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Not to be confused with Rachel Adams or Rachael Adams.

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Rachel McAdams
McAdams in 2016
Born	Rachel Anne McAdams (1978-11-17) November 17, 1978 (age 46) London, Ontario, Canada
Alma mater	York University (BFA)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2001\u2013present
Partner	Jamie Linden (2016\u2013present)
Children	2
Awards	Full list
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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\u20132005), for which she won a Gemini Award.\n

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\",^[1]^[2] and received a BAFTA Award nomination for Best Rising Star.\n

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 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).\n

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.\n

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Year\n	Title\n	Role\n
2002\n	My Name is Tanino\n	Sally Garfield\n
Perfect Pie\n	Patsy Grady (age 15)\n
The Hot Chick\n	Jessica Spencer / Clive Maxtone\n
2004\n	Mean Girls\n	Regina George\n
The Notebook\n	Allie Hamilton\n
2005\n	Wedding Crashers\n	Claire Cleary\n
Red Eye\n	Lisa Reisert\n
The Family Stone\n	Amy Stone\n
2007\n	Married Life\n	Kay Nesbitt\n
2008\n	The Lucky Ones\n	Colee Dunn\n
2009\n	State of Play\n	Della Frye\n
The Time Traveler's Wife\n	Clare Abshire\n
Sherlock Holmes\n	Irene Adler\n
2010\n	Morning Glory\n	Becky Fuller\n
2011\n	Midnight in Paris\n	Inez\n
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows\n	Irene Adler\n
2012\n	The Vow\n	Paige Collins\n
Passion\n	Christine Stanford\n
To the Wonder\n	Jane\n
2013\n	About Time\n	Mary\n
2014\n	A Most Wanted Man\n	Annabel Richter\n
2015\n	Every Thing Will Be Fine\n	Sara\n
The Little Prince\n	The Mother (voice)\n
Aloha\n	Tracy Woodside\n
Southpaw\n	Maureen Hope\n
Spotlight\n	Sacha Pfeiffer\n
2016\n	Doctor Strange\n	Christine Palmer\n
2017\n	Disobedience\n	Esti Kuperman\n
2018\n	Game Night\n	Annie Davis\n
2020\n	Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga\n	Sigrit Ericksd\u00f3ttir\n
2022\n	Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness\n	Christine Palmer / Earth-838 Christine Palmer\n
2023\n	Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.\n	Barbara Simon\n
2026\n	Send Help\n	TBA\n

Year\n	Title\n	Role\n	Notes\n
2001\n	Shotgun Love Dolls\n	Beth Swanson\n	Pilot\n
The Famous Jett Jackson\n	Hannah Grant\n	Episode: \"Food for Thought\"\n
2002\n	Earth: Final Conflict\n	Christine Bickwell\n	Episode: \"Atavus High\"\n
Guilt by Association\n	Danielle Mason\n	Television film\n
2003\u20132005\n	Slings & Arrows\n	Kate McNab\n	7 episodes\n
2014\n	Who Do You Think You Are?\n	Herself\n	Episode: \"Rachel McAdams\"\n
2015\n	True Detective\n	Antigone \"Ani\" Bezzerides\n	Main cast (season 2)\n
2018\n	Explained\n	Narrator\n	Episode: \"Why Women Are Paid Less\"\n
2021\n	What If...?\n	Christine Palmer (voice)\n	Episode: \"What If... Doctor Strange Lost His Heart Instead of His Hands?\"\n
2023\n	Dave\n	Herself\n	3 episodes\n
2024\n	Saturday Night Live\n	Herself\n	Episode: \"Jacob Elordi / Rene\u00e9 Rapp\"\n

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Early life and education

Career

2001\u20132003: Early work

2004\u20132005: Breakthrough

2006\u20132010: Career hiatus and return

2011\u20132014: Work with auteurs

2015\u20132018: Spotlight and beyond

2020\u2013present

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