Rachel Anne McAdams

Rachel Anne McAdams is the daughter of Sandra Kay (Gale), an Ontario nurse and Lance Frederick McAdams a truck driver and furniture moving. She was born in London, Ontario on November 17, 1978. She is English--, Welsh-, Irish--, and Scottish. Rachel began acting when she was an adult. At 13 she was in Shakespearean productions at the summer theatre camps. Following graduation, Rachel received a BFA degree from York University in Theater. After her role in Disney's The Famous Jett Jackson episode (1998) in which she was a lead in Slings and Arrows, a Canadian comedy-drama which follows the struggles and triumphs of the Shakespearean theater group. In 2003, she was awarded the Gemini award. The role of Regina George, in Mean Girls (2004) immediately became a top-rated actress on the list of Hollywood's most sought-after young actresses. Following that film she was cast alongside Ryan Gosling as the romantic drama adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' bestseller The Notebook (2004). This was a huge success in the box office , and was the most loved romantic comedy for an audience of young people. McAdams met Gosling while filming. They began dating until mid-2007. McAdams' next film was comedy Wedding Crashers (2006), the action thriller Red Eye (2004), as well as the holiday-themed drama The Family Stone ((2005)). McAdams also explored independent film through Married Life (2007) which was screened at the Toronto Film Festival. It also featured Pierce Brosnan and Chris Cooper, as well as Patricia Clarkson. McAdams starred in The Lucky Ones (2007) and State of Play (2008), respectively. She also appeared in The Time Traveler's Wife(2009) and Robert Downey Jr. in Guy Ritchie's international hit Sherlock Holmes (2009). McAdams was the determined producer of a failed morning television show in Morning Glory (2010), the romantic fiancee of materialistic Owen Wilson in Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris (2011), and returned to the romantic drama genre in the critically acclaimed film The Vow (2012) opposite Channing Tatum. McAdams is also a part of Terrence Malick in To the Wonder (2012) and Noomi Rapace in Passion (2012) in Brian De Palma's thriller.






 

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