Emily Blunt

Cast

Born

February 23, 1983 · Roehampton, London, England, UK

Birth name

Emily Olivia Laura Blunt

“(On being an actress) "You feel very much like a puppet, but it had been what I was accustomed to - so you just get on with it and try to find something that rings true." Renowned British-American actress for her portrayals of women in various walks of life. She gained recognition for her performance in The Devil Wears Prada (2006), acclaimed by critics and audiences, which allowed her to get leading roles in a variety of productions in the following years. She began her career participating in several musicals at festivals such as Bliss (2000), The Royal Family (2001) and Romeo and Juliet (2002). She then began to take supporting roles in television productions such as Gideon's Daughter (2005), a role that earned her a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Telefilm. After her leap to stardom with The Devils Wears Prada, Blunt went from playing supporting roles in productions such as The Jane Austen Book Club, Charlie Wilson's War (both 2007), Sunshine Cleaning (2008) and The Young Victoria (2009) to starring in titles such as Gnomeo and Juliet (2011), Looper (2012), Edge of Tomorrow (2014), Sherlock Gnomes (2018) and Into the Woods (2014), where she also demonstrated her singing talents. Emily continued to prove herself of extensive range by working alongside her husband, fellow actor and director John Krasinski, in the horror film A Quiet Place (2018) and its sequel A Quiet Place Part II (2020. With her participation in Oppenheimer (2023), Blunt received her first Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress for playing the wife of J. Robert Oppenheimer, an American physicist involved in the development of the atomic bomb. The film was chosen as Best Picture at the 2024 ceremony.