The Emily Blunt Handbook - Everything you need to know about Emily Blunt

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Emily Olivia Leah Blunt (born 23 February 1983) is an English actress best known for her roles in The Devil Wears Prada (2006), The Young Victoria (2009), and The Adjustment Bureau (2011). She has been nominated for two Golden Globe Awards, two London Film Critics' Circle Awards, and one BAFTA Award. She won a Golden Globe Award for her work in the BBC television drama Gideon's Daughter (2007).

This book is your ultimate resource for Emily Blunt. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, photos, and much more.

In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about her Early life, Career and Personal life right away. A quick look inside: Emily Blunt, Boudica (film), Henry VIII (TV serial), Foyle's War (series two), Agatha Christie's Poirot, Death on the Nile (2004 film), My Summer of Love, Empire (2005 TV series), Gideon's Daughter, Irresistible (film), The Devil Wears Prada (film), Wind Chill (film), The Jane Austen Book Club (film), Dan in Real Life, Charlie Wilson's War, Sunshine Cleaning, The Great Buck Howard, Lisa the Drama Queen, The Young Victoria, Curiosity (film), Wild Target, The Wolfman (2010 film), Gulliver's Travels (2010 film), Gnomeo & Juliet, The Adjustment Bureau, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, The Muppets (film), The Five-Year Engagement, Looper (film).

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• Biography
• Autobiography

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• Publié par: Emereo Publishing
• Date de parution: 24 octobre 2012
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• EAN13: 9781743383674
• Langue: English
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Contents

Articles Emily Blunt Boudica (film) Henry VIII (TV serial) Foyle's War (series two) Agatha Christie's Poirot Death on the Nile (2004 film) My Summer of Love Empire (2005 TV series) Gideon's Daughter Irresistible (film) The Devil Wears Prada (film) Wind Chill (film) The Jane Austen Book Club (film) Dan in Real Life Charlie Wilson's War Sunshine Cleaning The Great Buck Howard Lisa the Drama Queen The Young Victoria Curiosity (film) Wild Target The Wolfman (2010 film) Gulliver's Travels (2010 film) Gnomeo & Juliet The Adjustment Bureau Salmon Fishing in the Yemen The Muppets (film) The Five-Year Engagement Looper (film)

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Emily Blunt

Emily Blunt

Early life Emily Blunt was born 23 February 1983 in Roehampton, London, England. She is the second of four children born to Janice M. (n e Dixon), an English teacher and former actress, and barrister Oliver Simon Peter Blunt, QC, one of [2] [3] [4] [5] the highest-profile barristers in the United Kingdom Her paternal uncle is Crispin Blunt, Conservative MP [6] [7] for Reigate. At the age of 16, Blunt went to Hurtwood House, a sixth-form college known for its performing arts programme. There, she was discovered by an agent. Blunt made her professional debut inBliss, a new musical written by Paul Sellar, at the 2000 Edinburgh Fringe while she was still an A-level student. She went on to perform at the National Theatre and at Chichester Festival Theatre.

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Crispin Blunt (uncle)

John Krasinski (2010–present)

Emily Olivia Leah Blunt 23 February 1983 London, England

Emily Blunt at the Toronto International Film Festival (2011)

Emily Olivia Leah Blunt(born 23 February 1983) is an English actress best known for her roles inThe Devil Wears Prada(2006),The Young Victoria(2009), andThe Adjustment Bureau(2011). She has been nominated for two Golden Globe Awards, two London Film Critics' Circle Awards, and one BAFTA Award. She won a Golden Globe [1] Award for her work in the BBC television dramaGideon's Daughter(2007).

2003–present

Actress

Emily Blunt

Emily Blunt

Film career In 2003, Blunt made her screen debut in the British television dramaBoudica, about the life of the ancient Celtic warrior-queen who fought the Romans. That same year, she was praised for her performance as the 16th-century queen Catherine Howard in the two-part British television dramaHenry VIII. In 2004, Blunt delivered her breakout performance as Tamsin in the dark British film,My Summer of Love, a story of deception and lesbian love in the English countryside. She shared an Evening Standard British Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer with co-star Natalie Press. In 2005, Blunt co-starred with Bill Nighy and Miranda Richardson in the British television dramaGideon's Daughter, an original screenplay written and directed by Stephen Poliakoff, in which she played the troubled only child of New Labour spin doctor Gideon Warner, played by Nighy. Blunt won a Golden Globe for her performance. In 2006, Blunt appeared opposite Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway in the box-office successThe Devil Wears Prada. Streep and Hathaway received most of the critical attention initially, but Blunt proved to be equally memorable withEntertainment Weeklynaming her the Best Female Scene-Stealer in their end-of-summer special issue. She appeared at the 79th Academy Awards where she co-presented the award for best costume design with her [8] PradaThat sameco-star Hathaway. Blunt spoke about the weight loss, claiming she had to go "painfully thin." year, Blunt co-starred with Susan Sarandon in the independent dramaIrresistible. Following production, Sarandon strongly suggested to director David Auburn that he cast Blunt in his next film,The Girl in the Park—a role she did not accept. In 2007, Blunt appeared in four films:Wind Chill,The Jane Austen Book Club,Dan in Real Life, andCharlie Wilson's War. In 2008, Blunt appeared in two films,Sunshine Cleaningin the role of Norah Lorkowski, andThe Great Buck Howardas Valerie Brennan.

In 2009, Blunt played Queen Victoria inThe Young Victoria, directed by Jean-Marc Vall e and written by Julian Fellowes. She also starred in the Toby Spanton-directed short filmCuriosity. She was director Jon Favreau's first choice to play the Black Widow inIron Man 2but scheduling conflicts withGulliver's Travelsforced her to cede the role [9] to Scarlett Johansson.

In 2010, Blunt co-starred with Benicio del Toro and Anthony Hopkins in the big-budget movieThe Wolfman, which was released on 12 February. She also starred inGulliver's Travelsand inThe Adjustment Bureau, alongside Matt Damon, as a ballet dancer "being mysteriously [10] [11] kept apart" from Damon's character. Blunt was offered the female lead in theCaptain America: The First Avengermovie but [12] turned it down.

Blunt at the British Academy Film Awards in February 2007

In January 2011, Blunt began filming an American science-fiction filmLooper, directed by Rian Johnson and co-starring Bruce Willis. She recently completed work on an upcoming British comedy filmSalmon Fishing in the [13] YemenShe also, directed by Lasse Hallstram and co-starring Ewan McGregor and Kristin Scott Thomas. completed work on the upcoming filmThe Five-Year Engagement, directed by Nicholas Stoller and co-starring [14] Jason Segel. She is scheduled to star in "Arthur Newman, Golf Pro" with Colin Firth in 2012.

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Curiosity

Gulliver's Travels

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The Simpsons

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The Great Buck Howard

The Jane Austen Book Club

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Wind Chill

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Ruthie Draper

Gwen Conliffe

Rose

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The Young Victoria

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Henry VIII

Agatha Christie's Poirot

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2006

Irresistible

Your Sister's Sister

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

Charlie Wilson's War

The Devil Wears Prada

The Wolfman

Gnomeo & Juliet

Looper

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The Adjustment Bureau

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My Summer of Love

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Boudica

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Personal life Emily Blunt had a three-year relationship with Canadian singer Michael Bubl . The couple, who met in Melbourne backstage at the Australian television Logie Awards in 2005, later shared a home in Vancouver, Canada. They broke [15] up in the summer of 2008. In November 2008, Blunt began dating American actor John Krasinski. On 28 August 2009, Blunt and Krasinski [16] [17] announced their engagement. On 10 July 2010, they married in Como, Italy.

Emily Blunt

Episode: "Death on the Nile"

Episode: "War Games"

Tamsin

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The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan DoyleJean Leckie

Catherine Howard

Prudie

Jane Liddle

Isolda

Lucy Markham

Linnet Ridgeway

Television film

Natasha

Television film

Filming

Queen Victoria

Sara

Post-production

Princess Mary

Violet Barnes

Norah Lorkowski

Valerie Brennan

Girl

Emily

Juliet Hobbes (voice)

Episode: "Lisa the Drama Queen"

2007

2008

Sunshine Cleaning

Dan in Real Life

2007

Juliet (voice)

Elise Sellas

Harriet Chetwode-Talbot

Miss Piggy's receptionist

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Gwen

The Royal Family

Theatre

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Gideon's Daughter

My Summer of Love

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LCC

Bumps and Bruises

Sunshine Cleaning

Vincent in Brixton

Romeo & Juliet

Juliet

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Holly

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Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture

Chichester Festival Theatre

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Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

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Golden Globe

MTV Movie Award

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

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Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture

Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress

Satellite Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama

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[18] Bliss

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The Devil Wears Prada

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References

[1] IMDB "Emily Blunt" (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1289434/bio). IMDB. Retrieved 31 October 2011. [2]Times Magazine, 21 February 2009 [3] Day, Elizabeth (21 June 2009). "Enter a new leading lady" (http:/ /www.guardian.co.uk/film/2009/jun/21/emily-blunt-interview).The Guardian(London). . Retrieved 30 December 2009. [4] Stein, Ruthe (27 September 2007). "Blunt moves from the runway to the royal family" (http:/ /www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/ a/2007/09/29/DDA8S8QH2.DTL).San Francisco Chronicle. . Retrieved 30 December 2009. [5] "Oliver Blunt, Esq, QC" at Debretts.com (http:/ /www.debretts.com/people/biographies/browse/b/7803/Oliver Simon Peter+BLUNT. aspx) [6] "Tory prisons minister Crispin Blunt stuns MPs by revealing he's gay as he splits from wife of 20 years" (http:/ /www.dailymail.co.uk/ news/article-1306787/Crispin-Blunt-separates-wife-come-terms-homosexuality.html)Daily Mail [7]"b1.1mearningsinayearfortoplegalaidbarrister"(http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-464275/ 1-1m-earnings-year-legal-aid-barrister.html).Daily Mail. . Retrieved 26 June 2007. [8] "Devil Wears Prada Forced Emily Blunt To Emaciate Herself" (http:/ /www.cinemablend.com/celebrity/ Devil-Wears-Prada-Forced-Emily-Blunt-To-Emaciate-Herself-533. html). Cinemablend.com. 11 July 2006. . Retrieved 13 March 2010. [9] "Iron Man 2: Scarlett Johansson to replace Emily Blunt as Black Widow?" (http:/ /hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2009/02/14/ iron-man-2-will/). . [10] "Emily Blunt To Star Opposite Matt Damon In The Adjustment Bureau" (http:/ /www.slashfilm.com/2009/07/14/ emily-blunt-to-star-opposite-matt-damon-in-the-adjustment-bureau/ ). Slashfilm.com. 14 July 2009. . Retrieved 13 March 2010. [11] The Hollywood Reporter (http:/ /www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i67480ca25dbde86a73c986f7a8164793) [12] "Marvel makes Emily Blunt an offer for 'Captain America,' but British actress probably will say no–UPDATED" (http://latimesblogs. latimes.com/movies/2010/04/emily-blunt-captain-america-keira-knightley-peggy-rogers. html).Los Angeles Times. 2 April 2010. . [13]LasseHallstramgoesFishingInTheYemen(http://www.totalfilm.com/news/lasse-hallstrom-goes-fishing-in-the-yemen)TotalFilm.com [14]Emily Blunt and Colin Firth in Arthur Newman, Golf Pro(http://www.britscene.com/2011/05/ colin-firth-emily-blunt-team-up-for-dark-comedy/20725), 14 May 2011, Britscene [15] Mascia, Kristen. "Emily Blunt and Michael Bubl Split" (http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20211997,00.html).People. . Retrieved 1 November 2011. [16] "Emily Blunt & John Krasinski Are Engaged" (http:/ /www.people.com/people/article/0,,20301117,00.html).People. . Retrieved 1 November 2011. [17] "Emily Blunt, John Krasinski Wed in Italy!" (http:/ /www.usmagazine.com/healthylifestyle/news/ emily-blunt-john-krasinski-wed-in-italy-2010107).Us Weekly. . Retrieved 1 November 2011. [18] Taylor, Ella. "Down to Earth, Even When Off the Wall" (http:/ /www.nytimes.com/2009/03/01/movies/01tayl.html).The New York Times. . Retrieved 7 December 2009.

External links c Emily Blunt (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1289434/) at the Internet Movie Database Emily Blunt Interview: Blunt Force (http://www.latimesmagazine.com/2010/02/bluntforce.html)Los Angeles Times Magazine Emily Blunt Video Interview (http://www.latimesmagazine.com/2010/02/video-interview-emily-blunt.html) Los Angeles Times Magazine

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Boudica (film)

Boudica (film)

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Boudica

Bill Anderson

Andrew Davies

Alex Kingston Steven Waddington Emily Blunt

Nina Humphreys

Bonton Home Entertainment (Czech Republic) (DVD) Emerald (Argentina) (DVD/VHS) Independent Television (ITV) Universal Home Video (2003) (Brazil) (DVD/VHS)

UK 28 September 2003 USA 12 October 2003 (TV premiere) Argentina 23 October 2003 (video premiere) Norway 21 January 2004 (DVD premiere) Czech Republic 21 June 2004 (DVD premiere) Hungary 26 August 2004 (TV premiere)

USA: 83 min, Argentina :98 min

English

Boudica(released in the United States asWarrior Queen) is a British film released in 2003. Starring Alex Kingston, Steven Waddington and Emily Blunt, the film is a biopic of the queen of the Iceni tribe, Boudica.

Production

The statue of Boudica near Westminster Pier, London, was used in the final scenes of the film

Cast

Alex Kingston as Boudica Steven Waddington as King Prasutagus Emily Blunt as Isolda Leanne Rowe as Siora Ben Faulks as Connach

The film used locations in the United Kingdom and Romania. The Boudica statue by Thomas Thornycroft near Westminster Pier, London, was used for the film's closing scenes in modern day London. [1] In Romania, the MediaPro Studios, Bucharest, were used.

The film has been released asA Rainha da Era do Bronzein Brazil, as La Reina de los guerrerosin Argentina (video title) and asWarrior [2] Queenin the United States.

According to the movie, King Prasutagus of the Icenii died at about the same time as the Roman emperor Claudius. However, the latter died in 54 AD, while the former died in 61 AD.

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Boudica (film)

Hugo Speer as Dervalloc Gary Lewis as Magior the Shaman Alex Hassell as Roman Officer James Clyde as Roman Sergeant Angus Wright as Severus Steve John Shepherd as Catus Jack Shepherd as Claudius Gideon Turner as Didius Frances Barber as Agrippina the Younger Andrew-Lee Potts as Nero Theodor Danetti as Master of Ceremonies Cristina Serban as Iceni Mother Alin Olteanu as Iceni Warrior Emil Hostina as Arcon Claudiu Bleond as Ossac Claudiu Trandafir as Roman Horseman Ion Haiduc as Captain of the Guard Nicodim Ungureanu as Roman Guard Bogdan Dumitrescu as Roman Guard Michael Feast as Suetonius Kara Tointon as Poppaea Jack Galloway as Suetonius' ADC Dominic Cooper Marian Iacob as Horribulus (uncredited) Dorjn Zaharja as Tysonius (uncredited)

References [1] "Boudica (2003) - Filming locations" (http:/ /www.imdb.com/title/tt0338806/locations). Internet Movie Database. . Retrieved 28 December 2008. [2] "Boudica (2003) - Release dates" (http:/ /www.imdb.com/title/tt0338806/releaseinfo#akas). Internet Movie Database. . Retrieved 28 December 2008.

External links Boudica(http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338806/) at the Internet Movie Database cBoudica(http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/v295589) at AllRovi cWarrior Queen(http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/warriorqueen/) PBS Masterpiece Theatre entry.

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