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| 1 | Returned to work 6 months after giving birth to her daughter Violet to begin filming Gnomeo & Juliet: Sherlock Gnomes (2018). |
| 2 | Was 4 months pregnant with her daughter Violet when she completed filming The Girl on the Train (2016). |
| 3 | Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 33, a daughter named Violet Krasinski in mid-June 2016. Child's father is her husband, John Krasinski. |
| 4 | Has been in three film about characters trying to change the future, The Adjustment Bureau (2011), Looper (2012) and Edge of Tomorrow (2014). |
| 5 | It was Tom Cruise's idea to do three film premieres for Edge of Tomorrow (2014) all in one day; Blunt said it was harder on her because she needed a new dress, makeup and hairdo for each one, while her co-star just needed a new suit, but still said they were a lot more fun. One of the premieres was at 5am and it was wet; director Doug Liman said it was a testament to Cruise's star power. |
| 6 | Blunt thought it was fun to work with Tom Cruise on Edge of Tomorrow (2014) because it was a challenging shoot and the exo-suits were arduous to wear everyday. |
| 7 | During filming Edge of Tomorrow (2014), Blunt took Tom Cruise and director Doug Liman out for karaoke one night; she terrified Liman by getting to see her in that different light; she later competed against her Devil Wears Prada co-star Anne Hathaway in an episode of Lip Sync Battle (2015). |
| 8 | Edge of Tomorrow (2014) was Blunt's first action movie; Tom Cruise thought she was screwed because she was thrown in at the deep end. Blunt had never done a film of this magnitude before but felt it lived up to all of the buzz. |
| 9 | When she was a guest on Lip Sync Battle (2015), LL Cool J called her and Anne Hathaway two of the most powerful stars of the big screen; he called it a "Devil Wears Prada reunion battle"; he said Blunt "had some swagger, was incomparable and breathtaking". |
| 10 | Became an American citizen in 2015. |
| 11 | Found out about her Golden Globe nomination for Into the Woods (2014) while she was having a massage in Dubai, UAE. She served as a jury member of the Dubai Film Festival at the time. |
| 12 | Returned to work 4 months after giving birth to her daughter Hazel to begin filming Sicario (2015). |
| 13 | Appears in Wild Target (2010) with Martin Freeman. Freeman appeared in the original British series 'The Office (2001)(TV)'. Her husband John Krasinski played the equivalent role in the American remake. |
| 14 | Daughter-in-law of Ron Krasinski and Mary Ann Krasinski. |
| 15 | Was 6 months pregnant with her daughter Hazel when she completed filming Into the Woods (2014). |
| 16 | Gave birth to her 1st child at age 30, a daughter named Hazel Krasinski on February 16, 2014. Child's father is her husband, John Krasinski. |
| 17 | (July 10, 2010) Married her boyfriend of 20 months John Krasinski following an 11-month-long engagement. |
| 18 | Filming The Great Buck Howard (2008) with John Malkovich and Tom Hanks. [October 2006] |
| 19 | Filming Wild Target (2010) with Bill Nighy and Rupert Grint. [September 2008] |
| 20 | In various locations across Europe filming The Wolfman (2010) with Benicio Del Toro and Anthony Hopkins. [July 2008] |
| 21 | She and her husband, John Krasinski, have a red fox Labrador named Finn. |
| 22 | Father Oliver Blunt is a top UK criminal defense barrister/lawyer. |
| 23 | Stuttered severely as a young girl and ultimately overcame her problem by finding a different 'voice' (acting). Cites friend Colin Firth's stammering King George VI in the The King's Speech (2010) as an accurate depiction of how she actually spoke as a youth. |
| 24 | Counts Jaws (1975) as her all-time favorite movie which she first saw at age 10. |
| 25 | Best friends with actress Amy Adams. The two became very close while shooting Sunshine Cleaning (2008) in 2008. |
| 26 | Sister-in-law of Stanley Tucci, her co-star in The Devil Wears Prada (2006). He is married to her sister Felicity Blunt. |
| 27 | Has three siblings: Felicity Blunt, Sebastian Blunt and Susannah Blunt. |
| 28 | Ranked as having one of the most "Beautiful Famous Faces" by "The Annual Independent Critics List of the 100 Most Beautiful Famous Faces From Around the World." She was ranked #19 in 2010 and #34 in 2009. |
| 29 | Ranked #58 in the 2009 Ask Men list of the Top 99 Most Desirable Women. |
| 30 | Ranked #53 in the 2010 Ask Men list of the Top 99 Most Desirable Women. |
| 31 | Ranked #73 in the 2009 FHM list of "100 Sexiest Women in the World". |
| 32 | Ranked #8 in the 'Women We'd Love To Love' by a poll of 4,000 gay women. |
| 33 | Enjoys horseback riding. |
| 34 | Her grandfather was Major General Peter Blunt CB., MBE., GM., FCIT. Emily read a piece, beautifully, at his funeral in 2003. MG Blunt won the George Medal for rescuing a soldier from a truck soaked in petrol after an accident in Germany. |
| 35 | Neighbors with Jimmy Kimmel. |
| 36 | Niece of Crispin Blunt who is a Member of Parliament (MP) for the British Conservative Party and also holds the post of Parliamentary Under-Secretary at the Ministry of Justice. |
| 37 | Was in consideration for the role of Peggy Carter in Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), but Hayley Atwell was cast instead. Her husband John Krasinski was considered for the part of Steve Rogers/Captain America in the same movie, but Chris Evans was eventually chosen. |
| 38 | Was originally cast as Natasha Rushman/Black Widow in Iron Man 2 (2010), but dropped out due to a scheduling clash with Gulliver's Travels (2010). As a result Scarlett Johansson was cast instead. |
| 39 | Was in consideration for the role of Madolyn in The Departed (2006), but Vera Farmiga was cast instead. |
| 40 | Was in consideration for the role of Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady after Keira Knightley dropped out of the project, but Carey Mulligan was cast instead. |
| 41 | Was in consideration to replace Katie Holmes in the role of Rachel Dawes in The Dark Knight (2008), but Maggie Gyllenhaal was cast instead. |
| 42 | Had a hamster named Tigger. |
| 43 | At 16, was offered a record deal after a producer spotted her in the musical 'Bliss' at the Edinburgh Festival. |
| 44 | Is a grade 8 cellist. |
| 45 | Is a strong alto singer. |
| 46 | Best friends with actress Anne Hathaway. Emily refers to Anne as "her rock". |
| 47 | Broke up with longtime boyfriend Michael Bublé in July 2008. They had been together since 2005. |
| 48 | Attended the 2008 Park City - Kari Feinstein Sundance Style Lounge. |
| 49 | Was named as one of Screen International's "Stars of Tomorrow" alongside James McAvoy, Noel Clarke, Michelle Ryan and Rupert Friend. |
| 50 | Her ex-boyfriend Michael Bublé wrote the hit single "Everything" for her. She is also on his album "Call Me Irresponsible", where she sings briefly at the end of the song "Me and Mrs. Jones". |
| 51 | The new face of Max Mara ad campaign (2007). |
| 52 | Grew up in Roehampton, London. |
| 53 | She is the great-niece of actor and retired Major-General Tony Richardson. |
| 54 | She is not related to singer James Blunt. |
| 55 | Upon filming their first scene together for The Devil Wears Prada (2006), Meryl Streep laughed that Blunt should be given the film carbon copy, rather than steal the movie. |
| 56 | Susan Sarandon asked her to audition for the role of Mara in Irresistible (2006) after seeing My Summer of Love (2004). |
| 57 | Made her theatrical debut alongside Dame Judi Dench in The Royal Family. She had only six months of formal acting training before gaining the role of Gwen for which she was paid £350 per week. |
| 58 | Favourite actresses are: Cate Blanchett, Emma Thompson, Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman. |
| 59 | At the 2002 Chichester Festival, Emily earned rave reviews playing Juliet in a production of Romeo and Juliet. |
| 60 | Admits she and her The Devil Wears Prada (2006) co-star Stanley Tucci competed to see who could be more over-the-top in their scenes. Tucci admits his young co-star won "hands down". |
| 61 | Acting and adopting new accents helped her to overcome a debilitating speech impediment at age 12. |
| 62 | In 2004, Emily shared the prestigious Evening Standard British Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer with Natalie Press. |
| 63 | For her breakout performance in The Devil Wears Prada (2006), Emily convinced David Frankel that her character should be British rather than American. Emily also improvised many of her lines and told interviewers that she based the character on people she's met, but would never want to associate with. |
| 64 | She was told to lose weight for her role as Emily in The Devil Wears Prada (2006). She revealed this in a 2006 interview with Craig Ferguson. Co-star Anne Hathaway tells a similar story, and reports that she and Emily were always hungry on-set due to being kept on strict diets to maintain the rail-thin "super-model" look. |
| 65 | Named Best Female Scene-Stealer for her performance in The Devil Wears Prada (2006) by Entertainment Weekly. |
| 66 | Bought a $2.2 million new house in Vancouver where she lived with her boyfriend at the time, pop singer Michael Bublé. |
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