Born: Rachel Anne McAdamsNovember 17, 1978 (1978-11-17) (age 32)
London, Ontario, Canada
Nationality: Canadian
Occupation: Actress
Years active: 2001–present
Rachel Anne McAdams (born November 17, 1978) is a Canadian actress. After graduating from a theatre program at York University, Toronto in 2001, she worked steadily as an actress until finding fame in 2004 with starring roles in teen comedy Mean Girls and romantic drama The Notebook. In 2005, she appeared in romantic comedy Wedding Crashers, thriller Red Eye and family drama The Family Stone and was hailed by the media as "the next Julia Roberts".[1][2] However, she withdrew from public life in 2006 and 2007. During this time, she turned down leading roles in, amongst others, The Devil Wears Prada and Casino Royale.
She made a low-key return to work in 2008, starring in two little-seen independent films, Married Life and The Lucky Ones, but returned to prominence in 2009 with appearances in political thriller State of Play, sci-fi romance Time Traveler's Wife, TheThe Time Traveler's Wife and action-adventure Sherlock Holmes. Her first star vehicle was 2010 comedy Morning Glory. In 2011, she appeared in Woody Allen's romantic comedy Midnight in Paris. She will make a cameo appearance in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows in late 2011 and will appear in two movies in 2012: romantic drama The Vow with Channing Tatum and an as-yet-untitled Terrence Malick film with Ben Affleck.
Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2001 My Name is Tanino Sally Garfield
2001 Shotgun Love Dolls Beth Swanson TV series (one episode, "Pilot")
2001 Famous Jett Jackson, TheThe Famous Jett Jackson Hannah Grant TV series (one episode, "Food for Thought")
2002 Perfect Pie Patsy Grady (age 15)
2002 Hot Chick, TheThe Hot Chick Jessica Spencer / Clive Maxtone
2002 Guilt by Association Danielle Mason TV movie
2002 Earth: Final Conflict Christine Bickwell TV series (one episode, "Atavus High")
2003–2005 Slings and Arrows Kate McNeil TV series (seven episodes)
2004 Mean Girls Regina George
2004 Notebook, TheThe Notebook Allison "Allie" Hamilton
2005 Wedding Crashers Claire Cleary
2005 Red Eye Lisa Reisert
2005 Family Stone, TheThe Family Stone Amy Stone
2007 Married Life Kay Nesbitt
2008 Lucky Ones, TheThe Lucky Ones Colee Dunn
2009 State of Play Della Frye
2009 Time Traveler's Wife, TheThe Time Traveler's Wife Clare Abshire
2009 Sherlock Holmes Irene Adler
2010 Morning Glory Becky Fuller
2011 Midnight in Paris Inez
2011 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Irene Adler Cameo
2012 Vow, TheThe Vow Paige Post-production
2012 Untitled Terrence Malick Project Post-production
Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result
2002 Genie Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Perfect Pie Nominated[83]
2005 MTV Movie Awards Best Breakthrough Female Performance Mean Girls Won[84]
2005 MTV Movie Awards Best Female Performance The Notebook Nominated[84]
2005 MTV Movie Awards Best Kiss (shared with Ryan Gosling) The Notebook Won[85]
2005 MTV Movie Awards Best On-Screen Team (shared with Lindsay Lohan, Lacey Chabert and Amanda Seyfried) Mean Girls Won[85]
2005 MTV Movie Awards Best Villain Mean Girls Nominated[84]
2005 ShoWest Awards Supporting Actress of the Year Mean Girls and The Notebook Won[86]
2005 Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie Actress – Drama The Notebook Won[87]
2005 Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie Chemistry (shared with Ryan Gosling) The Notebook Won[87]
2005 Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie Liplock (shared with Ryan Gosling) The Notebook Won[87]
2005 Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie Love Scene (shared with Ryan Gosling) The Notebook Won[87]
2006 British Academy Film Awards Rising Star Award N/A Nominated[41]
2006 MTV Movie Awards Best Performance Red Eye Nominated[88]
2006 Satellite Award Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress Comedy or Musical The Family Stone Nominated[89]
2006 Saturn Awards Saturn Award for Best Actress Red Eye Nominated[90]
2006 Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie Actress – Comedy Wedding Crashers and The Family Stone Won[91]
2009 Saturn Awards Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress Sherlock Holmes Nominated[92]
2009 ShoWest Female Star of the Year N/A Won[93]
2010 Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie Actress – Action Adventure Sherlock Holmes Won
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