#Fact1Returned to Work 6 Months After Giving Birth to Her Daughter Violet to Begin Filming Gnomeo & Juliet: Sherlock Gnomes (2018).2Was 4 Months Pregnant with...
It was Tom Cruise's idea to do three film premieres for Edge of Tomorrow (2014) all in one day; Blunt said it was harder on her because she needed a new dress, makeup and hairdo for each one, while her co-star just needed a new suit, but still said they were a lot more fun. One of the premieres was at 5am and it was wet; director Doug Liman said it was a testament to Cruise's star power.
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Blunt thought it was fun to work with Tom Cruise on Edge of Tomorrow (2014) because it was a challenging shoot and the exo-suits were arduous to wear everyday.
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During filming Edge of Tomorrow (2014), Blunt took Tom Cruise and director Doug Liman out for karaoke one night; she terrified Liman by getting to see her in that different light; she later competed against her Devil Wears Prada co-star Anne Hathaway in an episode of Lip Sync Battle (2015).
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Edge of Tomorrow (2014) was Blunt's first action movie; Tom Cruise thought she was screwed because she was thrown in at the deep end. Blunt had never done a film of this magnitude before but felt it lived up to all of the buzz.
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When she was a guest on Lip Sync Battle (2015), LL Cool J called her and Anne Hathaway two of the most powerful stars of the big screen; he called it a "Devil Wears Prada reunion battle"; he said Blunt "had some swagger, was incomparable and breathtaking".
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Became an American citizen in 2015.
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Found out about her Golden Globe nomination for Into the Woods (2014) while she was having a massage in Dubai, UAE. She served as a jury member of the Dubai Film Festival at the time.
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Returned to work 4 months after giving birth to her daughter Hazel to begin filming Sicario (2015).
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Appears in Wild Target (2010) with Martin Freeman. Freeman appeared in the original British series 'The Office (2001)(TV)'. Her husband John Krasinski played the equivalent role in the American remake.
She and her husband, John Krasinski, have a red fox Labrador named Finn.
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Father Oliver Blunt is a top UK criminal defense barrister/lawyer.
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Stuttered severely as a young girl and ultimately overcame her problem by finding a different 'voice' (acting). Cites friend Colin Firth's stammering King George VI in the The King's Speech (2010) as an accurate depiction of how she actually spoke as a youth.
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Counts Jaws (1975) as her all-time favorite movie which she first saw at age 10.
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Best friends with actress Amy Adams. The two became very close while shooting Sunshine Cleaning (2008) in 2008.
Has three siblings: Felicity Blunt, Sebastian Blunt and Susannah Blunt.
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Ranked as having one of the most "Beautiful Famous Faces" by "The Annual Independent Critics List of the 100 Most Beautiful Famous Faces From Around the World." She was ranked #19 in 2010 and #34 in 2009.
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Ranked #58 in the 2009 Ask Men list of the Top 99 Most Desirable Women.
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Ranked #53 in the 2010 Ask Men list of the Top 99 Most Desirable Women.
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Ranked #73 in the 2009 FHM list of "100 Sexiest Women in the World".
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Ranked #8 in the 'Women We'd Love To Love' by a poll of 4,000 gay women.
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Enjoys horseback riding.
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Her grandfather was Major General Peter Blunt CB., MBE., GM., FCIT. Emily read a piece, beautifully, at his funeral in 2003. MG Blunt won the George Medal for rescuing a soldier from a truck soaked in petrol after an accident in Germany.
Niece of Crispin Blunt who is a Member of Parliament (MP) for the British Conservative Party and also holds the post of Parliamentary Under-Secretary at the Ministry of Justice.
Was originally cast as Natasha Rushman/Black Widow in Iron Man 2 (2010), but dropped out due to a scheduling clash with Gulliver's Travels (2010). As a result Scarlett Johansson was cast instead.
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Was in consideration for the role of Madolyn in The Departed (2006), but Vera Farmiga was cast instead.
Her ex-boyfriend Michael Bublé wrote the hit single "Everything" for her. She is also on his album "Call Me Irresponsible", where she sings briefly at the end of the song "Me and Mrs. Jones".
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The new face of Max Mara ad campaign (2007).
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Grew up in Roehampton, London.
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She is the great-niece of actor and retired Major-General Tony Richardson.
Upon filming their first scene together for The Devil Wears Prada (2006), Meryl Streep laughed that Blunt should be given the film carbon copy, rather than steal the movie.
Made her theatrical debut alongside Dame Judi Dench in The Royal Family. She had only six months of formal acting training before gaining the role of Gwen for which she was paid £350 per week.
At the 2002 Chichester Festival, Emily earned rave reviews playing Juliet in a production of Romeo and Juliet.
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Admits she and her The Devil Wears Prada (2006) co-star Stanley Tucci competed to see who could be more over-the-top in their scenes. Tucci admits his young co-star won "hands down".
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Acting and adopting new accents helped her to overcome a debilitating speech impediment at age 12.
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In 2004, Emily shared the prestigious Evening Standard British Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer with Natalie Press.
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For her breakout performance in The Devil Wears Prada (2006), Emily convinced David Frankel that her character should be British rather than American. Emily also improvised many of her lines and told interviewers that she based the character on people she's met, but would never want to associate with.
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She was told to lose weight for her role as Emily in The Devil Wears Prada (2006). She revealed this in a 2006 interview with Craig Ferguson. Co-star Anne Hathaway tells a similar story, and reports that she and Emily were always hungry on-set due to being kept on strict diets to maintain the rail-thin "super-model" look.
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Named Best Female Scene-Stealer for her performance in The Devil Wears Prada (2006) by Entertainment Weekly.
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Bought a $2.2 million new house in Vancouver where she lived with her boyfriend at the time, pop singer Michael Bublé.
