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    Emily Blunt was born in Roehampton, in the South West part of London. 

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    She has had a stammer since she was 8 years old but when she was 12 a teacher told her to talk like someone else and she settled on a northern accent and her stammer disappeared.

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    Who knew this girl has got a killer voice? At 16 she was offered a record deal after a producer spotted her in the musical Bliss at the Edinburgh Festival. She is on the end of the track"Mr. and Mrs. Jones" by Michael Buble. And no, she is not related to the singer James Blunt. 

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    More fun talent-filled facts about Ms. Blunt. She plays the cello, which she exceled at along with singing, acting, and sports at the top co-ed boarding school -- Hurtwood House.

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    Emily has been nominated for 3 Golden Globe Awards and won one of them for her role in Gideon's Daughter in 2007.

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    Her best friend is Anne Hathaway, who she worked with on The Devil Wears Prada. 

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    She got married to John Krasinski (The Office) in Como, Italy in 2010. 

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    She will star in four movies this year: Salmon Fishing in Yemen, The Five-Year Engagement, Looper and  Arthur Newman, Golf Pro. 

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    She is neighbors with Jimmy Kimmel and the two have become good friends. 

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    Her family is very involved in English government. She is the niece of Crispin Blunt, who is a Member of Parliament (MP) for the British Conservative Party and also holds the post of Parliamentary Under-Secretary at the Ministry of Justice.