Rachel Anne McAdams

Rachel Anne McAdams is the daughter of Sandra Kay (Gale), an Ontario nurse and Lance Frederick McAdams a truck driver and furniture moving. Her birthplace was in London, Ontario on November 17, 1978. She is Englishand is Welsh- -, Irishand Scottish. Rachel began acting at thirteen. She was already appearing in Shakespearean plays in summer theater camps. Rachel graduated with honors from York University with a BFA in Theater. After appearing in Disney's The Famous Jett Jackson episode (1998), she starred in Slings and Arrows, a Canadian comedy-drama that chronicles the struggles and triumphs of a Shakespearean theater group. In 2003, she won the Gemini award. The role of Regina George, in Mean Girls (2004), instantly became a top-rated actress on Hollywood's most sought-after young actresses. After that she co-starred with Ryan Gosling as the romantic drama adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' bestseller The Notebook (2004). This was a huge hit at the box office and became the most loved romantic drama for the young crowd. After the film was completed, McAdams and Gosling became romantically involved and dated through the middle of 2007. McAdams and Gosling soon found themselves together and began to date. After appearing in The Lucky Ones, a military drama State of Play, and The Time Traveler's Wife (2009) McAdams was a co-star with Jude Law and Robert Downey Jr. in Guy Ritchie's international blockbuster Sherlock Holmes. McAdams was the fiery producer in Morning Glory (2010). McAdams also played Owen Wilson's romantic fiancee in Midnight in Paris (2011). McAdams then returned to the romantic drama genre with The Vow (2012) with Channing Tatum. McAdams also appears alongside Terrence Malick in To the Wonder (2012) as well as Noomi Rapace plays Passion (2012) in Brian De Palma’s thriller.