Digital Pictures (unknown episodes), 3D department look development: C.O.R.E. She co-starred in The Adjustment Bureau (2011), The Muppets (2011), Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2012; Golden Globe lead actress nomination) and Looper (2012) before appearing in the blockbuster Tom Cruise sci-fi flick Edge of Tomorrow (2014), a movie that both fans and critics applauded. Her real name is Emily Olivia Leah Blunt. Elizabeth Blount's last recorded appearance at court was in October 1518. They were married sometime between 1533 and 1535. Fiction[edit] Bessie Blount is a character in the television show The Tudors, where she is played by the actress Ruta Gedmintas. No children. Elizabeth Blount, commonly known as Bessie, was a lady-in waiting to Catherine of and mistress of King Henry VIII, and the mother of his longed-for son Henry FitzRoy. The castle was built by Gilbert's ancestor, Gilbert de Umfraville. Emily Blunt was interested in acting at a young age, she began appearing on British TV in the early 2000s and made the leap to the big screen in the 2004 flick My Summer of Love. In 1525, Gilbert and Elizabeth took up residence in Lincolnshire. Gilbert Tailboys, Baron Tailboys of Kyme (husband). [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. From a first marriage to Gilbert Talboys, 1st Baron Tailboys of Kyme:[8]. The History Press. And I promise I'll come and visit you as often as I can. Married Lady Mary Howard. These facts led Henry to believe there was something wrong with his marriage to Catherine, and that he needed to annul his marriage. Jump up ^ Hart, Kelly (6 March 2009). 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. Her relationship with Henry VIII lasted for some length of time, compared to his other affairs, which were generally short-lived and unacknowledged. 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. [89] It was released simultaneously in theatres and digitally on Disney+ Premier Access. Bessie is played by Ruta Gedmintas, and appears in three episodes of Season One. She gave birth to at least three boys, yet only the first lived as long as seven weeks. In 1501, Prince Arthur and Catherine of Aragon set up their own court in Ludlow. She went on to perform as Eugenie in Nicholas Wright's Vincent in Brixton at the National Theatre, and as Juliet in Indhu Rubasingham's production of Romeo and Juliet at Chichester Festival Theatre, both in 2002. Digital Pictures / digital artist: C.O.R.E. A fleeting comment was made about her in 1529, when a palace chaplain remarked that she was (or had been) better-looking than Henry's then-fiance, Anne Boleyn, whom he concluded was competent belle ("quite beautiful") in her own right.[7]. [39], In 2011, Blunt starred in the British romantic comedy-drama Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, directed by Lasse Hallstrm. They nail their cinematic alter-egos effortlessly, using verbal and non-verbal cues to tap into their emotions. 3. Robert Tailboys, 3rd Baron Tailboys of Kyme, de Jure Lord Kyme, born c. 1523, died 1541. 'Elizabeth Blount 'F, #13033, b. before 1463; Last Edited=7 Nov 2006 ' Elizabeth Blount was born before 1463. She was the daughter of William Blount and Margaret Echingham. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 18851900. [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). 121 Patton Oswalt, 'A Quiet Place' Cast, and Celebrity Yearbook Photos, Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt Answer 7 Burning Questions, The Cast of 'A Quiet Place Part II' Puts Their IMDb Credits to the Survival Test, Played "Holly" in "Bumps and Bruises", a play by, Stuttered severely as a young girl and ultimately overcame her problem by finding a different 'voice' (acting). Whitehall Palace (formerly) However, as a maid, Bessie could not exactly say no to the King. Mistress of King Henry VIII, Mother of the King's Son. Elizabeth was born c. 1500. 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. 2007 Simply Henry 7.5 (1,040) Rate Blunt's breakthrough came in 2006 with her starring roles in the television film Gideon's Daughter and the comedy-drama film The Devil Wears Prada. ", "I amwith child. She didnt win in that category, but did receive a Globe for her work in the TV movie Gideons Daughter. This union produced three daughters. Lady-in-Waiting to Queen Catherine of Aragon (formerly) They had a son, George, followed by Robert and Elizabeth. Early life Blount was the daughter of Sir John Blount and Catherine Peshall, of Kinlet, Bridgnorth, Shropshire. Blunt played Emily, the senior assistant of Runway magazine editor-in-chief Miranda Priestly. The King visited her and his baby son, Henry Fitzroy (meaning "son of the king") so often in 1519, that it become a standing joke with courtiers that the King had "gone to Jericho". She has since starred in the sequel A Quiet Place Part II (2021) and the western television miniseries The English (2022). Dymoke (sometimes spelt Dymock or Dymocke) was a devout Catholic and named a martyr after his death. Elizabeth (Bessie) was born at Kinlet Hall, but probably grew . However, in reality, it was believed that she and Henry had a long, eight-year affair. 3.Robert Tailboys, 3rd Baron Tailboys of Kyme, de Jure Lord Kyme, born c. 1523, died 1541. In 2010, Blunt co-starred in the horror film The Wolfman, a re-adaptation of the classic 1941 film of the same name. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 4. [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. "[34] That same year, Blunt received the BAFTA Britannia Award for British Artist of the Year. Digital Pictures (unknown episodes), compositing lead: C.O.R.E. 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. [44], In 2012, Blunt starred in the romantic comedy The Five-Year Engagement, directed by Nicholas Stoller and co-starring Jason Segel, in which she and Segel played a couple whose relationship becomes strained when their engagement is continually extended. 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. XII, pt. Birth of George Tailboys, 2nd Baron Tailboys of Kyme, Birth of Robert Tailboys, 3rd Baron Tailboys of Kyme, Birth of Lady Margaret Willoughby (Clinton). Bessie was eloquent and gracious, and due to Henry's attraction to her, she would have possessed all the traits and features a lady of the court would have had to: beauty, grace and good manners. 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. [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. She gave birth to at least three boys, yet only the first lived as long as seven weeks. [56][57] Ironically, Blunt was pregnant throughout filming, while playing a character who is barren throughout the film's first act. On 23 July 1536, Blount's son Henry FitzRoy died, probably of tuberculosis ("consumption"). 1883. Excerpt entitled "Elizabeth BLOUNT, consort to King HENRY VIII" posted to the BLOUNT Biographies board at GenConnect. Sir John Blount was a loyal, if unremarkable, Wolsey tells Bessie that she cannot tell anyone about it on pain of death. Bessie Blount was so good at singing and dancing that she partnered the King in the Christmas mummery of the year 1514. [95], In Christopher Nolan's forthcoming biographical film Oppenheimer, starring Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer, Blunt will portray the eponymous scientist's wife Katherine. They had three daughters, Bridget, Katherine, and Margaret. p. 7. Her relationship with Henry VIII lasted for some length of time, compared to his other affairs, which were generally short-lived and unacknowledged. She married Robert Dymoke, of Scrivelsby, Lincolnshire, some time around 1556 and had ten children. Lou Lumenick of the New York Post felt it was one of the best female performances of the year,[60] while Richard Corliss of Time remarked that "When Blunt is onscreen, these woods are alive with the magic of a fractured fairy tale"[61] She was nominated for her second Golden Globe Award for Best Actress Motion Picture Comedy or Musical for her performance. Digital Pictures (unknown episodes), research & development support: C.O.R.E. The Queen's Rival Notes[edit] Jump up ^ Norton, Elizabeth., Bessie Blount mistress to Henry VIII (Stroud, 2011) Pg. Blunt's breakthrough came in 2006 with her starring roles in the television film Gideon's Daughter and the comedy-drama film The Devil Wears Prada. Elizabeth Blount was a loving woman. There is no known portrait of her in existence. 3 episodes, 2008-2009 Kate O'Toole . Season 1 As Lady Elizabeth Blount 12. 2.Lady Katherine Clinton (b. c. 1538 - d. 14 August 1621). | Gilbert was knighted in 1524, and in 1525 he was appointed Sheriff of Lincolnshire. 58 people named Elizabeth Blount found in Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, Washington-Baltimore and 5 other cities. It has traditionally been asserted that the cause of her death was consumption. Her biography is available in 18 different languages . Actress: Edge of Tomorrow. Tompsett citing Burke's Complete Peerage, vol. Geni requires JavaScript! 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. [8] She subsequently married a younger man whose Lincolnshire lands adjoined hers, Edward Clinton or Fiennes, 9th Baron Clinton, thus becoming Elizabeth Fiennes. Ives, The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn (2004), ^ K. Lindsey, Divorced Beheaded Survived; A Feminist Reinterpretation of the Wives of Henry VIII (1995), ^ Gilbert Tailboys, 1 Baron Tailboys b. d. 15 Apr 1530 : If the Legends Are True, Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Blount". "[46] Also that year, she starred in the comedy-drama Arthur Newman as the troubled Charlotte, who is trying to run away from her past. New ed. After her marriage, Blount does not figure much into the day-to-day affairs of the Tudor monarchy or in the official records. Her husband, Gilbert, Lord Tailboys, also preceded her by dying in 1530, leaving her a widow of comfortable means. She also appeared as Elizabeth Blount in Showtime's The Tudors. She also was named to Columbus Business First's 2016 Forty Under 40 class. It is the first time that a comprehensive portrayal of Blount has appeared on screen. Elizabeth is later shown attending her son's investiture as Duke of Richmond, and afterwards embraces him and encourages him to behave himself. She has also had guest roles in the BBC's Waking the Dead and ITV1's The Bill. Her friend Elizabeth Bryan was given a diamond necklace and a mink coat, as well as a husband--Nicholas Carew. [48][49], In 2014, Blunt starred in Edge of Tomorrow, a film adaptation of the Japanese novel All You Need Is Kill, written by Hiroshi Sakurazaka. Emily Olivia Leah Blunt is a British actress known for her roles in, Ep. Methuen Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-0-413-25600-3. Complications from the condition would end Blount's life when she was only 53, with the Oscar winner found two days after she had died, her phone still helplessly clutched in her hand. Richard Pace 3 episodes, 2007 David Browne . 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. Married Margaret Skipwith 1539, Robert Tailboys, 3 Lord Tailboys, de Jure Lord Kyme, b. c. 1523-1541. Little is known of Elizabeth Blount's early years, except for her reputation as a beauty, and for her famous affair with King Henry VIII (born in 1491, he was about nine years older than "Bessie"). The couple welcomed their second daughter, Violet, in June 2016. A fleeting comment was made about her in 1529, when a palace chaplain remarked that she was (or had been) better-looking than Henry's then-fiance, Anne Boleyn, who he concluded was competent belle ("quite beautiful") in her own right.[4]. 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). It is believed she began her affair with the king in 1514, when she was 16 years old. From her relationship with King Henry VIII: Henry Fitzroy, duke of Richmond and Somerset, Earl of Nottingham, born 1519, died 1536. They met in 2005, while backstage at the Australian television Logie Awards in Melbourne. [87] As with the first film, it also emerged as a commercial success. Elizabeth "Bessie" Blount as played by Ruta Gedmintas CHARACTER CONNECTIONS Family Members Father: Sir John Blount Mother: Catherine Pershall Brother: George Blount of Kinlet, Sheriff of Shropshire Brother: Henry Blount Sister: Rosa Blount Sister: Agnes Blount Sister: Isabella Blount Paternal grandfather: Sir Thomas Blount of Kinlet [2] After the child's birth, the affair ended for unknown reasons. It is the first time that a comprehensive portrayal of Blount has appeared on screen. Partner of Henry VIII, King of England Elizabeth Blount (c. 1502 - 1539/1540)[1], who was better known by her nickname of "Bessie", was a mistress of Henry VIII of England. Release Dates Announcing to Wolsey she is with child, and it is his Majesty's child, she gives birth nine months later and an elated Henry discovers he has a son. George Tailboys, 2nd Baron Tailboys of Kyme, born c. 1523, who succeeded as 2nd Baron Tailboys of Kyme, and died on 6 September 1540. Dymoke (sometimes spelt Dymock) was a devout Catholic and named a martyr after his death. [16] Blunt attended Ibstock Place School in Roehampton, southwest London and, at age 16, went to Hurtwood House near Dorking, Surrey, a private sixth form college known for its performing arts programme. Near the end of the second episode, Bessie goes into labour and gives birth to a son, who is named Henry Fitzroy. In comparison to Henry's first two wives, Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn, Blount's importance to history was negligible. [82] The part required her to sport an Irish accent; both the film and her accent were not well received. The film, directed by Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, was a box-office bomb and was mostly dismissed by critics. 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"[45] She then starred in Looper, a science fiction action film directed by Rian Johnson. 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. Dymoke (sometimes spelt Dymock) was a devout Catholic and named a martyr after his death. "[64] Blunt was nominated for her second consecutive Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress in an Action Movie. [58][59] The film was a commercial success and earned generally positive reviews, with Blunt earning praise for her acting and singing. It has traditionally been asserted that the cause of her death was consumption. 1500c. Elizabeth Blount (c. 1502 - 1539/1540) [1], who was better known by her nickname of "Bessie", was a mistress of Henry VIII of England. Full Born Name: Rachel Elizabeth Brosnahan NickNames: Rachel Occupation: Actress Religion: Not Religious, but inclined towards Jewish Culture Date of Birth: July 12, 1990 Birthplace: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA Zodiac Sign: Cancer Father Name: Earl Brosnahan Mother Name: Carol Brosnahan Siblings Names: Lydia Brosnahan Spouse: Jason Ralph 1.Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset, 1st Earl of Nottingham, born 1519, died 1536. 3.Lady Margaret Clinton (b. c. 1539). The project saw her reunited with Benicio Del Toro, with whom she co-starred in The Wolfman. [citation needed] Bessie's son Henry Fitzroy dies of the sweating sickness at age three in the series. (May 1968). Gabriella Wright Messages in the Blount Family Genealogy Forum (online at GenForum.com). More at IMDbPro Contact info Agent info Resume Born August 23, 1983 Add to list Awards 1 nomination Photos 74 Known for A Street Cat Named Bob 7.3 Betty 2016 The Strain 7.3 TV Series Dutch Velders 2014-2017 39 eps The Lost Samaritan 4.2 It is 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. Cardinal Thomas Wolsey arranged for Bessie Blount to live in Jericho Priory, Blackmore, Essex. 1479, d. 25 Mar 1531; William Windsor, 2nd Baron Windsor+ b. b 1542, d. 20 Aug 1558 Thomas WIMBISH, Esq. Complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, Volume 2, G. Bell & sons, 1889. pg 7677. As a young girl, she came to the King's Court as a maid-of-honour to the King's wife, Catherine of Aragon. The film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, where it received critical acclaim. 1520s/30s; d.s.p., v.p. [2] After the child's birth, the affair ended for unknown reasons. ^ Jump up to: a b George Edward Cokayne. Bessie's grandmother, through her mother, had been Isabel Stanley, daughter of Sir John Stanley, a distant relative of Lord Thomas Stanley whom had married Margaret Beaufort, Henry VII's mother. Elizabeth (Bessie) Blount, the second daughter of John Blount (1484-1531) and his wife, Katherine Peshall Blount (1483-1540), was born in about 1500. She also found her acting footing in TV movies such as Henry VIII (2003) and The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle (2005). Henry VIII: King and Court. Elizabeth Blount 3 episodes, 2007 Matt Ryan . Little is known of Elizabeth Blount's early years, except for her reputation as a beauty, and for her famous affair with King Henry VIII. [90] Jeannette Catsoulis of The New York Times disliked the picture and opined that "not even Emily Blunt, doing her best Katharine Hepburn impression, can keep this leaky boat ride afloat". In 2010, Blunt married Krasinski, then known for his work on The Office. [98], Blunt had a three-year relationship with Canadian singer Michael Bubl. Mistress Blount was born in 1498. 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 . She married Robert Dymoke of Scrivelsby, Lincolnshire, sometime around 1556 and had ten (10) children.