she’s met, but would never want to associate with.

In 2004, Emily shared the prestigious Evening Standard British Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer with Nathalie Press.

Acting and adopting new accents helped her to overcome a debilitating speech impediment at age 12.

Admits she and her The Devil Wears Prada (2006) co-star Stanley Tucci competed to see who could be more over-the-top in their scenes. Tucci admits his young co-star won “hands down”.

At the 2002 Chichester Festival, Emily earned rave reviews playing Juliet in a production of Romeo and Juliet.

Divides time between London, Sydney and Vancouver where she lives with her partner Michael Bublé.

Favourite actresses are: Cate Blanchett, Emma Thompson, Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman.

Made her theatrical debut alongside Dame Judi Dench in The Royal Family. She had only six months of formal acting training before gaining the role of Gwen.

Susan Sarandon asked her to audition for the role of Mara in Irresistible (2006) after seeing My Summer of Love (2004).

Upon filming their first scene together for The Devil Wears Prada (2006), Meryl Streep laughed that Blunt should be given the film carbon copy, rather than steal the movie.

She is not related to singer James Blunt.

She is the great-niece of actor and retired Major-General Tony Richardson.

Grew up in Roehampton, London.

Good friends with The Devil Wears Prada (2006) co-star Anne Hathaway.

The new face of Max Mara add campaign (2007).

Her boyfriend Michael Bublé’s wrote the hit single Everything for her. She is also on his album Call Me Irresponsible where she sings briefly at the end of the song Me And Mrs. Jones.

Was named as one of Screen International’s ‘Stars of Tomorrow’ alongside James McAvoy, Noel Clarke, Emily Blunt, Michelle Ryan and Rupert Friend.

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