Emily Blunt Celeb Movie Archive

Born in Feb. 23, 1983 in London, England, the proper British lady was one of four children in a family headed up by her barrister father and teacher mother. Singing, cello, and riding horses were some of her childhood skills. While she a teenager, she changed her major and started studying acting in London, this began her long career of playing strong, confrontational ladies like her 2002 role as Juliet in "Romeo and Juliet" at Chicherster.emily blunt Previous to that, she had made her stage debut opposite Dame Judi Dench in Sir Peter Hall's production of "The Royal Family" in 2001.

emily blunt celeb movie archiveIn the 2003 UK TV series called 'Boudica', she played warrior queen Alex Kingston's daughter - it was broadcast on PBS in the US. More tv roles followed, including the role of Catherine Howard, the 5th wife of Henry VIII. She also played a spoiled socialite who meets an awful fate while on her Egyptian honeymoon in the 2004 A&E Agatha Christie's thriller called 'Death on the Nile'.

With "My Summer of Love", Blunt broke through with a role of a character involved in an eccentric romance. Although that film won a BAFTA, the real star was Emily, which lead her to more substantial roles. Appearing as a vestal virgin with psychic powers in the over-exhausted 2005 ABC historical miniseries "Rome", she won greater recognition in another role in which starred opposite Susan Sarandon and Sam Neill in the Australian film "Irresistible". In this thriller she played a young woman who the overwrought Sarandon believes is attempting to seduce her husband.

Jumping back and forth across the pond, Blunt also returned to BBC TV in 2005 for high-profile, star-driven projects including the title role in Stephen Poliakoff's "Gideon's Daughter," with Bill Nighy as a powerful PR exec struggling to maintain relationships with his daughter and a grief-stricken woman.

But the 2006 film 'The Devil Wears Prada' was her big Hollywood debut where she played Emily, who both fears and worships Meryl Streep's character. In fact, she was often singled out as the best thing in the movie. Blunt was surprisingly honest when describing her experiences in Hollywood to the media when interviewed for this movie. During an interview with Craig Ferguson, she admitted that a producer had advised her to lose weight for the role, which she refused to do.

Since "Prada," Blunt lined up several film projects, including the female lead in "The Great Buck Howard," a drama starring Tom Hanks and John Malkovich. While living in London, the actress met Michael Buble backstage at one of his concerts and they formed a relationship, which was announced in the gossip pages shortly after.

In a film rich with larger-than-life performances as "The Devil Wears Prada," English actress Emily Blunt managed to steal every scene she was in form cinematic veterans Meryl Streep and Stanley Tucci with her icy portrayal of Streep's high-strung senior assistant in the 2006 film.