Rachel Anne McAdams

Rachel Anne McAdams was born on November 17, 1978 in London (Ontario, Canada) to Sandra Kay (Gale), who works as a nurse as well as Lance Frederick McAdams who is a trucker/furniture moving driver. She is English--, Welsh-, Irish-, and Scottish. Rachel started acting at the age of thirteen. Already, she was performing in Shakespearean plays in summer theater camp. Rachel graduated with honors from York University with a BFA in Theater. After her appearance in Disney's The Famous Jett Jackson episode (1998), she starred in Slings and Arrows, a Canadian comedy-drama that follows the trials and triumphs of an Shakespearean theater group. In 2003, she was awarded an award called a Gemini award. The role she played in Mean Girls (2004) Regina George, in Mean Girls (2004) instantly earned her the attention of Hollywood's most sought-after young actresses. She followed that film with her own starring role alongside Ryan Gosling in the adaptation of the Nicholas Sparks bestseller The Notebook (2004) which was a surprising box office popularity and was the most watched romantic drama of a new young audience of film lovers. McAdams and Gosling were in love during filming, and continued to stay in touch throughout 2007's middle. McAdams is next in film with comedy Wedding Crashers (2006), the thriller Red Eye (2004), as well as the holiday-themed drama The Family Stone ((2005)). McAdams also explored independent cinema with Married Life (2007) which was premiered at the Toronto Film Festival. It also featured Pierce Brosnan and Chris Cooper along with Patricia Clarkson. The role she played in the military drama The Lucky Ones (2007) and the newspaper thriller State of Play (2009) and the romantic comedy The Time Traveler's Wife (2009) followed , before she appeared alongside Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law in Guy Ritchie's international blockbuster Sherlock Holmes (2009). McAdams was the fiery producer in Morning Glory (2010). McAdams also played Owen Wilson's romantic fiancee in Midnight in Paris (2011). McAdams then returned to the world of romantic dramas with The Vow (2012) with Channing Tatum. McAdams stars in Terrence Malick’s To the Wonder (2012) together with Ben Affleck and Noomi Rapacace in Brian De Palma's action thriller Passion (2012).






 

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