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 and Lance Frederick McAdams who is a truck driver/furniture mover. She is Englishand is Welsh- -, Irishand Scottish. Rachel began acting when she was an adult. At 13 she was performing in Shakespearean performances at summer theater camp. After graduating, Rachel received a BFA degree from York University in Theater. 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. This comedy-drama is about the struggle of Shakespearean theater groups. Rachel was awarded the Gemini Award for her performance in 2003. Her breakout role in Mean Girls (2004) as Regina George instantly landed her on the Hollywood's top list of young actors. Following the film, she was cast alongside Ryan Gosling in The Notebook (2004). The Notebook was a smash at the box office, it quickly became the most watched romantic drama for the new generation of filmgoers. McAdams had a meeting with Gosling during filming. They dated until mid-2007. McAdams continued to show her versatility onscreen with the manic comedy Wedding Crashers (2005), the thriller Red Eye (2005), and the holiday drama The Family Stone (2005).McAdams then took on the world of independent films with Married Life (2007), which debuted at Toronto Film Festival and also starred Pierce Brosnan, Chris Cooper and Patricia Clarkson. McAdams appeared in The Lucky Ones (2007) and State of Play (2008), respectively. She also played in The Time Traveler's Wife(2009) and Robert Downey Jr. in Guy Ritchie's worldwide hit Sherlock Holmes (2009). McAdams played the role of the confident producer in Morning Glory (2010). McAdams also played Owen Wilson's romantic fiancee in Midnight in Paris (2011). McAdams then returned to romantic drama territory with The Vow (2012) with Channing Tatum. McAdams is also a part of Terrence Malick in To the Wonder (2012) as well as Noomi Rapace plays Passion (2012) in Brian De Palma’s thriller.





 

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