[6] Although nothing came of these plans, and Blount had little to do with her son's upbringing, the fact that she was the mother of such an important child made her an object of interest to many of her contemporaries. In Cold Blood Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly concluded that "Director Jean-Marc Valle's images have a creamy stateliness, but this is no gilded princess fantasy it's the story of a budding ruler who learns to control her surroundings, and Blunt makes that journey at once authentic and relevant. Elizabeth Edwards, the wife of former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004, the year her husband ran for vice president with John F. Kerry. Elizabeth Blount, also known as Bessie, was a member of the English gentry and has the distinction of being one of the known and documented mistresses of King Henry VIII. [107], According to the review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes and the box office site Box Office Mojo, Blunt's most critically acclaimed and commercially successful films include The Devil Wears Prada (2006), Looper (2012), Edge of Tomorrow (2014), Into the Woods (2014), Sicario (2015), The Girl on the Train (2016), A Quiet Place (2018), Mary Poppins Returns (2018), and A Quiet Place Part II (2021). Her biography is available in 18 different languages . Elizabeth Blount ( c. 1498 [2] / c. 1500 [3] / c. 1502 [4] - 1540), [4] commonly known during her lifetime as Bessie Blount, was a mistress of Henry VIII of England . "[68] For her performance in the film, she received nominations for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role. [102][103], In 2012, Blunt became the sister-in-law of actor Stanley Tucci when he married her sister Felicity. He married Mary Howard and then died on 22 July 1536 at age 17. Her grandfather was Major General Peter Blunt, and her uncle is MP Crispin Blunt. That same year, she was praised for her performance as the 16th-century Queen Catherine Howard in the two-part British television drama Henry VIII. It did not take much skill to notice the hidden agenda. Her relationship with Henry VIII lasted for some length of time, compared to his other affairs, which were generally short-lived and unacknowledged. Her friend Elizabeth Bryan was given a diamond necklace and a mink coat, as well as a husband--Nicholas Carew. By 1517 the king was reputed to be in the chains of love with her, and in the spring of 1519, Bessie gave birth to a son who was Henry Fitzroy (son of the king). "[20] She shared the Evening Standard British Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer with Press. The film premiered at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival, where it served as the opening film, and earned highly positive feedback. Digital Pictures (6 episodes, 2009-2010), visual effects coordinator (4 episodes, 2008), visual effects executive producer: Intelligent Creatures (3 episodes, 2010), modeler and texture artist (1 episode, 2010), 3D artist: C.O.R.E. Blount was the daughter of Sir John Blount and Catherine Pershall, of Shropshire . For proving that King Henry was capable of fathering healthy sons, Elizabeth Blount prompted a popular saying, "Bless 'ee, Bessie Blount", often heard during and after this period. The film received mainly negative reviews, and according to the Los Angeles Times, was one of the largest box-office failures of all time. 1883. Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset, 1st Earl of Nottingham, born 1519, died 1536. The following year she earned more acclaim for her lead role in Sicario, playing an FBI agent who becomes embroiled in the Mexican drug wars. The. (The family name is sometimes spelt "Talboys.") [51] The film was commercially successful, grossing $370,541,256,[52] and earned positive reviews. Release Dates NEW YORK (CBS) Lisa Blount, an Academy Award-winning producer and actress born in Arkansas, has died at the age of 53. It precisely because he fathered a healthy son with Elizabeth that Henry was convinced his wife's inability to bear him a son was Catherine's fault. All Rights Reserved. Bessie Blount was so good at singing and dancing that she partnered the King in the Christmas mummery of the year 1514. She obtained an Master of Arts in Archaeology and Anthropology from the University of Cambridge in 2003 and a masters degree in European Archaeology from the University of Oxford in 2004. She gave birth to at least three boys, yet only the first lived as long as seven weeks. 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Brandon's son / . The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn. Sir John Blount was a loyal, if unremarkable, servant to the Royal Family, who accompanied King Henry to France in 1513 when he waged war against Louis XII of France. 1500c. Blunt's profile continued to rise, and in 2007, she appeared in four films: the horror film Wind Chill, the romantic drama The Jane Austen Book Club, the comedy-drama Dan in Real Life, and the biographical comedy-drama Charlie Wilson's War. She gave birth to at least three boys, yet only the first lived as long as seven weeks. 3.Robert Tailboys, 3rd Baron Tailboys of Kyme, de Jure Lord Kyme, born c. 1523, died 1541. [9][10][11] Her siblings are Felicity, Sebastian, and Susannah. Biographical information She is an actress, known for A Street Cat Named Bob (2016), The Strain (2014) and The Lost Samaritan (2008). Around 1522, Henry stopped seeing Elizabeth because, as some historians believe, he moved on to Mary Boleyn. Mistress BlountBaroness Tailboys of Kyme Baroness Clinton [18] For her performance, Blunt was named "Best Newcomer" by the Evening Standard. [96] She will also star in David Yates's crime drama film Pain Hustlers for Netflix,[97] and in David Leitch's action film The Fall Guy. Elizabeth (Bessie) Blount, the second daughter of John Blount (1484-1531) and his wife, Katherine Peshall Blount (1483-1540), was born in about 1500. [62], In 2015, Blunt starred in the crime thriller Sicario, directed by Denis Villeneuve. The couple split in 2008. She possibly had other children with Gilbert who had died young and are buried with him in South Kyme Church. [9][12] Her grandfather was Major General Peter Blunt, and one of her paternal uncles is Crispin Blunt,[13] Conservative Member of Parliament for Reigate. Google eBook. [5] However, she was certainly of far more interest and importance to her contemporaries than any of the King's other previous or subsequent mistresses - including Mary Boleyn, who is more widely known nowadays thanks to the fame of her younger sister and the popularity of The Other Boleyn Girl, a highly fictionalised account of her life. "[26] Blunt was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress Motion Picture for her performance. 1500/c. Husband-1: Gilbert TALBOYS/TAILBOYS of Kyme, Lord Talboys, Event: 1536, summoned to parliament as Baron Talboys by Henry VIII, Husband-2: Edward CLINTON, 1st Earl of Lincoln, 1. Later on in the episode, Bessie visits Cardinal Wolsey, announcing she is with child, and it is Henry's. Next up for the actress in 2020 was a return to the world of silent horrors in A Quiet Place Part II, followed by a pairing with Dwayne Johnson in the action-adventure Jungle Cruise, based on the popular Disneyland ride. 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[56][57] Ironically, Blunt was pregnant throughout filming, while playing a character who is barren throughout the film's first act. [66][67] Blunt then headlined the mystery thriller The Girl on the Train, directed by Tate Taylor. A part in the hit film The Devil Wears Prada brought her more attention, and roles in projects such as Dan in Real Life and Charlie Wilsons War soon followed. The harmony of the King's domestic affairs is threatened, however, when he discovers that Elizabeth Blount, the young and beautiful lady-in-waiting to his Queen, Katherine of Aragon, is pregnant with his child. The film earned positive reviews, with Elizabeth Weitzman of the New York Daily News remarking that "Blunt has never been more relaxed, and she and Segel have a believably warm chemistry. A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire. Sir John Blount was a loyal, if unremarkable, servant to the Royal Family, who accompanied King Henry to France in 1513 when he waged war against Louis XII of France. Dymoke (sometimes spelt Dymock) was a devout Catholic and named a martyr after his death. After the death of Tailboys, in about 1532, Blount was wooed unsuccessfully by Leonard Gray. Sir John Blount was a loyal, if unremarkable, servant to the Royal Family, who accompanied King Henry to France in 1513 when he waged war against Louis XII of France. Thomas WIMBISH, Esq. The Tudors Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. It is the first time that a comprehensive portrayal of Blount has appeared on screen. Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter credited Blunt for "effectively [revealing] Sara's tough and vulnerable sides. Blunt made the jump to the big screen during this period, making an impression in My Summer of Love (2004), in which she played a character who had a summer fling with another woman. Above all, they had energy, which is key for a movie." | Blunt received her fifth Golden Globe nomination for the role. I'm sure your new home will be very grand. 2 weeks ago we met our beautiful daughter Violet", "Who Is Felicity Blunt Stanley Tucci's Wife, Emily Blunt's Sister, and Powerhouse Literary Agent? [3], Blunt reprised her role in the horror sequel A Quiet Place Part II (2021), which was released after a year-long delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Top 3 Results for Elizabeth Blount. [69][70], After providing her voice for the 2017 animated films My Little Pony: The Movie and Animal Crackers, Blunt made her return to live action in husband John Krasinski's horror film A Quiet Place, which follows a family being tormented by monstrous creatures that hunt by sound. 1502 15391540), commonly known during her lifetime as Bessie Blount, was a mistress of Henry VIII of England. Company Credits Digital Pictures / digital artist: C.O.R.E. As a young girl, she came to the King's Court as a maid-of-honour to the King's wife, Catherine of Aragon. Sister of Catherine Anne Smythe; Sir George Blount, MP; Isabella Reade; Sir William Blount, MP; Henry Blount, MP and 1 other; and Agnes Lacon less, Lady in Waiting to Catalina of Aragon when Catalina was married to Arthur, Friend of Elizabeth Bryan, another of Henry VIII's mistresses, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Blount. Through her marriage to Gilbert Tailboys, she had three children - two sons, George and Robert and one daughter, Elizabeth. "[78] She received two SAG nominations for her performances in A Quiet Place and Mary Poppins Returns, winning Best Supporting Actress for the former, and she also received her sixth Golden Globe nomination for the latter. The former won her a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress and the latter earned her a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role . The film, directed by Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, was a box-office bomb and was mostly dismissed by critics. Margaret Clinton (b. c. "[34] That same year, Blunt received the BAFTA Britannia Award for British Artist of the Year. [87] As with the first film, it also emerged as a commercial success. [35], She starred in the Toby Spantondirected short film Curiosity. Many critics took note of the atypically dominating role portrayed by Blunt, and Justin Chang of Variety noted that "Blunt is alert, energized and emotionally present in a none-too-taxing role. She has since starred in the sequel A Quiet Place Part II (2021) and the western television miniseries The English (2022). He was the only illegitimate son of Henry VIII that the King recognized as his own. She married Charles Willoughby, 2nd Baron Willoughby of Parham (died 1603), and had five children. In the first episode of the series, we see Henry and Lady Blount having sex, which Henry refers to as "playing". Bessie was approximately 17 when she reached the height of her power in 1518. Digital Pictures (unknown episodes), compositor: C.O.R.E. Blunt made her acting debut in a 2001 stage production of The Royal Family. Jump up ^ Lindsey, Karen (12 April 1996). The project saw her reunited with Benicio Del Toro, with whom she co-starred in The Wolfman. She went on to appear in the television film Boudica (2003) and portrayed Queen Catherine Howard in the miniseries Henry VIII (2003). The couple welcomed their second daughter, Violet, in June 2016. Eleanor Windsor+ b. She became interested in acting at an early age, and when she was 18 she landed the classic role of Juliet in Shakespeare 's Romeo and Juliet. Anne Boleyn returns from attending the French court, and she catches Henry's eye. [10] Although nothing came of these plans, and Blount had little to do with her son's upbringing, the fact that she was the mother of such an important child made her an object of interest to many of her contemporaries. Married firstly Thomas Wymbish, of Nocton (died 1553), who claimed the title in his wife's right. Through her marriage to Gilbert Tailboys, she had three children - two sons, George and Robert, and one daughter, Elizabeth. I'd love to be exciting and say that I was the rebel at school, but Blunt played the Baker's Wife opposite James Corden, with the couple trying to have a child through the machinations of a witch (Meryl Streep). There, she was discovered and signed by an agent. ", "Will you tell the King of my love for him? She was the daughter of William Blount and Margaret Echingham. Her husband, Gilbert, Lord Tailboys, also predeceased her by dying in 1530, leaving her a widow of comfortable means. Elizabeth Blount attends Queen Catherine while pregnant with the King's child. S1, Ep2 8 Apr. Her portrayal received raves, and her next big break was just around the corner. [19] Director Pawe Pawlikowski gave high praise to Blunt and co-star Natalie Press, stating in an interview that "Both Natalie and Emily were extremely different and very original, which is a rare thing nowadays. ", "What Happened When Emily Blunt Became a US Citizen", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Emily_Blunt&oldid=1152512915, This page was last edited on 30 April 2023, at 17:55. Click a location below to find Elizabeth more easily. Emily Olivia Leah Blunt is a British actress known for her roles in The Devil Wears Prada (2006), The Young Victoria (2009), Edge of Tomorrow (2014), and The Girl on the Train (2016), among many others. From her second marriage to Lord Lincoln: Bridget Clinton (born c. 1536). Season 1 As Lady Elizabeth Blount 12. Last appearance Affiliation Blount was the mother of Henry's only acknowledged illegitimate child, and at one point in the 1520s it was suggested that her son should be named the King's legal heir. It was there that she caught the eye of the King and became his mistress, sometime around 1514. In early 2018, Blunt starred in the hit horror flick A Quiet Place alongside real-life husband John Krasinski, who also directed the feature. [9] However, she was certainly more important than any other extra-marital relationship the king had during his first marriage. Burke states that Elizabeth had her son with Henry VIII after the death of Lord Talboys, but this does not jibe with Henry FitzRoy's birthdate of 1519. According to the Arkansas Democrat Gazette, Blount was found dead. 2. For the founder of the Universal Zetetic Society, see Lady Elizabeth Blount. This union produced three daughters. On 15 June 1519, Blount bore the King an illegitimate son who was named Henry FitzRoy, and who was later created Duke of Richmond and Somerset and Earl of Nottingham. Directory of Royal Genealogical Data [link died] by Brian C. Tompsett. Alive Emily Olivia Laura Blunt was born on 23 February 1983 in the London Borough of Wandsworth,[4][5] the second of four children[6] born to Joanna, a former actress and teacher,[7][8] and barrister Oliver Blunt, QC. Also that year, she made a cameo appearance in Disney's The Muppets, as Miss Piggy's receptionist, and starred in the independent comedy-drama Your Sister's Sister. Sir John Blount (father)Lady Katherine Pensall (mother)Henry FitzRoy, Duke of Richmond (son)Elizabeth Tailboys, 4th Baroness Tailboys of Kyme (daughter)George Tailboys, 2nd Baron Tailboys of Kyme (son)Robert Tailboys, 3rd Baron Tailboys of Kyme (son)Lady Bridget Dymoke (daughter)Katherine Clinton, Baroness Burgh (daughter)Margaret Clinton, Baroness Willoughby of Parham (daughter) [58][59] The film was a commercial success and earned generally positive reviews, with Blunt earning praise for her acting and singing. She is the recipient of several accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to nominations for three British Academy Film Awards. In either 1533 or 1535, Bessie married a younger man who Lincolnshire lands adjoined hers- Edward Clinton, first Earl of Lincoln. Her husband, Gilbert, Lord Tailboys, also preceded her by dying in 1530, leaving her a widow of comfortable means. "[53] For her performance, Blunt won the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress in an Action Movie. In 2010, Blunt co-starred in the horror film The Wolfman, a re-adaptation of the classic 1941 film of the same name. Henry FitzRoy, Duke of Richmond, b. She is an actress and producer, known for The O'Briens (2013), Comedown (2012) and Sodium Party (2013). Bessie is first seen in the first episode of the series, "In Cold Blood", and we see very clearly that she is Henry's mistress. Blunt played Emily, the senior assistant of Runway magazine editor-in-chief Miranda Priestly. [104], In August 2015, Blunt became a naturalised citizen of the United States. Soon after the birth of his son, the King began an affair with Mary Boleyn, who may have been partly the reason for Blount's dismissal. Methuen Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-0-413-25600-3. Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire, wife of Thomas Boleyn Stephen Gardiner John Lambert (martyr) Henry Pole, 1st Baron Montagu Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton (Lord Risley) Anne Parr, Countess of Pembroke (Lady Herbert) Notes [ edit] Her death occurred either in late 1539 or early 1540, and was apparently due to consumption or tuberculosis. Elizabeth may not have been the first pre-teen to be Henry VIII's mistress. She married Robert Dymoke, of Scrivelsby, Lincolnshire, sometime around 1556 and had ten children. She made her feature film debut in the drama My Summer of Love (2004). As a young girl, she came to the King's Court as a maid-of-honour to the King's wife, Catherine of Aragon. They had a son, George, followed by Robert and Elizabeth. Elizabeth Blount then disappears from the show after this episode. [93] Lucy Mangan of The Guardian opined, "Blunt is at her best yet, giving us a woman made brave and undauntable by resolve". [81] She starred in the romantic drama Wild Mountain Thyme based on John Patrick Shanley's play Outside Mullingar. He also has a string of affairs and fathers an illegitimate son in episode 2 with his mistress Elizabeth Blount, who is also one of Queen Katherine's ladies-in-waiting. Married Lady Mary Howard. However, as a maid, Bessie could not exactly say no to the King. Blunt's profile continued to grow with leading roles in the period film The Young Victoria (2009), the romantic comedy Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011), the science fiction films The Adjustment Bureau (2011), Looper (2012) and Edge of Tomorrow (2014), and the musical films Into the Woods (2014) and Mary Poppins Returns (2018).