Rachel Anne McAdams

Rachel Anne McAdams was conceived on the 17th of November 1978 in London (Ontario, Canada) to Sandra Kay (Gale), who is a nurse, along with Lance Frederick McAdams who is a truck driver/furniture movers. She is Englishas well as Welsh- -, Irishand Scottish. Rachel began her acting career at the age of 13 and by 13 was appearing in Shakespearean productions in summer theater camps. She then went on to graduate with distinction with an honors BFA degree in theater from York University. Following her TV debut in Disney's The Famous Jett Jackson in 1998, Rachel starred in Canadian television's Slings and Arrows 2003. The comedy drama follows the struggles of Shakespearean theater groups. She was awarded a Gemini Award for her performance in 2003. The role she played in Mean Girls (2004) as Regina George instantly landed her on the Hollywood's hot list of promising young actors. Following that film she was cast 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 comedy for an audience of young people. Following filming, McAdams and Gosling became intimate and started dating by the middle of 2007. McAdams was then able to showcase her talents onscreen with the manic comedy Wedding Crashers (2005), the action thriller Red Eye (2005), and the holiday-themed drama The Family Stone (2005).McAdams then began exploring the world of independent cinema with Married Life (2007), that debuted at the Toronto Film Festival and also featured Pierce Brosnan, Chris Cooper and Patricia Clarkson. The role she played in the war drama The Lucky Ones (2007) as well as the newspaper thriller State of Play (2009) and the romantic The Time Traveler's Wife (2009) was followed by her role with Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law in Guy Ritchie's international blockbuster Sherlock Holmes (2009). McAdams portrayed the plucky 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 the romantic drama genre in The Vow (2012) with Channing Tatum. McAdams also appears 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