Rachel McAdams
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 17, 1978 (age 47)
- Birthplace
- 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rachel McAdams, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
2034
Movie
The Families Stone
Movie · as Amy Stone
Lizard Music
Movie · as (voice)
Send Help
Movie · as Linda Liddle
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
Movie · as Barbara Simon
Harrison Ford: Hollywood Hero
Movie · as Self
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Movie · as Self - Dr. Christine Palmer
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Movie · as Dr. Christine Palmer
What If...?
TV · as Christine Palmer (voice) · 1 ep
Marvel Studios Legends
TV · as Dr. Christine Palmer (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1 ep
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
Movie · as Sigrit Ericksdottir
DAVE
TV · as Rachel McAdams · 3 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Disobedience
Movie · as Esti Kuperman
Game Night
Movie · as Annie
Explained
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 1 ep
Sonic Sea
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Doctor Strange
Movie · as Dr. Christine Palmer
Every Thing Will Be Fine
Movie · as Sara
Southpaw
Movie · as Maureen Hope
Spotlight
Movie · as Sacha Pfeiffer
Aloha
Movie · as Tracy Woodside
The Making of A Most Wanted Man
Movie · as Self
The Little Prince
Movie · as The Mother (voice)
A Most Wanted Man
Movie · as Annabel Richter
True Detective
TV · as Antigone 'Ani' Bezzerides · 8 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self · 1 ep
To the Wonder
Movie · as Jane
About Time
Movie · as Mary
Passion
Movie · as Christine Stanford
The Vow
Movie · as Paige Collins
Midnight in Paris
Movie · as Inez
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Movie · as Irene Adler
Morning Glory
Movie · as Becky Fuller
Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented
Movie · as Self
Who Do You Think You Are?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Sherlock Holmes
Movie · as Irene Adler
The Time Traveler's Wife
Movie · as Clare Abshire
State of Play
Movie · as Della Frye
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Married Life
Movie · as Kay Nesbitt
The Lucky Ones
Movie · as Colee Dunn
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Red Eye
Movie · as Lisa Reisert
The Family Stone
Movie · as Amy Stone
Wedding Crashers
Movie · as Claire Cleary
Mean Girls
Movie · as Regina George
The Notebook
Movie · as Allie Hamilton
My Name Is Tanino
Movie · as Sally Garfield
Slings & Arrows
TV · as Kate McNab · 6 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Hot Chick
Movie · as Jessica
Perfect Pie
Movie · as Patsy at 15
Guilt by Association
Movie · as Danielle Mason
Earth: Final Conflict
TV · as Christine Bickwell · 1 ep
Access Hollywood
TV · as Self · 1 ep
MTV Movie & TV Awards
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Cameo (uncredited) · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep