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 Rachel Anne McAdams was born on November 17, 1978 in London, Ontario, Canada, to Sandra Kay (Gale), a nurse, and Lance Frederick McAdams, a truck driver and furniture mover. She is of English, Welsh, Irish, and Scottish descent. Rachel became involved with acting as a teenager and by the age of 13 was performing in Shakespearean productions in summer theater camp; she went on to graduate with honors with a BFA degree in Theater from York University. After her debut in an episode of Disney's The Famous Jett Jackson (1998), she co-starred in the Canadian TV series Slings and Arrows (2003), a comedy-drama about the trials and travails of a Shakespearean theater group, and won a Gemini award for her performance in 2003.Her breakout role as Regina George in the hit comedy Mean Girls (2004) instantly catapulted her onto the short list of Hollywood's hottest young actresses. She followed that film with a star turn opposite Ryan Gosling in the adaptation of the Nicholas Sparks bestseller The Notebook (2004), which was a surprise box office success and became the predominant romantic drama for a new, young generation of moviegoers. After filming, McAdams and Gosling became romantically involved and dated through mid-2007. McAdams next showcased her versatility onscreen with the manic comedy Wedding Crashers (2005), the thriller Red Eye (2005), and the holiday drama The Family Stone (2005).McAdams then explored the independent film world with Married Life (2007), which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival and also starred Pierce Brosnan, Chris Cooper and Patricia Clarkson. Starring roles in the military drama The Lucky Ones (2007), the newspaper thriller State of Play (2009), and the romance The Time Traveler's Wife (2009) followed before she starred opposite Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law in Guy Ritchie's international blockbuster Sherlock Holmes (2009). McAdams played the plucky producer of a failing morning TV show in Morning Glory (2010), the materialistic fianc��e of Owen Wilson in Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris (2011), and returned to romantic drama territory with the hit film The Vow (2012) opposite Channing Tatum. The actress also stars with Ben Affleck in Terrence Malick's To the Wonder (2012) and alongside Noomi Rapace in Brian De Palma's thriller Passion (2012).In 2005, McAdams received ShoWest's "Supporting Actress of the Year" Award as well as the "Breakthrough Actress of the Year" at the Hollywood Film Awards. In 2009, she was awarded with ShoWest's "Female Star of the Year." As of 2011, she has been romantically linked with her Midnight in Paris (2011) co-star Michael Sheen.
Bio:
Rachel Anne McAdams was born on November 17, 1978 in London, Ontario, Canada, to Sandra Kay (Gale), a nurse, and Lance Frederick McAdams, a truck driver and furniture mover. She is of English, Welsh, Irish, and Scottish descent. Rachel became involved with acting as a teenager and by the age of 13 was performing in Shakespearean productions in summer theater camp; she went on to graduate with honors with a BFA degree in Theater from York University. After her debut in an episode of Disney's The Famous Jett Jackson (1998), she co-starred in the Canadian TV series Slings and Arrows (2003), a comedy-drama about the trials and travails of a Shakespearean theater group, and won a Gemini award for her performance in 2003.Her breakout role as Regina George in the hit comedy Mean Girls (2004) instantly catapulted her onto the short list of Hollywood's hottest young actresses. She followed that film with a star turn opposite Ryan Gosling in the adaptation of the Nicholas Sparks bestseller The Notebook (2004), which was a surprise box office success and became the predominant romantic drama for a new, young generation of moviegoers. After filming, McAdams and Gosling became romantically involved and dated through mid-2007. McAdams next showcased her versatility onscreen with the manic comedy Wedding Crashers (2005), the thriller Red Eye (2005), and the holiday drama The Family Stone (2005).McAdams then explored the independent film world with Married Life (2007), which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival and also starred Pierce Brosnan, Chris Cooper and Patricia Clarkson. Starring roles in the military drama The Lucky Ones (2007), the newspaper thriller State of Play (2009), and the romance The Time Traveler's Wife (2009) followed before she starred opposite Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law in Guy Ritchie's international blockbuster Sherlock Holmes (2009). McAdams played the plucky producer of a failing morning TV show in Morning Glory (2010), the materialistic fianc��e of Owen Wilson in Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris (2011), and returned to romantic drama territory with the hit film The Vow (2012) opposite Channing Tatum. The actress also stars with Ben Affleck in Terrence Malick's To the Wonder (2012) and alongside Noomi Rapace in Brian De Palma's thriller Passion (2012).In 2005, McAdams received ShoWest's "Supporting Actress of the Year" Award as well as the "Breakthrough Actress of the Year" at the Hollywood Film Awards. In 2009, she was awarded with ShoWest's "Female Star of the Year." As of 2011, she has been romantically linked with her Midnight in Paris (2011) co-star Michael Sheen.
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In 2006 she walked out of a cover shoot for the annual Vanity Fair Hollywood issue when she realized it demanded nudity (leaving a naked Scarlett Johansson and Keira Knightley to drape themselves over a fully clothed Tom Ford). Ford had prearranged with McAdams's publicist, Ame Van Iden, for the actress to appear nude in the group portrait, but Van Iden neglected to tell her that she would have to undress for the shoot. When McAdams arrived on the set and found out what Ford had in mind, she fired Van Iden.She doesn't own a car. As part of her daily contribution to help conserve energy, she rides her bike or takes the bus.Was Jon Favreau's first choice to play Pepper Potts in Iron Man (2008), but she turned the role down. Gwyneth Paltrow was subsequently cast instead.Between 2009 and 2016, she played a love interest to a man who can travel through (or otherwise manipulate) time four different times: The Time Traveler's Wife (2009), Midnight in Paris (2011), About Time (2013) and Doctor Strange (2016). In none of these four movies does McAdams's character herself get to participate in these time travels or manipulations.Originally auditioned for the role of Cady in Mean Girls (2004), before being cast as Regina.Born in the same hospital as The Notebook (2004) co-star Ryan Gosling in St. Joseph's Hospital, London, Ontario.Graduated from York University in Toronto with honors & a B.F.A. in theaterLearned to drive after a bike accident.Worked at a McDonald's for three summers with her sister, Kayleen McAdams, and her brother, Dan McAdams.Auditioned for the role of Sophie for the musical Mamma Mia! (2008) but lost out to Amanda Seyfried. Seyfried had lost out to McAdams previously for the role of Regina when they both co-starred in Mean Girls (2004).Named Philip Seymour Hoffman as her favorite actor in a 2009 interview.Her favorite actresses include: Joan Cusack, Juliette Lewis, Kate Winslet, Laura Dern, Ren��e Zellweger and Samantha Morton. She also considers Elizabeth Taylor and Audrey Hepburn to be her role models.Co-founder of www.greenissexy.org, a website which helps raise awareness about the environment.She is allergic to horses.In a relationship with Jamie Linden since April 2016. They have a son together (b. April 10, 2018).Lives in the popular Los Angeles neighborhood of Silverlake. Other Silverlake locals include Beck, Bo Barrett, Christina Ricci, Jason Lee and Ryan Gosling.In her lead roles for three book-to-film love stories, she has played an artist and painter--The Notebook (2004), The Time Traveler's Wife (2009) and The Vow (2012).Is only 7 years younger than Amy Poehler, who played her mother in Mean Girls (2004).Avoided flying airplanes until age 22.Learned to appreciate rugby from Russell Crowe.Her father, Lance, was a truck driver and her mother, Sandy, was a nurse. She has a younger sister, Kayleen McAdams, and a younger brother, Daniel.Likes shopping at vintage clothing stores.She donated many signed head-shots to Rocky Stone to be auctioned off to raise money to buy more toys for less fortunate kids as part of the Toy Mountain Campaign.Received a record five MTV Movie Award nominations in a single year.She would love to work with Daniel Day-Lewis, James Franco and Sam Rockwell.Was in consideration for the role of Rachel Dawes in The Dark Knight (2008), but Maggie Gyllenhaal was cast instead.Was told to partly model the character of Regina George after Alec Baldwin's performance in Glengarry Glen Ross (1992).Was considered for the role of Bond girl Vesper Lynd in Casino Royale (2006), before it was was given to Eva Green.Was in consideration for the role of Daisy Buchanan in The Great Gatsby (2013), but Carey Mulligan was cast instead.First cast member from Mean Girls (2004) to receive an Academy Award nomination.Returned to work 16 months after giving birth to her son to begin filming Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020).From 2011 to 2015, she has been reunited with her Wedding Crashers (2005) co-stars Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn and Bradley Cooper on other projects. She and Wilson reunited in Midnight in Paris (2011), Vaughn in the second season of True Detective (2014) and Cooper in Aloha (2015).Was in consideration for the role of Sue Storm in Fantastic Four (2005), but Jessica Alba was cast instead.In 1995 she received an acting award for her role in the one-act high school play "I Live in a Little Town" when it was presented at the prestigious Ontario Showcase at the Sears Drama Festival.She has English, Welsh, Irish, Scottish, and distant Dutch, ancestry (including American-born forebears). One of her paternal great-grandfathers was born in Wales, while her maternal grandfather was born in Plymouth, England, to an English father and a Scottish mother.Ranked as having one of the "Most Beautiful Famous Faces" by "The Annual Independent Critics List of the 100 Most Beautiful Famous Faces From Around the World." She was ranked #43 in 2010, #62 in 2009, #88 in 2008, #32 in 2007, and #47 in 2006.Studied theater at York University in Toronto, where she appeared in numerous stage and student film productions. During her senior year she played a child in "The Piper", a workshop led by a creative team from Toronto's Necessary Angel Theatre Company.Was voted "Sexiest Actress" by Victoria's Secret's annual What is Sexy List, 2015.Attended David Rothenberg's on-camera acting class in Toronto with fellow actors Scott Speedman, Kenneth Mitchell, Polly Shannon and David Sutcliffe.Attended Original Kids Theatre Company in London, Ontario.Though Aloha (2015) was the first time she and co-star Emma Stone had worked together, both had worked with the film's main star Bradley Cooper in other movies: McAdams-Cooper in Wedding Crashers (2005) and Stone-Cooper in The Rocker (2008).Ranked #14 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 Women of 2005 list.Publicist has announced that Rachel does not have a Twitter account. (August 2009)Played the love interest of time travelers in three movies, About Time (2013), Midnight in Paris (2011) and The Time Traveler's Wife (2009).While a student at York University, she lived in the same "house" as Ron Sparks in Vanier Residence.Had to turn down the female lead in The Last Kiss (2006) due to scheduling conflicts. The role was eventually given to Jacinda Barrett.Of Clan Gregor.Was offered the role of Andy Sachs in The Devil Wears Prada (2006), but Anne Hathaway was cast instead.In December 2005 she was #1 on MuchMusic's "Who To Do: 20 Sexiest Girls" list. This list is aired each year, and there is also a separate list for guys.In 2007 she was chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#68). |
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Rachel McAdams |
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Actress,Soundtrack (IMDB) |
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All World |
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Actress,Soundtrack |
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17 |
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| Height: |
5' 4' (1.63 m) |
| Biography: |
Rachel Anne McAdams was born on November 17, 1978 in London, Ontario, Canada, to Sandra Kay (Gale), a nurse, and Lance Frederick McAdams, a truck driver and furniture mover. She is of English, Welsh, Irish, and Scottish descent. Rachel became involve |
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In 2006 she walked out of a cover shoot for the annual Vanity Fair Hollywood issue when she realized it demanded nudity (leaving a naked Scarlett Johansson and Keira Knightley to drape themselves over a fully clothed Tom Ford). Ford had prearranged with McAdams's publicist, Ame Van Iden, for the actress to appear nude in the group portrait, but Van Iden neglected to tell her that she would have to undress for the shoot. When McAdams arrived on the set and found out what Ford had in mind, she fired Van Iden.She doesn't own a car. As part of her daily contribution to help conserve energy, she rides her bike or takes the bus.Was Jon Favreau's first choice to play Pepper Potts in Iron Man (2008), but she turned the role down. Gwyneth Paltrow was subsequently cast instead.Between 2009 and 2016, she played a love interest to a man who can travel through (or otherwise manipulate) time four different times: The Time Traveler's Wife (2009), Midnight in Paris (2011), About Time (2013) and Doctor Strange (2016). In none of these four movies does McAdams's character herself get to participate in these time travels or manipulations.Originally auditioned for the role of Cady in Mean Girls (2004), before being cast as Regina.Born in the same hospital as The Notebook (2004) co-star Ryan Gosling in St. Joseph's Hospital, London, Ontario.Graduated from York University in Toronto with honors & a B.F.A. in theaterLearned to drive after a bike accident.Worked at a McDonald's for three summers with her sister, Kayleen McAdams, and her brother, Dan McAdams.Auditioned for the role of Sophie for the musical Mamma Mia! (2008) but lost out to Amanda Seyfried. Seyfried had lost out to McAdams previously for the role of Regina when they both co-starred in Mean Girls (2004).Named Philip Seymour Hoffman as her favorite actor in a 2009 interview.Her favorite actresses include: Joan Cusack, Juliette Lewis, Kate Winslet, Laura Dern, Ren��e Zellweger and Samantha Morton. She also considers Elizabeth Taylor and Audrey Hepburn to be her role models.Co-founder of www.greenissexy.org, a website which helps raise awareness about the environment.She is allergic to horses.In a relationship with Jamie Linden since April 2016. They have a son together (b. April 10, 2018).Lives in the popular Los Angeles neighborhood of Silverlake. Other Silverlake locals include Beck, Bo Barrett, Christina Ricci, Jason Lee and Ryan Gosling.In her lead roles for three book-to-film love stories, she has played an artist and painter--The Notebook (2004), The Time Traveler's Wife (2009) and The Vow (2012).Is only 7 years younger than Amy Poehler, who played her mother in Mean Girls (2004).Avoided flying airplanes until age 22.Learned to appreciate rugby from Russell Crowe.Her father, Lance, was a truck driver and her mother, Sandy, was a nurse. She has a younger sister, Kayleen McAdams, and a younger brother, Daniel.Likes shopping at vintage clothing stores.She donated many signed head-shots to Rocky Stone to be auctioned off to raise money to buy more toys for less fortunate kids as part of the Toy Mountain Campaign.Received a record five MTV Movie Award nominations in a single year.She would love to work with Daniel Day-Lewis, James Franco and Sam Rockwell.Was in consideration for the role of Rachel Dawes in The Dark Knight (2008), but Maggie Gyllenhaal was cast instead.Was told to partly model the character of Regina George after Alec Baldwin's performance in Glengarry Glen Ross (1992).Was considered for the role of Bond girl Vesper Lynd in Casino Royale (2006), before it was was given to Eva Green.Was in consideration for the role of Daisy Buchanan in The Great Gatsby (2013), but Carey Mulligan was cast instead.First cast member from Mean Girls (2004) to receive an Academy Award nomination.Returned to work 16 months after giving birth to her son to begin filming Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020).From 2011 to 2015, she has been reunited with her Wedding Crashers (2005) co-stars Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn and Bradley Cooper on other projects. She and Wilson reunited in Midnight in Paris (2011), Vaughn in the second season of True Detective (2014) and Cooper in Aloha (2015).Was in consideration for the role of Sue Storm in Fantastic Four (2005), but Jessica Alba was cast instead.In 1995 she received an acting award for her role in the one-act high school play "I Live in a Little Town" when it was presented at the prestigious Ontario Showcase at the Sears Drama Festival.She has English, Welsh, Irish, Scottish, and distant Dutch, ancestry (including American-born forebears). One of her paternal great-grandfathers was born in Wales, while her maternal grandfather was born in Plymouth, England, to an English father and a Scottish mother.Ranked as having one of the "Most Beautiful Famous Faces" by "The Annual Independent Critics List of the 100 Most Beautiful Famous Faces From Around the World." She was ranked #43 in 2010, #62 in 2009, #88 in 2008, #32 in 2007, and #47 in 2006.Studied theater at York University in Toronto, where she appeared in numerous stage and student film productions. During her senior year she played a child in "The Piper", a workshop led by a creative team from Toronto's Necessary Angel Theatre Company.Was voted "Sexiest Actress" by Victoria's Secret's annual What is Sexy List, 2015.Attended David Rothenberg's on-camera acting class in Toronto with fellow actors Scott Speedman, Kenneth Mitchell, Polly Shannon and David Sutcliffe.Attended Original Kids Theatre Company in London, Ontario.Though Aloha (2015) was the first time she and co-star Emma Stone had worked together, both had worked with the film's main star Bradley Cooper in other movies: McAdams-Cooper in Wedding Crashers (2005) and Stone-Cooper in The Rocker (2008).Ranked #14 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 Women of 2005 list.Publicist has announced that Rachel does not have a Twitter account. (August 2009)Played the love interest of time travelers in three movies, About Time (2013), Midnight in Paris (2011) and The Time Traveler's Wife (2009).While a student at York University, she lived in the same "house" as Ron Sparks in Vanier Residence.Had to turn down the female lead in The Last Kiss (2006) due to scheduling conflicts. The role was eventually given to Jacinda Barrett.Of Clan Gregor.Was offered the role of Andy Sachs in The Devil Wears Prada (2006), but Anne Hathaway was cast instead.In December 2005 she was #1 on MuchMusic's "Who To Do: 20 Sexiest Girls" list. This list is aired each year, and there is also a separate list for guys.In 2007 she was chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#68). |
| Trademarks: |
Fair complexion with a few small moles on her face and neck |
| Quotes: |
As strange as movie making is, doing love scenes for the first time with someone you've never even said hello to does work in terms of having a fresh quality to a relationship.
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It takes a lot of time, commitment and a choice. I've chosen this path, but it's not to say I'm not open to love or whatever comes my way. You never close doors.
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The craziest thing I've ever done to get a guy's attention? I admit I stalked someone. I showed up at a restaurant where I knew the guy worked, and we were actually good friends and had lost touch, and I pretended that I didn't know he worked there. And then ran into him and, "Oh my God, you work here? I had no idea." It's the most manipulative thing I've done in my entire life, but it all worked out very well, so I have no regrets.
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The most romantic thing, a lovely boy bought me a dress once. He got my measurements, actually they were from The Notebook (2004) and I had them sitting somewhere, and he found them and bought me this dress, tailor-made, this beautiful little black cocktail dress. And I thought that was very, very classy.
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I want to try a lot of things that I haven't tried. You know, I did a thriller (Red Eye (2005)) after this, because it was so different and it was a genre I hadn't worked in yet. Then I did a beautiful family ensemble drama. And next? I don't know. I might go off to do a small independent in New York. I'm not sure. The quality of material is important but, basically, I'm open to anything. I like to stay open to anything. |
| Salaries: |
Morning Glory (2010) - $2,000,000
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Sherlock Holmes (2009) - $5,000,000
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The Time Traveler's Wife (2009) - $4,000,000
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Red Eye (2005) - $1,000,000 |
| Job title: |
Actress,Soundtrack |
| Others works: |
(May 2015 - June 2015) Series of TV commercial, "realtor.com presents 'Let's Get Real (Estate),'" for the realtor.com app. |
| Children: |
Child |
| Parents: |
Lance McAdams
Sandy McAdams |
| Relatives: |
Kayleen McAdams (Sibling)
Daniel McAdams (Sibling) |
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