Actress Rachel McAdams

Rachel McAdams
Photo of actress Rachel McAdams
Rachel Anne McAdams (born November 17, 1978) is a Canadian actress. After graduating from a theatre degree program at York University in 2001, she worked in Canadian television and film productions, such as the drama film Perfect Pie (2002), for which she received a Genie Award nomination, the comedy film My Name Is Tanino (2002), and the comedy series Slings and Arrows (2003–2005), for which she won a Gemini Award. In 2002, she made her Hollywood film debut in the comedy The Hot Chick. McAdams rose to fame in 2004 with the comedy Mean Girls and the romantic drama The Notebook. In 2005, she starred in the romantic comedy Wedding Crashers, the psychological thriller Red Eye, and the comedy-drama The Family Stone. She was hailed by the media as Hollywood's new "it girl", and received a BAFTA Award nomination for Best Rising Star. After a brief sabbatical, she returned to prominence in 2009, by appearing in the political thriller State of Play, the romance The Time Traveler's Wife, and the 2009 mystery film Sherlock Holmes. In 2010, McAdams appeared in the star vehicle comedy film Morning Glory, and went on to star in the films Midnight in Paris (2011), The Vow (2012), and About Time (2013). In 2015, she starred in the second season of the HBO anthology crime drama series True Detective, and portrayed the journalist Sacha Pfeiffer in the drama Spotlight. For the latter, she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. This was followed by roles in the superhero film Doctor Strange (2016), the romantic drama Disobedience (2017), and the comedies Game Night (2018) and Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020).
Place of birth
London, Ontario, Canada London, Ontario, Canada
Date of birth
17th November 1978
Movies that starred Rachel McAdams (20 in total)
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. poster

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. [2023]

Barbara Simon
Game Night poster

Game Night [2018]

Annie Davis
Disobedience poster

Disobedience [2017]

Esti Kuperman
Doctor Strange poster

Doctor Strange [2016]

Dr. Christine Palmer
Southpaw poster

Southpaw [2015]

Maureen Hope
The Little Prince poster

The Little Prince [2015]

The Mother (voice)
Aloha poster

Aloha [2015]

Tracy Woodside
About Time poster

About Time [2013]

Mary
The Vow poster

The Vow [2012]

Paige Collins
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows poster

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows [2011]

Irene Adler
State of Play poster

State of Play [2009]

Della Frye
Sherlock Holmes poster

Sherlock Holmes [2009]

Irene Adler
The Time Traveler's Wife poster

The Time Traveler's Wife [2009]

Clare Abshire
Married Life poster

Married Life [2007]

Kay Nesbitt
Red Eye poster

Red Eye [2005]

Lisa Reisert
Wedding Crashers poster

Wedding Crashers [2005]

Claire Cleary
The Family Stone poster

The Family Stone [2005]

Amy Stone
Mean Girls poster

Mean Girls [2004]

Regina George
The Notebook poster

The Notebook [2004]

Allison "Allie" Hamilton
The Hot Chick poster

The Hot Chick [2002]

Jessica Spencer/Clive Maxtone
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