Early life

Blunt was born in Wandsworth, London, the second of four children. She is the daughter of Joanna, a former actress and teacher, and barrister Oliver Simon Peter Blunt, QC. Her siblings are Felicity, Sebastian, and Susannah. Her grandfather was Major-General Peter Blunt, and one of her paternal uncles is Crispin Blunt, Conservative Member of Parliament for Reigate.

From the age of seven to 14, Blunt struggled with stuttering. She credits a school teacher for helping her overcome the stutter through acting. She went on to sit on the board of directors for the American Institute for Stuttering. Blunt attended Ibstock Place School and, at the age of 16, went to Hurtwood House, a private sixth-form college known for its performing arts program. There, she was discovered by an agent.

Career

In November 2001, Blunt made her professional debut, opposite Judi Dench in Sir Peter Hall's production of the play The Royal Family. Hailed by critics for her performance, she was named "Best Newcomer" by The Evening Standard. She went on to perform as Eugenie in Nicholas Wright's Vincent in Brixton at the National Theatre, and as Juliet in Indhu Rubasingham's production of Romeo and Juliet at Chichester Festival Theatre, both in 2002.

In 2003, Blunt made her screen debut in the British television drama Boudica, about the life of the ancient Celtic warrior-queen who fought the Romans. That same year, she was praised for her performance as the 16th-century queen Catherine Howard in the two-part British television drama Henry VIII.

In 2004, Blunt delivered her breakout performance as Tamsin in the drama film, My Summer of Love, 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 Natalie Press.

In 2005, Blunt co-starred with Bill Nighy and Miranda Richardson in the British television 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 Nighy. Blunt won a Golden Globe for her performance.

In 2006, Blunt appeared opposite Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway in the box-office success The Devil Wears Prada. Her role as Emily garnered her nominations for a BAFTA and a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. She attended the 79th Academy Awards where she co-presented the award for best costume design with her Prada co-star Hathaway. That same year, Blunt co-starred with Susan Sarandon in the independent drama Irresistible.

In 2007, Blunt appeared in four films: Wind Chill, The Jane Austen Book Club, Dan in Real Life, and Charlie Wilson's War. In 2008, Blunt appeared in two films, Sunshine Cleaning in the role of Norah Lorkowski, and The Great Buck Howard as Valerie Brennan. In 2009, Blunt played Queen Victoria in The Young Victoria, directed by Jean-Marc Vallée and written by Julian Fellowes. She also starred in the Toby Spanton-directed short film Curiosity. She was director Jon Favreau's first choice to play the Black Widow in Iron Man 2 but scheduling conflicts with Gulliver's Travels forced her to cede the role to Scarlett Johansson. She voiced Angelina's mother, Matilda Mouseling, in the television series, Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps.

In 2010, Blunt co-starred with Benicio del Toro and Anthony Hopkins in the big-budget horror film The Wolfman. She also starred in Gulliver's Travels and in The Adjustment Bureau, alongside Matt Damon, as a dancer "being mysteriously kept apart" from Damon's character. Blunt was offered the female lead in Captain America: The First Avenger but turned it down. In 2011, Blunt was named the ambassadress of the new Yves Saint Laurent fragrance, Opium.

Blunt starred in the 2011 British comedy film Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, directed by Lasse Hallström and co-starring Ewan McGregor and Kristin Scott Thomas. Also that year, she briefly appeared in Disney's The Muppets, as Miss Piggy's receptionist. She starred in the 2012 film The Five-Year Engagement, directed by Nicholas Stoller and co-starring Jason Segel. In January 2011, Blunt began filming an American science-fiction film, Looper, directed by Rian Johnson and co-starring Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon-Levitt; the film was released in September 2012. Also that year, she starred in Arthur Newman with Colin Firth.

In 2014, she starred alongside Tom Cruise in Edge of Tomorrow, the film adaptation of the Japanese novel All You Need Is Kill, by Hiroshi Sakurazaka. Also that year, Blunt again worked with Disney, playing the Baker's Wife in their film adaptation of the musical Into the Woods, which also features her Devil Wears Prada co-star Meryl Streep as the Witch.

In 2015, Blunt starred in the action crime-thriller Sicario, directed by Denis Villeneuve and co-starring Benicio del Toro and Josh Brolin.

In 2016, she co-starred alongside Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron and Jessica Chastain in The Huntsman: Winter's War, directed by Cedric Nicolas-Troyan. She will appear in the film The Girl on the Train, based of the best-selling novel of the same name by Paula Hawkins, directed by Tate Taylor and co-starring Rebecca Ferguson, Justin Theroux and Allison Janney.

Personal life

Blunt had a three-year relationship with Canadian singer Michael Bublé. They met in 2005, while backstage at the Australian television Logie Awards in Melbourne. They later shared a home in Vancouver, Canada, before breaking up in 2008.

In November 2008, Blunt began dating American actor John Krasinski. They became engaged in August 2009, and married on 10 July 2010 in Como, Italy. On 16 February 2014, she gave birth to their daughter, Hazel Grace. On January 26, 2016, Blunt's rep confirmed the couple are expecting their second child.

Blunt's brother-in-law is her The Devil Wears Prada co-star Stanley Tucci. In 2012, Tucci married Blunt's sister Felicity, who works as a literary agent. Blunt introduced the couple. Her brother Sebastian is an actor.

In August 2015, Blunt became an American citizen. She took dual-citizenship in the United States, suggesting the status helped her tax and visa situation, but felt conflicted over having to abandon her sole allegiance to the United Kingdom.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	My Summer of Love	Tamsin
2006	Devil Wears Prada, TheThe Devil Wears Prada	Emily Charlton
2006	Irresistible	Mara
2007	Wind Chill	Girl
2007	Jane Austen Book Club, TheThe Jane Austen Book Club	Prudie
2007	Dan in Real Life	Ruthie Draper
2007	Charlie Wilson's War	Jane Liddle
2008	Great Buck Howard, TheThe Great Buck Howard	Valerie Brennan
2008	Sunshine Cleaning	Norah Lorkowski
2009	Young Victoria, TheThe Young Victoria	Queen Victoria
2009	Curiosity	Emma	Short film
2010	Wolfman, TheThe Wolfman	Gwen Conliffe
2010	Wild Target	Rose
2010	Gulliver's Travels	Princess Mary
2011	Gnomeo & Juliet	Juliet	Voice role
2011	Adjustment Bureau, TheThe Adjustment Bureau	Elise Sellas
2011	Salmon Fishing in the Yemen	Harriet Chetwode-Talbot
2011	Your Sister's Sister	Iris
2011	Muppets, TheThe Muppets	Miss Piggy's Receptionist
2012	Five-Year Engagement, TheThe Five-Year Engagement	Violet Barnes
2012	Looper	Sara
2013	Arthur Newman	Michaela Fitzgerald / Charlotte Fitzgerald
2013	The Wind Rises	Naoko Satomi	English dub
2014	Edge of Tomorrow	Rita Vrataski
2014	Into the Woods	The Baker's Wife
2015	Sicario	Kate Macer
2016	The Huntsman: Winter's War	Freya
2016	The Girl on the Train	Rachel Watson	Post-production
2017	Animal Crackers	Zoe Huntington	Voice role; filming
2017	My Little Pony	TBA	Voice role; in production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Boudica	Isolda	Movie
2003	Foyle's War	Lucy Markham	Episode: "War Games"
2003	Henry VIII	Catherine Howard	Movie
2004	Agatha Christie's Poirot	Linnet Ridgeway	Episode: "Death on the Nile"
2005	Empire	Camane	6 episodes
2005	Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle, TheThe Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle	Jean Leckie	Movie
2006	Gideon's Daughter	Natasha	Movie
2009	Simpsons, TheThe Simpsons	Juliet Hobbes (voice)	Episode: "Lisa the Drama Queen"
2015	Lip Sync Battle	Herself	"Emily Blunt vs. Anne Hathaway"

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Bliss	Maddy	Edinburgh Fringe Festival
2001-02	Royal Family, TheThe Royal Family	Gwen	Theatre Royal Haymarket
2002	Vincent in Brixton	Eugenie Loyer	National Theatre, London
2002	Romeo and Juliet	Juliet	Chichester Festival Theatre

Radio

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Bumps and Bruises	Holly	BBC Radio 4

Awards and nominations

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Emily Blunt

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