Rachel Anne McAdams
Rachel Anne McAdams was born on 17
November 1978 in London, Ontario, Canada She was the daughter of Sandra Kay
(Gale), a nurse, and Lance Frederick McAdams, a truck driver and furniture
moving company. She is Englishas well as Welsh-, Irish-, and Scottish. Rachel
started acting at the age of thirteen. Already, she was performing in
Shakespearean plays during summer theatre camp. Rachel graduated with honors
from York University with a BFA in Theater. After her role in Disney's The
Famous Jett Jackson episode (1998) She starred in Slings and Arrows, a Canadian
comedy-drama that chronicles the struggles and triumphs of the Slings and
Arrows Shakespearean theater group. In 2003, she received an award called a
Gemini award. The role of Regina George, in Mean Girls (2004), instantly made
her a star on Hollywood's most sought-after young actresses. After the film,
she was cast alongside Ryan Gosling in The Notebook (2004). It was a big hit in
the box office and was soon the top romantic drama for the younger generation
of moviegoers. McAdams was introduced to Gosling while filming. They dated
through the middle of 2007. McAdams continued to show her versatility on screen
in the hilarious comedy Wedding Crashers (2005), the thriller Red Eye (2005),
and the Christmas drama The Family Stone (2005).McAdams then explored the
independent film world with Married Life (2007), which premiered at the Toronto
Film Festival and also included Pierce Brosnan, Chris Cooper and Patricia
Clarkson. Starring roles in the military drama The Lucky Ones (2007) and the
newspaper thriller State of Play (2009), and the romance The Time Traveler's
Wife (2009) was followed by her role opposite Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law in
Guy Ritchie's international blockbuster Sherlock Holmes (2009). McAdams played
the shrewd 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 in The Vow (2012) with Channing Tatum. McAdams also
starred alongside Ben Affleck in Terrence Malick's To the Wonder (2012) and
also alongside Noomi Rapace in Brian De Palma's thriller Passion (2012).In
2005, McAdams received ShoWest's "Supporting Actress of the Year"
Award and the "Breakthrough Actress of the Year" at the Hollywood
Film Awards
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