Rachel Anne McAdams

Rachel Anne McAdams was born on the 17th of November 1978, in London, Ontario, Canada Rachel Anne McAdams was the daughter of Sandra Kay (Gale), a nurse, and Lance Frederick McAdams, an auto driver and furniture mover. She is Englishand is Welsh- -, Irishas well as Scottish. Rachel was involved in acting at the age of 13 and, by 13 she was performing in Shakespearean productions at summer theater camp. She later went on to graduate with distinction, earning a BFA degree in Theater at York University. After her debut on the episode of Disney's The Famous Jett Jackson (1998) In 1998, she starred as a co-star on the Canadian TV series Slings and Arrows (2003) which was a comedy-drama that focused on the struggles and trials of a Shakespearean theatre group. She also received the Gemini award for her performance in 2003.Her breakout role as Regina George in the hit comedy Mean Girls (2004) instantly brought her to the top of the list of Hollywood's most sought-after young actresses. In the following film, she was cast opposite Ryan Gosling in The Notebook (2004). The Notebook was a big hit at the box office it quickly became the most watched romantic drama for the new generation of filmgoers. McAdams was introduced to Gosling while filming. They began dating until mid-2007. McAdams and Gosling were engaged and began to meet. After her role 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 global blockbuster Sherlock Holmes. McAdams played the shrewd producer in Morning Glory (2010). McAdams also played Owen Wilson's materialistic fiancee in Midnight in Paris (2011). McAdams then returned to romantic drama in The Vow (2012) with Channing Tatum. McAdams also stars alongside Terrence Malick in To the Wonder (2012) as well as Noomi Rapace is Passion (2012) in Brian De Palma's thriller.