Emily Blunt: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Emily Olivia Laura Blunt
Born	February 23, 1983 (age 43) • London • England
Awards And Honors	Golden Globe Award (2005) • Golden Globe Award (2007): Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television
Notable Family Members	spouse John Krasinski
Married To	John Krasinski (2010–present)
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In)	"The Devil Wears Prada" (2006) • "Boudica" (2003) • "The Adjustment Bureau" (2011) • "Gnomeo & Juliet" (2011) • "The Great Buck Howard" (2008) • "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen" (2011) • "Sherlock Gnomes" (2018) • "The Girl on the Train" (2016) • "The Simpsons" (2009) • "Animal Crackers" (2017) • "The Wolfman" (2010) • "Sicario" (2015) • "Wild Target" (2010) • "Edge of Tomorrow" (2014) • "Charlie Wilson's War" (2007) • "The Five-Year Engagement" (2012) • "Poirot" (2004) • "Your Sister's Sister" (2011) • "The Wind Rises" (2013) • "Empire" (2005) • "Into the Woods" (2014) • "Sunshine Cleaning" (2008) • "The Jane Austen Book Club" (2007) • "Mary Poppins Returns" (2018) • "My Little Pony: The Movie" (2017) • "The Young Victoria" (2009) • "A Quiet Place Part II" (2020) • "Irresistible" (2006) • "The Muppets" (2011) • "The Huntsman: Winter's War" (2016) • "Wind Chill" (2007) • "My Summer of Love" (2004) • "A Quiet Place" (2018) • "Dan in Real Life" (2007) • "Looper" (2012) • "Foyle's War" (2003) • "Gulliver's Travels" (2010) • "Arthur Newman" (2012)

Top Questions

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Emily Blunt was born in Roehampton, London, England, United Kingdom.

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John Krasinski (2010–present)

When was Emily Blunt born?

Emily Blunt was born on February 23, 1983.

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Rupert Friend and Emily Blunt in period costume as Prince Albert and Queen Victoria in The Young Victoria, with Blunt in a white gown and veil and Friend in a red military uniform.

James Corden as the Baker, Emily Blunt as the Baker's Wife, and Daniel Huttlestone as Jack stand with a white cow in a misty, twisted forest in Into the Woods.

Emily Blunt as Evelyn Abbott sits in a bathtub looking distressed, in a scene from the film A Quiet Place (2018), with dried roses visible on the nearby wall.

Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, and Emily Blunt in formal black evening dresses stand together at a glamorous party scene in The Devil Wears Prada.

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