Emily Blunt - Overview

Date of Birth: Feb 23, 1983

Place of Birth: London, England, GB

Nationality: United Kingdom

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In 2006, British actress Emily Blunt was a virtual unknown on American movie screens when she managed to steal every scene from veteran thespians Meryl Streep and Stanley Tucci in the hit comedy, "The Devil Wears Prada." Her over-the-top performance as Streep's high-strung assistant catapulted her into the international spotlight, steering her career away from prior British period television pieces and towards memorable supporting roles in "The Jane Austen Book Club" (2007) and the Steve Carell comedy, "Dan in Real Life" (2007). The breadth of Blunt's versatility coupled with her love of unusual, unhinged characters was solidified with starring roles as a crime scene cleaner in "Sunshine Cleaning" (2009) and as Queen Victoria in "Young Victoria" (2009), after which international filmmakers raced to book this fearless new face with impeccable comic timing.

Born on Feb. 23, 1983 in London, England, Emily Blunt was one of four children to her father, Oliver, a barrister, and her mother, Joanna, a teacher who once enjoyed an acting career on stage and t... Read More

Filmography (20)

Looper (2012)

Your Sister's Sister (2012)

The Five-Year Engagement (2012)

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2012)

The Muppets (2011)

Bureau de contrôle (2011)

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Milestones (26)

2012
Co-starred with Ewan McGregor in "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen," based on the novel by Paul Torday

2011
Starred opposite Matt Damon in the science fiction thriller "The Adjustment Bureau"

2009
Nominated for the 2009 Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama ("The Young Victoria")

2009
Nominated for the 2009 Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama ("The Young Victoria")

2009
Played Amy Adams' slacker sister in the independent film "Sunshine Cleaning"

2009
Played Amy Adams' slacker sister in the independent film, "Sunshine Cleaning"

2009
Portrayed Queen Victoria during her marriage to Prince Albert in "The Young Victoria"; earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress

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