Wissenswertes

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 - Die Rede des Königs (2010) as an accurate depiction of how she actually spoke as a youth.

She was told to lose weight for her role as Emily in Der Teufel trägt 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.

Sister-in-law of Stanley Tucci, her co-star in Der Teufel trägt Prada (2006). He is married to her sister Felicity Blunt.

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".

Is a strong alto singer.

Acting and adopting new accents helped her to overcome a debilitating speech impediment at age 12.

Best Friend Anne Hathaway set up Emily with John Krasinski in 2008 who went on to be her future husband.

Best friends with actress Anne Hathaway. Emily refers to Anne as "her rock".

For her breakout performance in Der Teufel trägt 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.

Is a grade 8 cellist.

Admits she and her Der Teufel trägt 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".

Best friends with actress Amy Adams. The two became very close while shooting Sunshine Cleaning (2008) in 2008.

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.

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.

(July 10, 2010) Married her boyfriend of 20 months John Krasinski following an 11-month-long engagement.

Was originally cast as Natasha Rushman/Black Widow in Iron Man 2 (2010), but dropped out due to a scheduling clash with Gullivers Reisen - Da kommt was Großes auf uns zu (2010). As a result Scarlett Johansson was cast instead.

Father Oliver Blunt is a top UK criminal defense barrister/lawyer.

Was 4 months pregnant with her daughter Violet when she completed filming Girl on the Train (2016).

She was offered the role of Sister James in Doubt (2008). She suggested Amy Adams for the role as she felt the role suited Amy more. Amy went on to not only getting the role but also was nominated for an Oscar at the 81st Academy Awards.

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.

Was 6 months pregnant with her daughter Hazel when she completed filming Into the Woods (2014).

Named Best Female Scene-Stealer for her performance in Der Teufel trägt Prada (2006) by Entertainment Weekly.

Had originally planned to go to university and study languages, hoping to become a U.N. translator.

At 16, was offered a record deal after a producer spotted her in the musical 'Bliss' at the Edinburgh Festival.

During filming Edge of Tomorrow - Live. Die. Repeat (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 - mit LL Cool J (2015).

Began filming Mary Poppins' Rückkehr (2018), just 6 months after giving birth. The production of the movie was postponed to accommodate Blunt's pregnancy.

She has a phobia of heights. She says, "I'm not amazing with heights and it was one of those things where they kind of [get] you up there and there's the moment before they bring you down for the shot, and it seems like that moment extends for a forever time frame." She explained: "You're so high that if you look out you're higher than the trees and you look down. But it was an incredible moment, you know. Very disarming.".

Has stated her dislike for "method acting", calling it actors "trying to justify their paychecks".

Does not participate in social media.

She has a fear of wearing Gloves. She says, "I don't know why but I find them repulsive. I'd scream if my mother tried to make me wear them as a child - it must be a phobia.".

It was Tom Cruise's idea to do three film premieres for Edge of Tomorrow - Live. Die. Repeat (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.

Upon filming their first scene together for Der Teufel trägt Prada (2006), Meryl Streep laughed that Blunt should be given the film carbon copy, rather than steal the movie.

Counts Der weiße Hai (1975) as her all-time favorite movie which she first saw at age 10.

Became a U.S. Citizen in 2015. However she likes to be identified as British. She was sworn in on the same day as friend Matthew McConaughey's wife Camila Alves McConaughey.

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.

Favourite actresses are: Cate Blanchett, Emma Thompson, Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman.

Lives in New York with husband John Krasinski and their two daughters Hazel and Violet since 2016.

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.

Board member of the American Institute for Stuttering.

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.

Was in consideration to replace Katie Holmes in the role of Rachel Dawes in The Dark Knight (2008), but Maggie Gyllenhaal was cast instead.

Has been in three film about characters trying to change the future, Der Plan (2011), Looper (2012) and Edge of Tomorrow - Live. Die. Repeat (2014). Had she accepted the role as Sarah Connor in Terminator - Genisys (2015), that number would be 4.

Broke up with longtime boyfriend Michael Bublé in July 2008. They had been together since 2005.

Returned to work 4 months after giving birth to her daughter Hazel to begin filming Sicario (2015).

Grew up in Roehampton, London.

Edge of Tomorrow - Live. Die. Repeat (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.

Susan Sarandon asked her to audition for the role of Mara in Unwiderstehlich (2006) after seeing My Summer of Love (2004).

Blunt thought it was fun to work with Tom Cruise on Edge of Tomorrow - Live. Die. Repeat (2014) because it was a challenging shoot and the exo-suits were arduous to wear everyday.

Has three siblings: Felicity Blunt, Sebastian Blunt and Susannah Blunt.

Is allergic to cats and horses.