- Emily Blunt
Infobox actor
caption = Blunt at the British Academy Film Awards, February 2007
birthname = Emily Olivia Leah Blunt
birthdate = birth date and age|1983|2|23
birthplace =London ,England
yearsactive = 2003 - present
goldenglobeawards =
2007 "Gideon's Daughter "
baftaawards =Emily Olivia Leah Blunt (born
February 23 ,1983 ) is aGolden Globe Award -winning English [http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22918874-5006011,00.html] 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 theBBC TV film "Gideon's Daughter " and was nominated for the same award for ""The Devil Wears Prada"".Biography
Personal life
Blunt is from
Roehampton ,London ,England . She is one of four children born to a barrister father and teacher mother. Her uncle isCrispin Blunt , ConservativeMember of Parliament forReigate . 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 andVancouver . In the latter she shared a home with her now ex-boyfriend, Canadian singerMichael Bublé ,cite news
last = Maynard
first = Kevin
title = Up & Coming: Blunt Emily
publisher =USA Weekend
date = 2007-04-08
url = http://www.usaweekend.com/07_issues/070408/070408up_and_comer.html
accessdate = 2008-06-26] whom she first met inMelbourne backstage at the Australian televisionLogie Awards in 2005. Bublé thought Blunt was atelevision producer when they met. [ [http://www.pr-inside.com/rss/buble-thought-blunt-was-tv-producer-r113625.htm PR-inside.com News ] ] She later provided background vocals on his cover of "Me and Mrs. Jones " on his album "Call Me Irresponsible".cite news
last = Bream
first = Jon
title = Michael Buble, A crooner who curses and charms
publisher =The Seattle Times
date = 2007-08-19
url = http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2003838013_buble19.html
accessdate = 2008-06-26]In July 2008, Blunt ended her three-year relationship with Bublé, due to their busy schedules. [ [http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b146155_blunt_bubl233_breakup.html E! Online: Blunt, Bublé Breakup] ]
Career
Blunt made her professional debut in "Bliss" a new play commissioned by the
National Theatre , at the 2000Edinburgh Festival while she was still anA-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 queenCatherine 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 andlesbian love in the English countryside. She shared an Evening Standard British Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer with co-starNathalie Press .In 2005 she co-starred with
Bill Nighy andMiranda Richardson in the British TV drama "Gideon's Daughter ", an original screenplay written and directed byStephen Poliakoff , in which she played the troubled only child ofNew Labour spin doctor Gideon Warner, played by veteran British character actorBill 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 the79th 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". [ [http://www.cinemablend.com/celebrity/Devil-Wears-Prada-Forced-Emily-Blunt-To-Emaciate-Herself-533.html "Devil Wears Prada" Forced Emily Blunt To Emaciate Herself" ] ]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 directorDavid Auburn should cast her. Blunt did audition for the part—she almost received the role—but lost out toKate Bosworth .As Jane Liddle in "
Charlie Wilson's War ", Blunt appeared in an erotically charged scene withTom Hanks dressed only in an open shirt that revealed a white brassiere and lace-edged panties. [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKfgVEzXObM YouTube - Emily Blunt In Charlie Wilsons War ] ] She has also worked on a number of upcoming movies: "The Young Victoria " (in which she plays the title character) and "The Wolf Man".Filmography
tage 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 LoyerRadio credits
*"Bumps and Bruises" (2004) as Holly
Awards
References
External links
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-! colspan="3" style="background: #DAA520;" |Golden Globe Award
-succession box
title = Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
years = 2007
for "Gideon's Daughter "
before=Sandra Oh
for "Grey's Anatomy "
after =Samantha Morton
for "Longford"Persondata
NAME= Blunt, Emily
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Blunt, Emily Olivia L.
SHORT DESCRIPTION= English actress
DATE OF BIRTH=February 23 ,1983
PLACE OF BIRTH=London ,England
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=
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