Childhood
The actress, who was destined to conquer her native Britain, and then the whole world, was born on February 23, 1983 in central London, in Wandsworth.
Actress's full name is Emily Olivia Leah Blunt.
The girl's full name is Emily Olivia Leah Blunt, she is the second child of Oliver and Joanna's four children. Oliver Blunt is a QC who belongs to the highest caste of lawyers in Great Britain, and Joanna is a former actress and English teacher.
Parents tried to give their children the best. The guys studied in prestigious schools. Emily was interested in music and loved to ride horses, but at the age of 10 she suddenly began to stutter. Visits to speech therapists did not produce any results; meditation, relaxation and treatment courses from psychoanalysts were all useless. The doctors gave up: the previously funny and sociable girl before our eyes became an introverted, shy child.
Emily Blunt with her mother
In order to somehow help her daughter, the mother began to practice with her small scenes from plays in which she had once acted. It was the theatrical art that turned out to be that miraculous cure for the disease and determined the girl’s choice. Subsequently, the actress will say this about it.
Emily Blunt: biography
Emily Olivia Leah Blunt was born in February 1983 in London into a respectable family. Her father is a famous British lawyer. Before her marriage, my mother was a theater and film actress. After getting married, she ended her acting career and began teaching at school.
Emily Blunt
Emily Blunt was the second child in the family. Her older sister's name is Felicity. Later, two more children were born - Suzanne and Sebastian. Emily's uncle Crispin Blunt was elected to the British Parliament. Grandfather Peter Blunt is a retired major general.
As a child, Emily was interested in horse riding and music. The girl studied vocals and cello playing. Red-haired Emily never even dreamed of becoming an actress: since childhood, she had an annoying drawback - she stuttered badly. Therapy sessions helped resolve this problem. But the greatest effect was had by classes in a drama club, where a talented teacher taught Emily Blunt to imitate other people’s voices and thus overcome her illness.
Start
In 1999, Emily entered college, where she studied acting, literature and the basics of drama. For her participation in the production of “The Royal Family”, the girl was named the best beginning actress.
In 1999, Emily entered college
In 2002, Emily began taking part in television series; in 2003, she played in an episode of the famous detective project about the investigations of the impressive Belgian “Agatha Christie’s Poirot.”
Having accepted the offer to star in the dramatic film “My Summer of Love” in 2004, the actress took a rather bold step. Emily played the role of one of Tamzin's heroines in love. The second girl was played by Natalie Press. And the scenes of closeness between the friends, although very innocent, added a daring rebellious touch to Emily’s growing popularity. The then-famous Paddy Considine also played in the film.
Emily Blunt in the film "My Summer of Love"
The films released with Emily's participation in 2005 became popular and attracted attention to the young actress. In the drama “Gideon’s Daughter,” dedicated to the eternal theme of fathers and sons, she played the role of a daughter with whom her father, played by the magnificent Bill Nighy, is trying to establish a relationship. And in the psychodrama “Obsession,” Emily played in a duet with Susan Sarandon and was remembered by the audience for her subtle performance, in no way inferior in skill and charm to her partner.
Some biographical facts
Emily Blunt is from the UK. She was born in London on February 23, 1983 in the family of a lawyer and theater and film actress.
During her school years, the girl was fond of horse riding. She had beautiful vocals and took music lessons and learned to play the cello.
Since childhood, Emily dreamed of following in her mother's footsteps and becoming an actress. Blunt had one speech impediment in the form of a stutter, which could have prevented her from building a career.
The talented teacher Adrian Rawlins, with whom the future celebrity studied in a drama club, helped her get rid of this speech impediment. At the age of sixteen, Blunt entered a private college that trained actors under a special program.
The same Blunt
The film adaptation of Lauren Weisberger's scandalous book, which tells the story of the behind-the-scenes of the world of high fashion, became a cult film immediately after its release. “The Devil Wears Prada” is called one of the most beautiful films of New Hollywood, the cost of the costumes amounted to more than a million dollars, for their design the artist Patricia Field was awarded an Oscar, as was Meryl Streep for the role of the bitchy Miranda. “The Devil Wears Prada” - trailer Emily’s participation in the film as Miranda’s senior assistant, obediently fulfilling all the whims of her divine boss, brought nominations for an Oscar and the British BAFTA. And although Blunt did not win, her performance was noted by all film critics. The press wrote that Blunt overshadowed the second main character of the film, Anne Hathaway. And the legendary Meryl Streep called Emily the best young actress she knew.
Emily Blunt in The Devil Wears Prada
By the way, Hathaway, who was supposed to become the second star of the film, did not get into any of the nominations. Subsequently, Hathaway said that “that same Blunt pulled the blanket over herself” and did not even hide her dislike for her.
Don't hide your affection
Back when The Devil Wears Prada was released in 2006, John became the most ardent fan of the film in the world - not because of the fascinating storyline, but because Emily starred in it. In a 2021 interview with Glamor, Krasinski admitted to having watched it at least 75 times. He also mentioned that most often this happened when he was clicking through the channels and accidentally came across a show - after his wife appeared on the screen, he did not want to look for something else.
One day she opened the door and I quickly changed the channel. She asked: “Are you watching porn?” It was difficult for me to explain that the 75th viewing of The Devil Wears Prada is much better than porn.
John did not immediately talk about his obsession with her work because he was afraid of condemnation, but Emily reacted absolutely normally to his stalking.
The couple first met only a few years after the film was released. John spoke about the first meeting on the Ellen show, focusing on the fact that from the first minute he realized that she was the one. They met in a restaurant through mutual friends, but at first Blunt didn’t even know who Krasinski worked for.
Best roles
In 2007, Emily, who had already taken her place among Hollywood luminaries, starred in the film “Ghosts.” The mystical drama was presented in an atmosphere of growing foreboding of something unclear and frightening. Director Gregory Jacobs used a complex and very rare technique, which consisted of a constant long shot focusing on the faces of the two main characters. This director's discovery made it possible to give the film even more drama and highlighted the depth of Emily's talent, who played the role of a student. Ashton Holmes also took part in the film. Top 10 films with the participation of Emily Blunt The film of the same year, “The Jane Austen Lovers Club,” is called very British and feminine, which is quite reasonable, because all the main roles in it are female. In the light, good film, Maria Bello, Maggie Grace and Kathy Baker played along with Emily.
Emily Blunt in The Jane Austen Club
Emily's duet with actress Amy Adams in the comedy "Sparkling Clean" was noted for the excellent performances of the girls, who were able to give a serious social picture about moral values a light touch of a feature film.
Amy Adams and Emily Blunt
One of Emily’s most striking roles and one of her fans’ most beloved is the drama “Young Victoria.” In a truly English film, which earned awards and nominations for all the most prestigious film awards, Emily played Queen Victoria in her youth. An aristocrat by birth and spirit, Emily played the role brilliantly; Her partner was the incredibly handsome Rupert Friend, and the film also starred Jim Broadbent, Mark Strong and Paul Bettany. Trailer for the film “The Young Victoria” In 2009, the gothic drama “The Wolf Man” was released, in which Emily shone in the company of Benicio del Toro and Sir Anthony Hopkins, who was awarded a knighthood in 1993. John Johnston rewrote the story of werewolves in a new way, giving it romanticism and subtle tragedy.
Still from the film “The Wolf Man”
From 2010 to 2015, the actress starred in a variety of films, covering the entire range of film genres from drama to comedy. Blunt’s especially significant works of this period are the role of Eliza in “Reality Changers”, the role of Sarah in “Looper”, the role of a swindler in “Wild Thing” and a policewoman in the action-packed action film “Assassins”. The actress's partners in her works during this period were top stars: Matt Damon, Bruce Willis, Tom Cruise and Brendan Gleeson. “Wild Thing” trailer In 2021, the actress’s next success was the role of Rachel in the thriller based on the best-selling book of the same name by Paula Hawkins. A dramatic thriller with an unexpected ending, “The Girl on the Train” became a real gift for fans of serious cinema. A childless divorced woman suffering from alcoholism - this image, so unexpected for an aristocratic and refined actress, became one of the most difficult in Blunt's career. And at the same time one of the most successful. Emily was again awarded nominations for the Golden Globe and other awards, including BAFTA. The film stars Luke Evans, as well as Haley Bennett and Justin Theroux.
Biography of Emily Blunt
When the house is noisy and fun
Today, actress Emily Blunt has a lot of interesting works. And she was born into a large London family. The father, a lawyer, and the mother, a teacher, had three girls: Felicity, Suzanne, and Emily Olivia Leah, who was born on February 23, 1983. Oliver and Joanna had only one son - Sebastian. Barrister Oliver had a “good” income, approaching £1 million a year, so the children were not denied anything. Emily's father's brother is a member of Parliament, and her mother also tried herself in acting, but after having children, she retrained as a teacher.
As a child, Emily was timid - she stuttered and was embarrassed about it. Classes in the school theater helped get rid of this shortcoming; it was on that unprepossessing stage that Emily Blunt’s performing biography began. When she became a student at a private acting college, she was noticed by a theatrical agent.
Down and Out trouble started
At the age of 18, Blunt first appeared on the professional stage. She was lucky to play in the same production with the famous Judi Dench. It was the play "The Royal Family". The debutante’s performance was praised, so it was easy to get the next roles. She became Juliet in Shakespeare's tragedy and Eugenia in the play Vincent in Brixton. The historical film “Warrior Princess” opened the way for the girl to the silver screen.
The drama “My Summer of Love” did not gain much attention from the public, but the acting and the piquant plot (the film was about a young provincial girl who suddenly developed feelings for the visiting intellectual Tamsin) appealed to connoisseurs of independent cinema. The talent of Emily Blunt was especially noted, whose biography, after success, began to develop rapidly.
Arrogant assistant, queen and millionaire
She confirmed her skills with her work in the film “The Devil Wears Prada.” The romantic comedy about the world of fashion and glamor was well received by viewers; its box office totaled $326.6 million. A year earlier, young actress Emily Blunt won a Golden Globe for her role in the television film Gideon's Daughter.
The performer easily transformed into the English queen (the film “Young Victoria”, which brought another Globe nomination), was a wonderful bitchy rich woman in the legendary TV series “Poirot” (the episode was based on the famous “Death on the Nile”, and Blunt’s heroine was treacherously killed ). The British woman revealed new facets of her talent in the film adaptation of Karen Fowler’s book “A Life According to Jane Austen.”
Both in an action movie and in a fairy tale
In 2011, two interesting films with Emily’s participation were released: the science fiction film Changing Reality and the comedy Fish of My Dreams, for which the actress was again nominated for a Globe.
But the English performer discovered a completely different side after the blockbuster “Edge of Tomorrow” opened in theaters in 2014. It immediately became clear that one of the most exciting films of recent years was released. And the leading roles were played by the unfading Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt, who had built up considerable muscles (she played a female fighter). An attentive filming partner noticed that Emily, who initially performed all the stunts herself, began to take care of herself by the end. And it was Cruise, the first among her colleagues, that the happy Blunt admitted that she was expecting a child.
On New Year's Eve, another film with Emily's participation was shown in our cinemas - this is the musical fairy tale “Into the Woods...”. The sweet and selfless Baker's Wife - that's what the actress has become this time.
Personal life of Emily Blunt
Since the end of 2004, the actress dated Canadian musician of French origin, Michael Bublé. To be with her lover, Emily bought an old mansion in the center of Vancouver for two million dollars. Two years later, the couple was forced to separate due to a discrepancy between work schedules and Emily’s workload, as well as due to the musician’s excessive jealousy.
Emily Blunt and Michael Bublé
In 2008, Emily met actor and director John Krasinski, known to Russian audiences for his participation in the drama “The Promised Land.” Their first date was at a shooting range, and a year later Emily and John got married.
John Krasinski and Emily Blunt
For some time, the star couple regularly delighted the press and fans with their interviews and photographs in which they tenderly hold each other’s hands and smile. But after the birth of their first daughter, Hazel, in 2014, the couple began to lead a more private lifestyle. Their second child, also a girl, was born in 2021. The baby was named Violet.
Emily with her daughter Hazel (left) and the whole family (right)
It is known that Emily loves chocolate and cannot live a day without her favorite treat. For the role of an assistant in The Devil Wears Prada, the actress had to lose almost 10 kilograms!
The actress’s favorite perfume is Opium; in 2012, the actress starred in a video dedicated to the legendary scent. Emily wore only a tuxedo, an iconic item from the luxury house Yves Saint Laurent.
Emily Blunt
British actress.
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Emily Olivia Leah Blunt - winner of the 2006 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress in the television film Gideon's Daughter, 2007 Golden Globe Award nominee, BAFTA Award nominee for The Devil Wears Prada. The actress first gained fame from the film “My Summer of Love.”
Emily Blunt was born into the family of a teacher and a barrister (besides her, there are three more children in the Blunt family). Emily currently lives in her hometown.
Before becoming a film actress, Emily Blunt played in the theater: in 2001, she made her debut in the production of “The Royal Family” at London's Haymarket Theater on the same stage with Dame Judi Dench. For her role as Gwen Cavendish, Emily received the prize for “best newcomer” from the prestigious Evening Standard newspaper.
Blunt's debut on television took place in 2003 in the historical epic Boudica, where the main role was played by the popular British actress Alex Kingston. The very next year, Emily seriously announced herself as a future star, appearing in one of the main roles in the coming-of-age drama My Summer of Love. Blunt played Tamzin, a manipulative intellectual who comes on holiday to the English suburbs and meets a narrow-minded girl, Mona, who suffers from provincial boredom and immediately falls in love with the bright Tamzin. The film created a great resonance among fans of independent cinema. Blunt, along with her co-star Natalie Press, was named best new actress by many reputable publications in the UK and USA.
After the notable success of My Summer of Love, Emily Blunt receives an offer from Hollywood - the role of the snobbish assistant Emily in the film adaptation of the world bestseller The Devil Wears Prada. Blunt had to play alongside Meryl Streep, and according to critics, she did it best. The film itself became one of the box office leaders of 2006 worldwide, collecting more than $300 million, and Blunt herself was named by the authoritative American publication Entertainment Weekly “best female scene stealer”: the film was initially supposed to be a benefit performance for actress Anne Hathaway, who played the main character Andrea Sachs. However, by all accounts, Blunt outright outplayed Hathaway, which was confirmed by her nomination for “Best Supporting Actress for a Comedy/Musical” at the 2007 Golden Globe Awards, and her subsequent nomination for the British Academy Film Awards BAFTA.
That same year, Emily Blunt was again nominated for a Golden Globe in the category “Best Supporting Actress on Television” for her role in the television drama “Gideon’s Daughter” and won. In 2009, Emily received her third Golden Globe nomination " in the category "Best Dramatic Actress" for the film "The Young Victoria". In 2007-2008, Emily Blunt played roles in several projects, including the film adaptation of Karen Joy Fowler's bestseller "The Jane Austen Book Club", where Blunt will play the role of Prudie, a complex French teacher who decides to cheat on her bored husband with a young student. In addition, Emily will play in the drama “The Great Buck Howard,” and again her partners will be the largest actors of modern cinema, Tom Hanks and John Malkovich.
In a number of films, Emily Blunt will appear in supporting roles, such as in the film “Charlie Wilson's War” (in addition to her, Julia Roberts and again Tom Hanks will play there). Together with the popular American comedian Steve Carell and French actress Juliette Binoche, Emily will also star in the dramatic comedy Dan in Real Life, which will be released in Russia in the fall of 2007.
At the beginning of 2009, the actress took part in the dubbing of the episode “Lisa the Drama Queen” of the 20th season of the animated series “The Simpsons”, in which she played Lisa Simpson’s new friend Juliet. The episode aired on January 25, 2009.
Emily Blunt now
The actress calls herself a happy woman and says that all her dreams and desires come true. One of Emily's dreams was to star in the same project with her husband. And in 2021 it came true. The director of the experimental, almost wordless horror drama A Quiet Place was John, who also played the role of the husband of the heroine Emily. The ideal horror film, as critics called it, was not replete with bloody scenes, but struck with a frightening atmosphere of impending disaster. “A Quiet Place” - trailer Since 2021, Emily has been working on a project that she herself calls the most important, because the fairy-tale film “Mary Poppins Returns” will definitely be watched by her daughters, whom she considers her main critics. Meryl Streep, who praises Emily's talent, and Colin Firth also take part in Disney's interpretation of the famous story. The director of the film is Rob Marshall, the Russian premiere of the film is scheduled for early 2021 and will be a real New Year's gift for fans of Emily Blunt's work.
