
Rachel McAdams
Fødselsdag: 1978-11-17
Fødested: London, Ontario, Canada
Biografi: Rachel Anne McAdams (born November 17, 1978) is a Canadian actress. After graduating from a theatre degree program at York University in 2001, she worked in Canadian television and film productions, such as the drama film Perfect Pie (2002), for which she received a Genie Award nomination, the comedy film My Name Is Tanino (2002), and the comedy series Slings and Arrows (2003–2005), for which she won a Gemini Award.
In 2002, she made her Hollywood film debut in the comedy The Hot Chick. She rose to fame in 2004 with the comedy Mean Girls and the romantic drama The Notebook. In 2005, she starred in the romantic comedy Wedding Crashers, the psychological thriller Red Eye, and the comedy-drama The Family Stone. She was hailed by the media as Hollywood's new "it girl", and received a BAFTA Award nomination for Best Rising Star.
After a brief sabbatical, she returned to prominence in 2009, by appearing in the political thriller State of Play, the romance The Time Traveler's Wife, and the 2009 mystery film Sherlock Holmes. In 2010, McAdams appeared in the star vehicle comedy film Morning Glory, and went on to star in the films Midnight in Paris (2011), The Vow (2012), and About Time (2013). In 2015, she starred in the second season of the HBO anthology crime drama series True Detective, and portrayed the journalist Sacha Pfeiffer in the drama Spotlight. For the latter, she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. This was followed by roles in the superhero film Doctor Strange (2016), the romantic drama Disobedience (2017), the comedies Game Night (2018) and Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020), the superhero sequel Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) and the coming-of-age drama Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret (2023).

The Hot Chick, 2002
Komedie
Fantasy

Mean Girls, 2004
Komedie

The Notebook, 2004
Romantik
Drama

Wedding Crashers, 2005
Komedie
Romantik

Red Eye, 2005
Thriller
Mysterium

The Family Stone, 2005
Komedie
Drama
Romantik

Sherlock Holmes, 2009
Action
Eventyr
Detektiv
Mysterium

State of Play, 2009
Thriller

The Time Traveler's Wife, 2009
Drama
Romantik
Fantasy

Morning Glory, 2010
Drama
Komedie
Romantik

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, 2011
Eventyr
Action
Detektiv
Mysterium

Midnight in Paris, 2011
Fantasy
Komedie
Romantik

The Vow, 2012
Drama
Romantik

About Time, 2013
Drama
Romantik
Fantasy

To the Wonder, 2013
Drama
Romantik

Passion, 2013
Thriller
Drama
Detektiv
Mysterium

A Most Wanted Man, 2014
Thriller

Southpaw, 2015
Action
Drama

The Little Prince, 2015
Eventyr
Animation
Fantasy

Spotlight, 2015
Drama
Historisk

Aloha, 2015
Drama
Komedie
Romantik

Every Thing Will Be Fine, 2015
Drama

Doctor Strange, 2016
Action
Eventyr
Fantasy

Game Night, 2018
Mysterium
Komedie
Detektiv

Disobedience, 2018
Drama
Romantik

Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, 2020
Komedie

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, 2022
Fantasy
Action
Eventyr

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret., 2023
Komedie
Drama