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Rachel McAdams

Born November 17, 1978 in London, Ontario, Canada36 films

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.

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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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The Notebook posterFirst watchThe Notebook20047.9as Allie HamiltonAn epic love story centered around an older man who reads aloud to a woman with Alzheimer's. From a faded notebook, the old man's words bring to life the story about a couple who is…View film

Essential films

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Doctor Strange poster7.4Doctor Strange2016About Time poster7.9About Time2013Spotlight poster7.8Spotlight2015Sherlock Holmes poster7.2Sherlock Holmes2009Midnight in Paris poster7.5Midnight in Paris2011Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness poster7.2Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness2022Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows poster7.1Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows2011Mean Girls poster7.2Mean Girls2004

Filmography

36 films as actor
  1. TBA2034
  2. TBAThe Families StoneAmy Stone
  3. 2026Send HelpLinda Liddle
  4. 2023Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.Barbara Simon
  5. 2022Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of MadnessDr. Christine Palmer
  6. 2020Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire SagaSigrit Ericksdottir
  7. 2018DisobedienceEsti Kuperman
  8. 2018Game NightAnnie
  9. 2016Doctor StrangeDr. Christine Palmer
  10. 2015SpotlightSacha Pfeiffer
  11. 2015The Little PrinceThe Mother (voice)
  12. 2015SouthpawMaureen Hope
  13. 2015AlohaTracy Woodside
  14. 2015Every Thing Will Be FineSara
  15. 2014A Most Wanted ManAnnabel Richter
  16. 2013About TimeMary
  17. 2013To the WonderJane
  18. 2013PassionChristine Stanford
  19. 2012The VowPaige Collins
  20. 2011Sherlock Holmes: A Game of ShadowsIrene Adler
  21. 2011Midnight in ParisInez
  22. 2010Morning GloryBecky Fuller
  23. 2009Sherlock HolmesIrene Adler
  24. 2009The Time Traveler's WifeClare Abshire
  25. 2009State of PlayDella Frye
  26. 2008The Lucky OnesColee Dunn
  27. 2008Married LifeKay Nesbitt
  28. 2005The Family StoneAmy Stone
  29. 2005Red EyeLisa Reisert
  30. 2005Wedding CrashersClaire Cleary
  31. 2004The NotebookAllie Hamilton
  32. 2004Mean GirlsRegina George
  33. 2003My Name Is TaninoSally Garfield
  34. 2002The Hot ChickJessica
  35. 2002Perfect PiePatsy at 15
  36. 2002Guilt by AssociationDanielle Mason