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THE INTERVIEW
“I couldn't talk
as a kid because I
stammered all the
time so I would just
watch. I'm fascinated
by human behavior.
People surprise me
all the time. And I
love being able to
morph into different
characters.”
– Emily Blunt
Mary Poppins Returns
lunt is from Family at Haymarket Theatre and won
Roehampton, the Evening Standard Award for Best
England. She Newcomer. She also played Juliet in
B attended Hurtwood Romeo and Juliet at the prestigious
House, a private high school dedicated Chichester Festival. Her early
to the dramatic arts, where she studied television work includes Foyle's War,
cello, singing and drama. In the year Henry VIII, and Empire.
2000, she was chosen to perform at the The Devil Wears Prada
Edinburgh festival, a pivotal moment International recognition came with
of her career. She then signed on her starring role in Warrior Queen and
with agent Kenneth Mcreddie and her critically-acclaimed performance
began to perform both in theater and in My Summer of Love for which she
television. Onstage she was privileged and costar Natalie Press share an
to act with Dame Judi Dench in Sir Evening Standard British Film award
Peter Hall's production of The Royal for Most Promising Newcomer.
The Huntsman: Winter’s War
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