Rachel Anne McAdams

Rachel Anne McAdams was born on November 17, 1978 in London, Ontario, Canada, to Sandra Kay (Gale), an RN, and Lance Frederick McAdams, a truck driver and furniture mover. Rachel is of English, Welsh, Irish and Scottish descent. Rachel began acting when she was an adult. At the age of 13, she was performing in Shakespearean performances at summer camp for theater. After graduation, Rachel received a BFA degree from York University in Theater. After her role in Disney's The Famous Jett Jackson episode (1998) and later, she appeared in Slings and Arrows, a Canadian comedy-drama which follows the struggles and triumphs of the Shakespearean theatre group. In 2003, she won a Gemini award. The role she played in Mean Girls (2004) Regina George, in Mean Girls (2004) instantly became a top-rated actress on Hollywood's most sought-after young actors. After that she starred alongside Ryan Gosling as the romantic drama adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' bestseller The Notebook (2004). The Notebook was a huge success at the box office , and was the most loved romantic drama with a young audience. McAdams and Gosling were in love during filming and continued to date up to the middle of 2007. McAdams followed with her next film, comedy Wedding Crashers (2006), the thriller Red Eye (2004), as well as the holiday-themed drama The Family Stone ((2005)). McAdams also explored independent films with Married Life (2007) which was premiered at the Toronto Film Festival. It also included Pierce Brosnan and Chris Cooper in addition to 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 opposite Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law in Guy Ritchie's international blockbuster Sherlock Holmes (2009). McAdams played the role of the confident producer in Morning Glory (2010). McAdams also played Owen Wilson's materialistic fiancee in Midnight in Paris (2011). McAdams then returned to the world of romantic dramas in The Vow (2012) with Channing Tatum. McAdams appears in Terrence Malick's To the Wonder (2012) with Ben Affleck and Noomi Rapacace in Brian De Palma’s thriller Passion (2012).