Rachel Anne McAdams

Rachel Anne McAdams was born on November 17, 1978 in London, Ontario, Canada she was the daughter of Sandra Kay (Gale), nurse, and Lance Frederick McAdams, an auto driver and furniture moving company. She is English--, Welsh- -, Irishas well as Scottish. Rachel began acting when she was when she was a teenager. By the age 13 she was participating in Shakespearean productions at the summer camp for theater. After graduation, Rachel received a BFA degree from York University in Theater. After her first appearance on TV on Disney's The Famous Jett Jackson in 1998, she starred on Canadian television's Slings and Arrows 2003. The comedy drama follows the struggle of Shakespearean theater groups. The actress was awarded an Gemini Award for her performance in 2003. Her first big role was in Mean Girls (2004) as Regina George instantly landed her on the list of Hollywood's most sought-after of promising young actors. In the following film, she starred opposite Ryan Gosling as the romantic drama adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' bestseller The Notebook (2004). The Notebook was a huge hit at the box office , and was the most popular romantic drama for the young crowd. McAdams was introduced to Gosling during filming. They began dating until mid-2007. McAdams and Gosling soon found themselves together and began to meet. After appearing in The Lucky Ones, a military drama, State of Play, and The Time Traveler's Wife (2009) McAdams also starred alongside Jude Law and Robert Downey Jr. in Guy Ritchie's blockbuster international Sherlock Holmes. McAdams played the shrewd producer in Morning Glory (2010). McAdams also played Owen Wilson's wife, a materialistic one in Midnight in Paris (2011). McAdams then returned to romantic drama with The Vow (2012) with Channing Tatum. McAdams is also in the film with Ben Affleck in Terrence Malick's To the Wonder (2012) as well as 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