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Rachel McAdams

Rachel McAdams
Born:
Career: 2001-2010
Countries: USA
Canada
Genre/Type: Comedy Drama
Comedy
Drama
Biography by Jason Buchanan
Thin, blonde, and possessing the sort of stylish, model-esque good looks that wouldn't be out of place in the glossy pages of Vogue, actress Rachel McAdams got her start on Canadian television before graduating to Hollywood features. Though McAdams' early screen roles found her specializing in the bitchy teen princess to maximum effect, closer inspection reveals a skilled dramatic actress who no doubt has the talent to move beyond the high-school trappings of such comedies as The Hot Chick and Mean Girls.

Born to a truck driver and a nurse in London, Ontario, Canada, McAdams warmed to the spotlight early on by taking up competitive skating at just four years old. Though she would remain on the ice well into her teens, the toll of constant competition eventually frazzled her nerves, and she soon began gravitating toward the stage. Beginning in summer theater camp at the age of 13, the burgeoning actress' smooth handling of Shakespeare eventually led her to enroll in theater studies at York University. In the years that followed, McAdams' comfort on the stage translated exceptionally well to the screen, and a role as a bulimic teen in the popular Disney series The Famous Jett Jackson found the rising starlet making an impressive small-screen debut. Supporting roles in such television series as Shotgun Love Dolls and made-for-TV features such as Guilt by Association were quick to follow. After climbing the credits to make her feature debut in My Name is Tanino, McAdams was nominated for a Genie award (the Canadian equivalent of an Oscar) for her performance in 2002's Perfect Pie. The film, which cast her as a small-town girl whose best friend makes the big time by becoming a celebrated opera singer, provided McAdams with her breakout role, and she soon set her sights on Hollywood.

Her bags packed for the trip west and stars shining in her eyes, the talented McAdams soon caught the eyes of studio heavies and was cast as a popular but excruciatingly cruel high-school teen who learns a hard lesson in The Hot Chick. McAdams made a move to weekly television in 2003 with a supporting role in Slings and Arrows before once again returning to torment the unpopular crowd in 2004's Mean Girls. A big-screen adaptation of Rosalind Wiseman's popular book Queen Bees and Wannabes, the film was also notable as the screenwriting debut of Saturday Night Live writer/cast member Tina Fey. Moving away from the cruel halls of high school, McAdams next appeared opposite Ryan Gosling in The Notebook, the feature adaptation of author Nicholas Sparks' top-selling novel. A romantic drama concerning a young couple separated by war, The Notebook found McAdams in a notably more sympathetic role.

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Filmography

Movie/Film Released Rating Role Buy
Morning Glory 2010 Actor [Starring]
Sherlock Holmes 2009 Actor [Starring]
State of Play 2009 Actor [Starring]
The Time Traveler's Wife 2009 Actor [Starring]
The Lucky Ones 2008 Actor [Starring]
Married Life 2007 Actor [Starring]
Red Eye 2005 Actor [Starring]
The Family Stone 2005 Actor [Starring]
Wedding Crashers 2005 Actor [Starring]
Mean Girls 2004 Actor [Starring]
The Notebook 2004 Actor [Starring]
Slings & Arrows: Season 01 2003 Actor [Starring]
Guilt by Association 2002 Actor [Starring]
Perfect Pie 2002 Actor [Starring]
The Hot Chick 2002 Actor [Starring]
My Name is Tanino 2001 Actor [Starring]

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They did get back together for a short period of time, but now she is dating Joshua Lucas. The last I heard, they were apartment hunting. I do wish she was with Ryan though

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Awards

Year Movie/Film Role
2002 Genie Awards Perfect Pie Best Supporting Actress (Nom)
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