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I think I'm drawn to characters with complexity or who are under duress in some way and have some conflict going on.

Emily Blunt

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Emily Blunt
Age: 41
Born: 1983
Born: February 23
Actor
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Film Actor
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Wandsworth Town
Emily Olivia Leah Blunt
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