Emily Blunt young
Birth Date
February 23, 1983
Nationality
U.K. - U.S.
Sun Sign
Pisces
Natural hair color
Dark Brown
Eye color
Blue
Height
5 ft 7.5 in | 171 cm
Body Measurements
34-23-35 in | 86-58.5-89 cm
Weight
52 kg | 115 pounds
Bra Size
32B
Shoe size
9 US | 39.5 EU
Early acting career First film Breakthrough
Emily Olivia Leah Blunt was born in Wandsworth, London, England, on February 23, 1983, is an English-American actress.
Young Emily Blunt began her acting career in a play "The Royal Family" at Haymarket Theatre (2001), in role as Gwen Cavendish, opposite Judi Dench.
She got her television debut in biopic movie Boudica (2003), in role as Isolda. She made her big screen debut in British drama film My Summer of Love (2004) in role as Tamsin.
Her breakthrough performance came as Emily in comedy drama movie The Devil Wears Prada (2006), for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award and a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.
New Movies
A Quiet Place: Part II (2020) post-apocalyptic science fiction horror thriller in role as Evelyn Abbott
Jungle Cruise (2020) adventure in role as Lily Houghton, opposite Dwayne Johnson
Best Movies
She was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her role as Rachel Watson in mystery thriller drama film The Girl on the Train (2016).
She won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Evelyn Abbott in post-apocalyptic science fiction horror thriller film A Quiet Place (2018), directed by John Krasinski.
The Adjustment Bureau (2011) romantic science fiction thriller with Matt Damon
Gulliver's Travels (2010) fantasy adventure comedy opposite Jack Black
The Five-Year Engagement (2012) romantic comedy with Jason Segel
Looper (2012) science fiction thriller opposite Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Sunshine Cleaning (2008) comedy drama with Amy Adams
Your Sister's Sister (2011) comedy drama in role as Iris
The Young Victoria (2009) period drama in role as Queen Victoria
Edge of Tomorrow (2014) science fiction action opposite Tom Cruise
Sicario (2015) crime thriller with Benicio del Toro and Josh Brolin
Into the Woods (2014) musical fantasy with Meryl Streep and Anna Kendrick
Mary Poppins Returns (2018) musical fantasy in role as Mary Poppins
TV Shows
She won a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role for her role as Natasha in the BBC television drama movie Gideon's Daughter (2007).
She played Catherine Howard in a two-part British television serial Henry VIII (2003).
She portrayed Camane in ABC historical television series Empire (2005).
She hosted Saturday Night Live (2016).
Facts
Attended Ibstock Place School in Roehampton, London and Hurtwood House in Dorking, Surrey.
Has three siblings: Felicity, Sebastian and Susannah.
She is a strong alto singer.
She recorded songs for the soundtrack of her movies Into the Woods (2014), My Little Pony: The Movie (2017) and Mary Poppins Returns (2018).
Became a citizen of the United States in August 2015.
Best friends with actresses Anne Hathaway and Amy Adams.
Has a fear of wearing Gloves.
She voiced Juliet in computer-animated fantasy romantic mystery comedy films Gnomeo & Juliet (2011) and Sherlock Gnomes (2018).
Become the face of Max Mara add campaign in 2007.
Love horseback riding.
She is allergic to cats.
Relationships
She dated Canadian singer Michael Bublé (2005-2008).
She married American actor and director John Krasinski in 2010, they have two daughters.
Quotes
It just proves good movies don't need 100 million dollars to be good.
When you're in love, you're so happy that you want to tell people about it. But now I have to censor myself. You need to protect the happiness you have.
People just want to know something, anything. It's all the stuff you never want to talk about, the private stuff.
The performances I enjoy are the ones that are hard to read or ambiguous or left-of-centre because it makes you look closer and that's what humans are like - quite mysterious creatures, hard to pinpoint.
I'd love to be exciting and say that I was the rebel at school, but sadly I wasn't.
People just want to know something, anything. It's all the stuff you never want to talk about, the private stuff.
If you're in America a lot, it's easy to get into playing American. All of it, the sounds, the energies, all very different. But it's really hard to do the accent. I tend to try and stay in it all day, which is the only way I can manage it.
I'm not someone who likes to plan too much ahead.
I really look for asking myself that question, "Oh my God, how am I going to do this?" That's what I aspire to every time I take on a new role.
