Rachel Anne McAdams

Rachel Anne McAdams was born on the 17th of November 1978 in London, Ontario, Canada, to Sandra Kay (Gale), Nurse, and Lance Frederick McAdams who is a truck driver and furniture mover. Rachel is English, Welsh and Irish-born. Rachel began acting at thirteen. Already, she was performing in Shakespearean productions at summer theater camps. Rachel graduated with honors from York University with a BFA in Theater. After her role in Disney's The Famous Jett Jackson episode (1998) She starred in Slings and Arrows, a Canadian comedy-drama that chronicles the struggles and triumphs of a Shakespearean theatre group. In 2003, she was awarded an award called a Gemini award. Her performance as Regina George, in Mean Girls (2004) instantly earned her the attention of the list of Hollywood's most sought-after young actresses. After that she was cast alongside Ryan Gosling as the romantic drama adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' bestseller The Notebook (2004). The Notebook was a hugely successful film at the box office and quickly became the most watched romantic drama for an audience of young people. After filming, McAdams and Gosling became engaged and started dating until the middle of 2007. McAdams next showcased her versatility on the screen with the 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), which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival and also featured Pierce Brosnan, Chris Cooper and Patricia Clarkson. McAdams was seen in The Lucky Ones (2007) and State of Play (2008) in State of Play (2008) and The Lucky Ones (2007), respectively. She also starred in The Time Traveler's Wife(2009) and Robert Downey Jr. in Guy Ritchie's global hit Sherlock Holmes (2009). McAdams was the determined producer of Morning Glory (2010). She also played the materialistic fiancee Owen Wilson in Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris (2011). McAdams returned to romantic drama territory with The Vow (2012), which she starred opposite Channing Tatum. McAdams is also a part of Terrence Malick in To the Wonder (2012) as well as Noomi Rapace is Passion (2012) in Brian De Palma's thriller.