Emily Blunt

Emily Olivia Leah Blunt (born 23 February 1983) is an English actress. Blunt's first major film role came in the British drama My Summer of Love (2004). She then appeared in The Devil Wears Prada (2006) for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe and a BAFTA. She has since appeared in a number of American and British productions, including Charlie Wilson's War (2007), The Young Victoria (2009), The Wolfman (2010), Wild Target (2010), and The Adjustment Bureau (2011).

In 2007, Blunt won a Golden Globe Award for her performance in the 2005 BBC television film Gideon's Daughter.

Blunt was born in Roehampton, London, England. She is the second of four children born to Janice M. (née Dixon), an English teacher and former actress, and barrister Oliver Simon Peter Blunt, QC, one of the highest-profile barristers in the U.K.Her paternal uncle is Crispin Blunt, Conservative MP for Reigate.

Blunt previously shared a home with her ex-boyfriend, Canadian singer Michael Bublé,whom she first met in Melbourne backstage at the Australian television Logie Awards in 2005.

She later provided background vocals on his cover of "Me and Mrs. Jones" on his album Call Me Irresponsible. In November 2008, Blunt began dating American actor John Krasinski, after the pair were set up by Blunt's The Devil Wears Prada co-star Anne Hathaway.

On 28 August 2009, Blunt and Krasinski announced their engagement.The couple married on 10 July 2010 in Italy, and live in the United States.

At the age of 16, Blunt moved 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 in Bliss, 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. In 2003, she made her screen debut in the British television drama Boudica, about the life of the ancient British warrior-queen who fought the Romans.

She also won considerable praise for her performance as the 16th-century queen Catherine Howard in the two-part British television drama Henry VIII.