Name
Rachel McAdams
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1978-11-17 (48 years old)
Place of Birth
London, Ontario, Canada
Biography
Rachel Anne McAdams (born November 17, 1978) is a Canadian actress. A graduate of York University in 2001 with a BFA in theatre, she is known for her starring roles in comedy and drama films as well as her work in television and theater. Her accolades include nominations for an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and a Tony Award. In 2026, she was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. As a leading actress, her films have grossed over $3.4 billion worldwide.
McAdams made her Hollywood film debut in the comedy The Hot Chick in 2002. She rose to fame in 2004 with her portrayal of Regina George in the comedy Mean Girls and with 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 nomination for the BAFTA Rising Star Award.
After a hiatus, McAdams gained further prominence starring in the films The Time Traveler's Wife (2009), Sherlock Holmes (2009), Morning Glory (2010), Midnight in Paris (2011), The Vow (2012), and About Time (2013). For her portrayal of journalist Sacha Pfeiffer in the drama Spotlight (2015), she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. This was followed by roles in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Doctor Strange (2016) and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022), the romantic drama Disobedience (2017), the comedies Game Night (2018) and Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020), the comedy-drama Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (2023), and the horror-thriller Send Help (2026).
On television, she starred in the second season of the HBO anthology crime drama series True Detective (2015), earning a Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Movie nomination. She made her Broadway debut playing a struggling single mother in Amy Herzog's play Mary Jane (2024) for which she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play.
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- 2009 Sherlock Holmes as Irene Adler
- 2004 Mean Girls as Regina George
- 2004 The Notebook as Allie Hamilton
- 2005 Red Eye as Lisa Reisert
- 2008 Married Life as Kay Nesbitt
- 2002 The Hot Chick as Jessica
- 2009 The Time Traveler's Wife as Clare Abshire
- 2005 The Family Stone as Amy Stone
- 2005 Wedding Crashers as Claire Cleary
- 2013 To the Wonder as Jane
- 2008 The Lucky Ones as Colee Dunn
- 2010 Morning Glory as Becky Fuller
- 2009 State of Play as Della Frye
- 2012 The Vow as Paige Collins
- 2003 My Name Is Tanino as Sally Garfield
- 2011 Midnight in Paris as Inez
- 2011 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows as Irene Adler
- 2013 About Time as Mary
- 2013 Passion as Christine Stanford
- 2014 A Most Wanted Man as Annabel Richter
- 2002 Perfect Pie as Patsy at 15
- 2015 Every Thing Will Be Fine as Sara
- 2022 Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness as Self - Dr. Christine Palmer
- 2015 Southpaw as Maureen Hope
- 2015 Spotlight as Sacha Pfeiffer
- 2015 Aloha as Tracy Woodside
- 2015 The Making of A Most Wanted Man as Self
- 2016 Sonic Sea as Narrator (voice)
- 2015 The Little Prince as The Mother (voice)
- 2002 Guilt by Association as Danielle Mason
- 2018 Disobedience as Esti Kuperman
- 2018 Game Night as Annie
- 2020 Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga as Sigrit Ericksdottir
- 2010 Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented as Self
- 2016 Doctor Strange as Dr. Christine Palmer
- 2022 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness as Dr. Christine Palmer
- 2023 Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. as Barbara Simon
- 2023 Harrison Ford: Hollywood Hero as Self
- 2026 Send Help as Linda Liddle
- Soon 2034
- Soon The Families Stone as Amy Stone
- 2027 Lizard Music as (voice)
- 2021 What If...? ( 1 episode ) as Christine Palmer (voice)
- 1996 Access Hollywood ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2014 True Detective ( 8 episodes ) as Antigone 'Ani' Bezzerides
- 2021 Marvel Studios Legends ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Christine Palmer (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2020 DAVE ( 3 episodes ) as Rachel McAdams
- 1992 MTV Movie & TV Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2010 Who Do You Think You Are? ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2018 Explained ( 1 episode ) as Narrator (voice)
- 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2003 Slings & Arrows ( 6 episodes ) as Kate McNab
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 1 episode ) as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- 1997 Earth: Final Conflict ( 1 episode ) as Christine Bickwell
- 2009 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2007 The Graham Norton Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 1953 The Oscars ( 1 episode ) as Self - Presenter
- 2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno ( 1 episode ) as Self
