Rachel Anne McAdams

Rachel Anne McAdams was born on the 17th of November 1978 in London, Ontario, Canada, to Sandra Kay (Gale), Nurse, and Lance Frederick McAdams, a truck driver and furniture moving. Rachel is of English, Welsh, Irish and Scottish heritage. Rachel started her journey into acting at the age of 13 and by the age of 13 she was performing in Shakespearean productions at summer theatre camps. She graduated with honors , earning a BFA degree in theater from York University. After her first appearance on TV in Disney's The Famous Jett Jackson in 1998, Rachel starred in Canadian television's Slings and Arrows 2003. The comedy-drama follows the struggles of Shakespearean theater groups. Rachel was awarded an Gemini Award for her performance in 2003. The role she played in Mean Girls (2004) as Regina George instantly landed her in the top tier of Hollywood's list of promising young actors. She followed that film with the role of a major character opposite Ryan Gosling in the adaptation of the Nicholas Sparks bestseller The Notebook (2004) that was a surprising box office hit and quickly became the main romantic drama for the new younger generation of moviegoers. McAdams and Gosling began to fall in love while filming, and continued to stay in touch through the middle of 2007. McAdams followed with her next film, the comedy Wedding Crashers (2006), the thriller Red Eye (2004), and the Christmas drama The Family Stone ((2005)). McAdams also explored independent cinema with Married Life (2007) which premiered at Toronto Film Festival. It also included Pierce Brosnan and Chris Cooper, as well as Patricia Clarkson. McAdams was seen in The Lucky Ones (2007) and State of Play (2008), respectively. She also starred in The Time Traveler's Wife(2009) and Robert Downey Jr. in Guy Ritchie's global hit Sherlock Holmes (2009). McAdams portrayed the plucky producer in Morning Glory (2010). McAdams also played Owen Wilson's fiancee, who was a materialist in Midnight in Paris (2011). McAdams then returned to romantic drama with The Vow (2012) with Channing Tatum. McAdams also appears alongside Terrence Malick in To the Wonder (2012) as well as Noomi Rapace is Passion (2012) in Brian De Palma's thriller.





 

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