Rachel McAdams

Birthday

1978-11-17

Place of Birth

London, Ontario, Canada

Biography

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).
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Doctor Strange

Doctor Strange

2016 7.5
Doctor Strange

as Dr. Christine Palmer

2016
Southpaw

Southpaw

2015 7.3
Southpaw

as Maureen Hope

2015
Spotlight

Spotlight

2015 8.1
Spotlight

as Sacha Pfeiffer

2015
Aloha

Aloha

2015 5.4
Aloha

as Tracy Woodside

2015
Passion

Passion

2013 5.3
Passion

as Christine Stanford

2013
The Vow

The Vow

2012 6.8
The Vow

as Paige Collins

2012
Red Eye

Red Eye

2005 6.5
Red Eye

as Lisa Reisert

2005
The Notebook

The Notebook

2004 7.8
The Notebook

as Allie Hamilton

2004
Mean Girls

Mean Girls

2004 7.1
Mean Girls

as Regina George

2004
The Hot Chick

The Hot Chick

2002 5.5
The Hot Chick

as Jessica Spencer / Clive Maxtone

2002