Rachel McAdams
Acting

Rachel McAdams

November 17, 1978 (47 years old) London, Ontario, Canada

Biography

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 & 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 hiatus, McAdams gained further prominence starring in the films The Time Traveller’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 superhero film Doctor Strange (2016) and its sequel 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), and the comedy-drama Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. (2023).

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 in the Amy Herzog play Mary Jane (2024), for which she was nominated for a Tony Award.

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Known For

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014 • TV

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019 • TV

True Detective

True Detective

2014 • TV

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

2007 • TV

The Notebook

The Notebook

2004 • Movie

Send Help

Send Help

2026 • Movie

Movie Credits (40)

Acting

2004

The Notebook

as Allie Hamilton

2026

Send Help

as Linda Liddle

2022

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

as Dr. Christine Palmer

2016

Doctor Strange

as Dr. Christine Palmer

2004

Mean Girls

as Regina George

2015

Southpaw

as Maureen Hope

2013

About Time

as Mary

2009

Sherlock Holmes

as Irene Adler

2011

Midnight in Paris

as Inez

2011

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

as Irene Adler

2013

To the Wonder

as Jane

2012

The Vow

as Paige Collins

2005

Wedding Crashers

as Claire Cleary

2002

The Hot Chick

as Jessica

2015

Spotlight

as Sacha Pfeiffer

2008

The Lucky Ones

as Colee Dunn

2018

Game Night

as Annie

2010

Morning Glory

as Becky Fuller

2015

The Little Prince

as The Mother (voice)

2005

Red Eye

as Lisa Reisert

TV Credits (16)

Acting

2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

1 episodes

2019

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

1 episodes

2014

True Detective

as Antigone 'Ani' Bezzerides

8 episodes

2007

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

1 episodes

1975

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

1 episodes

2021

What If...?

as Christine Palmer (voice)

1 episodes

2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

1 episodes

1997

Earth: Final Conflict

as Christine Bickwell

1 episodes

1992

MTV Movie & TV Awards

as Self

1 episodes

2009

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

as Self

1 episodes

2021

Marvel Studios Legends

as Dr. Christine Palmer (archive footage) (uncredited)

1 episodes

2020

DAVE

as Rachel McAdams

3 episodes

2018

Explained

as Narrator (voice)

1 episodes

2010

Who Do You Think You Are?

as Self

1 episodes

1996

Access Hollywood

as Self

1 episodes

2003

Slings & Arrows

as Kate McNab

6 episodes

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
November 17, 1978 (47 years old)
Place of Birth
London, Ontario, Canada
Popularity
7.8

Career Stats

40
Movies
16
TV Shows