Rachel McAdams
Birthday: 1978-11-17 | Place of Birth: London, Ontario, CanadaRachel 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).
Known For
Acting
Role
as Regina George
as Dr. Christine Palmer
as Sigrit Ericksdottir
as Annie
as Esti Kuperman
as Dr. Christine Palmer
as The Mother (voice)
as Maureen Hope
as Sacha Pfeiffer
as Sara
as Tracy Woodside
as Annabel Richter
as Christine Stanford
as Jane
as Mary
as Paige Collins
as Inez
as Irene Adler
as Becky Fuller
as Clare Abshire
as Della Frye
as Irene Adler
as Colee Dunn
as Kay Nesbitt
as Amy Stone
as Claire Cleary
as Lisa Reisert
as Allie Hamilton
as Jessica Spencer / Clive Maxtone
