Emily Blunt
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| Emily Blunt | |
 Blunt at the British Academy Film Awards, February 2007 |
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| Born | Emily Olivia Leah Blunt 23 February 1983 London, England |
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| Years active | 2003 - present |
Emily Olivia Leah Blunt (born 23 February 1983) is an 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 in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film for the BBC TV film Gideon's Daughter and was nominated for the same award in the movie category for The Devil Wears Prada.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Personal life
Blunt is from Roehampton, London, England. She is one of four children born to barrister Oliver Blunt QC,[1] and a 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 was discovered by an agent.
Blunt previously shared a home with her now ex-boyfriend, Canadian singer Michael Bublé[2] 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.[3] She later provided background vocals on his cover of "Me and Mrs. Jones" on his album Call Me Irresponsible.[4] She currently is dating John Krasinski.
[edit] Career
Blunt made her professional debut in Bliss, a new musical written by Paul Sellar, at the 2000 Edinburgh Fringe while she was still an A-level student. She went on to perform at the National Theatre and at Chichester Festival Theatre. 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.
In 2006, 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 Prada co-star Hathaway. Blunt and Hathaway 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".[5]
Blunt 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, which she almost received but lost to Kate Bosworth. In 2007, she appeared in the film Charlie Wilson's War.
She has also worked on a number of upcoming movies: Wild Target, the Toby Spanton-directed short film Curiosity and The Wolfman.
Blunt was in the final stages to star as Black Widow in Iron Man II and Avengers film, but had to drop out do to scheduling conflicts. That part then went to Scarlett Johansson.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2003 | Boudica | Isolda | |
| Henry VIII | Catherine Howard | Serial | |
| Foyle's War | Lucy Markham | in episode War Games | |
| 2004 | Poirot | Linnet Ridgeway-Doyle | in episode Death on the Nile |
| My Summer of Love | Tamsin | ||
| 2005 | Empire | Camane | miniseries |
| The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle | Jean Leckie | ||
| Gideon's Daughter | Natasha | TV movie | |
| 2006 | Irresistible | Mara | |
| The Devil Wears Prada | Emily Charlton | ||
| 2007 | Wind Chill | Girl | |
| The Jane Austen Book Club | Prudie Drummond | ||
| Dan in Real Life | Ruthie Draper | ||
| Charlie Wilson's War | Jane Liddle | ||
| 2009 | The Simpsons (TV) | Juliet (voice) | in episode Lisa the Drama Queen |
| Sunshine Cleaning | Norah Lorkowski | ||
| The Great Buck Howard | Valerie Brennan | ||
| The Young Victoria | Queen Victoria | ||
| Curiosity | Emma | Short Film/completed | |
| The Wolfman | Gwen Conliffe | post-production | |
| Wild Target | Rose | post-production | |
| 2010 | Gulliver's Travels | Princess Glory | filming |
| The Girl | TBA | pre-production | |
| Gnomeo and Juliet | Juliet (voice) | pre-production | |
| 2011 | Damn Yankees | Lola | pre-production |
- Stage credits
- Bliss (2000, Edinburgh Festival) as Maddy
- The Royal Family (2001, West End) as Gwen
- Romeo and Juliet (2002, Chichester Festival Theatre) as Juliet
- Vincent in Brixton (2002, RNT) as Eugenie Loyer
- Radio credits
- Bumps and Bruises (2004) as Holly
[edit] Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Result | For |
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| 2004 | BIFA | Most Promising Newcomer | Nominated | My Summer of Love |
| 2005 | LCC | British Newcomer of the Year | Nominated | |
| ESBFA | Most Promising Newcomer | Won | ||
| 2006 | Teen Choice Award | Choice Breakout | Nominated | The Devil Wears Prada |
| 2007 | BAFTA | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated | |
| Rising Star | Nominated | |||
| LCC | British Actress of the Year in a Supporting Role | Nominated | ||
| MTV Movie Award | Best Comedic Performance | Nominated | ||
| ALFS Award | British Supporting Actress of the Year | Won | ||
| Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Nominated | ||
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television | Won | Gideon's Daughter |
[edit] References
- ^ Times Magazine, 21 February 2009
- ^ Maynard, Kevin (2007-04-08). "Up & Coming: Blunt Emily". USA Weekend. http://www.usaweekend.com/07_issues/070408/070408up_and_comer.html. Retrieved on 2008-06-26.
- ^ PR-inside.com News
- ^ Bream, Jon (2007-08-19). "Michael Buble, A crooner who curses and charms". The Seattle Times. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2003838013_buble19.html. Retrieved on 2008-06-26.
- ^ "Devil Wears Prada Forced Emily Blunt To Emaciate Herself"
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| Awards | ||
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| Golden Globe Award | ||
| Preceded by Sandra Oh for Grey's Anatomy |
Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television 2007 for Gideon's Daughter |
Succeeded by Samantha Morton for Longford |
