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Rachel McAdams

Date of birth: 1978-11-17

Place of birth: London, Ontario, Canada

Known for: Acting

Also known as: レイチェル・マクアダムス, レイチェル・アン・マクアダムス, 瑞秋·麦克亚当斯, רייצ'ל אן מקאדמס, 瑞秋·麥亞當斯, ریچل مک آدامز, ریچل مک‌آدامز, ریچل مک ادمز, 瑞秋麥亞當絲

Rachel McAdams

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rachel McAdams, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movie Credits

Sherlock Holmes
3.6

Sherlock Holmes

2009-12-23

Eccentric consulting detective Sherlock Holmes and Doctor John Watson battle to bring down a new nem

Mean Girls
3.6

Mean Girls

2004-04-30

Cady Heron is a hit with The Plastics, the A-list girl clique at her new school, until she makes the

The Notebook
3.9

The Notebook

2004-06-25

An epic love story centered around an older man who reads aloud to a woman with Alzheimer's. From a

Red Eye
3.2

Red Eye

2005-08-10

An overnight flight to Miami quickly becomes a battle for survival when Lisa realizes her seatmate p

Married Life
2.9

Married Life

2008-03-28

A very gentle middle-aged man is married, but when he falls in love with another woman, he decides t

The Hot Chick
3.2

The Hot Chick

2002-12-13

Not only is Jessica Spencer the most popular girl in school -- she is also the meanest. But things c

The Time Traveler's Wife
3.5

The Time Traveler's Wife

2009-08-14

Due to a genetic disorder, handsome librarian Henry DeTamble involuntarily zips through time, appear

The Family Stone
3.1

The Family Stone

2005-12-15

An uptight, conservative businesswoman accompanies her boyfriend to his eccentric and outgoing famil

Wedding Crashers
3.2

Wedding Crashers

2005-07-13

John and his buddy, Jeremy are emotional criminals who know how to use a woman's hopes and dreams fo

To the Wonder
2.9

To the Wonder

2013-02-22

After falling in love in Paris, Marina and Neil come to Oklahoma, where problems arise. Their church

The Lucky Ones
3.2

The Lucky Ones

2008-09-26

The story revolves around three soldiers — Colee, T.K. and Cheaver — who return from the Iraq War af

Morning Glory
3.2

Morning Glory

2010-11-10

A young and devoted morning television producer is hired as an executive producer on a long-running

State of Play
3.4

State of Play

2009-04-17

When a congressional aide is killed, a Washington, D.C. journalist starts investigating the case inv

The Vow
3.6

The Vow

2012-02-05

Happy young married couple Paige and Leo are, well, happy. Then a car accident puts Paige into a lif

My Name Is Tanino
3.1

My Name Is Tanino

2003-05-30

During a sun-soaked Sicilian summer, aimless filmmaking undergrad and back-seat radical Tanino has a

Midnight in Paris
3.8

Midnight in Paris

2011-05-11

While on a trip to Paris with his fiancée's family, a nostalgic screenwriter finds himself mysteriou

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
3.6

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

2011-11-22

There is a new criminal mastermind at large (Professor Moriarty) and not only is he Holmes’ intellec

About Time
4

About Time

2013-09-04

The night after another unsatisfactory New Year's party, Tim's father tells his son that the men in

Passion
2.6

Passion

2013-02-13

The rivalry between the manipulative boss of an advertising agency and her talented protégée escalat

A Most Wanted Man
3.2

A Most Wanted Man

2014-07-25

A Chechen Muslim illegally immigrates to Hamburg and becomes a person of interest for a covert gover

Perfect Pie
2.5

Perfect Pie

2002-09-11

On the invitation of her childhood best friend Patsy McCann née Willets, famed opera singer Francesc

Every Thing Will Be Fine
2.7

Every Thing Will Be Fine

2015-04-02

One day, driving aimlessly around the outskirts of town after a trivial domestic quarrel, a writer n

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
3.6

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

2022-07-07

Join visionary director Sam Raimi and the cast of the film as they recount their experiences bringin

Southpaw
3.7

Southpaw

2015-03-24

Billy "The Great" Hope, the reigning junior middleweight boxing champion, has an impressive career,

Spotlight
3.9

Spotlight

2015-11-06

The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-

Aloha
2.8

Aloha

2015-05-29

A celebrated military contractor returns to the site of his greatest career triumphs and re-connects

The Making of A Most Wanted Man
0

The Making of A Most Wanted Man

2015-02-27

Behind-the-scenes look at making the film adaptation of John le Carré's A Most Wanted Man.

Sonic Sea
3.5

Sonic Sea

2016-04-22

The devastating impact of industrial and military ocean noise on whales and other marine life.

The Little Prince
3.8

The Little Prince

2015-07-29

Based on the best-seller book 'The Little Prince', the movie tells the story of a little girl that l

Guilt by Association
2.4

Guilt by Association

2002-03-13

Life is good for Susan, her two children and new boyfriend Russell. But life abruptly changes when s

Disobedience
3.4

Disobedience

2018-04-24

New York photographer Ronit flies to London after learning about the death of her estranged father.

Game Night
3.4

Game Night

2018-02-15

Max and Annie's weekly game night gets kicked up a notch when Max's brother Brooks arranges a murder

Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
3.2

Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

2020-06-26

Two small-town singers chase their pop star dreams at a global music competition, where high stakes,

Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented
3.5

Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented

2010-03-30

Making of featurette for Sherlock Holmes (2009).

Doctor Strange
3.7

Doctor Strange

2016-10-25

After his career is destroyed, a brilliant but arrogant surgeon gets a new lease on life when a sorc

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
3.6

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

2022-05-04

Doctor Strange, with the help of mystical allies both old and new, traverses the mind-bending and da

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
3.6

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

2023-03-29

When her family moves from New York City to New Jersey, an 11-year-old girl navigates new friends, f

Harrison Ford: Hollywood Hero
4

Harrison Ford: Hollywood Hero

2023-02-01

Documentary detailing Harrison Ford's rise to global stardom while trying to maintain his privacy.

Send Help
0

Send Help

2026-01-22

Two colleagues become stranded on a deserted island, the only survivors of a plane crash. On the isl

Untitled AI Thriller
0

Untitled AI Thriller