She became a breakout star playing the sharp-tongued assistant Emily in The Devil Wears Prada (2006) opposite Meryl Streep.

Emily Blunt is a British-American actress who won a Golden Globe Award in 2007 for Gideon's Daughter and earned an Academy Award nomination for Oppenheimer in 2024. She has starred in major films including The Devil Wears Prada, A Quiet Place, Sicario, Edge of Tomorrow, and Mary Poppins Returns. Forbes ranked her among the highest-paid actresses in the world in 2020.

Blunt was born in London in 1983 to a barrister father and former actress mother. She struggled with severe stuttering between ages 7 and 14, which she overcame through acting in school plays where using different voices helped her speak fluently. She made her professional stage debut at age 18 in The Royal Family at the West End in 2001, earning the Evening Standard Best Newcomer award.

Blunt married actor John Krasinski in July 2010 after dating since November 2008. The couple has two daughters born in 2014 and 2016. She became a U.S. citizen in 2015 while retaining her British citizenship, and works with the American Institute for Stuttering since 2006, serving on its board of directors and hosting fundraising galas.