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, an auto driver and furniture mover. Rachel is of English, Welsh, Irish, and Scottish heritage. Rachel began her acting career at the age of 13 and by 13 was performing in Shakespearean productions at summer theatre camp. She later completed her studies with distinction with the BFA degree in Theater at York University. After her debut on the Disney's The Famous Jett Jackson (1998) and co-starred on the Canadian television show Slings and Arrows (2003) in a comedy-drama focusing on the trials and travails of a Shakespearean theater troupe, and was awarded a Gemini award for her performance in 2003.Her breakout role as Regina George in the hit comedy Mean Girls (2004) instantly put her on the short list of Hollywood's hottest young actors. After that she was cast alongside Ryan Gosling as the romantic drama adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' bestseller The Notebook (2004). This was a hugely successful film at the box office , and was the most loved romantic drama for a young audience. McAdams and Gosling became lovers during filming and continued to date through the middle of 2007. McAdams and Gosling were engaged and began to date. McAdams was seen in The Lucky Ones (2007) and State of Play (2008) as well as State of Play (2008). She also appeared in the film The Time Traveler's Wife(2009) and Robert Downey Jr. in Guy Ritchie's global hit Sherlock Holmes (2009). McAdams was the smart producer for Morning Glory (2010). She also was the fiancee with a materialistic character Owen Wilson in Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris (2011). McAdams returned to romantic drama territory with The Vow (2012), which she co-starred with Channing Tatum. McAdams also stars alongside Terrence Malick in To the Wonder (2012), and Noomi Rapace plays Passion (2012) in Brian De Palma’s thriller.