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• British actress Emily Blunt starred alongside Anne Hathaway in the film adaptation of The Devil Wears Prada, for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe.

  In 2009, she will appear in the Joe Johnston remake of The Wolf Man with Benicio Del Toro and is rumored to be up for the role of the Black Widow (aka Natasha Romanoff) in the Marvel Comics sequel Iron Man 2.Film School Rejects: ...Blunt Might be Black Widow ... (January 14, 2009)

• Fast Facts

  1. Birth name: Emily Olivia Leah Blunt
  2. Born: February 23, 1983
  3. Birthplace: London, England
  4. Attended the Hurtwood House boarding school
  5. 2007: Won a Golden Globe for her role in the BBC television movie Gideon's Daughter
  6. July 2008: Ended relationship with singer Michael Buble
  7. Was named Best Female Scene-Stealer by Entertainment Weekly for her role in The Devil Wears Prada
  8. January 2009: Rumored to be dating actor John KrasinskiPerezHilton: Krasinski & Blunt, Together Yet Apart (January 22, 2009)

• Career Background

  Blunt's first major role was in the theatrical production Bliss at the 2000 Edinburgh Festival. She then starred in a series of productions for British television, including Boudica and Henry VIII.

  Her feature film debut came in 2004's My Summer of Love, for which she won a British Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer. She received accolades for her supporting role in The Devil Wears Prada, for which she was named "Best Female Scene-Stealer" by Entertainment Weekly. She followed this up with more roles in Hollywood films including The Jane Austen Book Club, Dan in Real Life and Charlie Wilson's War.

  In March 2009, Blunt stars as young Queen Victoria in the period-drama film The Young Victoria, which is produced by Martin Scorsese and Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York.

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  The Devil Wears Prada Movie | The Wolf Man | Iron Man 2 | The Jane Austen Book Club | Dan in Real Life | Charlie Wilson's War | Anne Hathaway | The Great Buck Howard

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