Rachel Anne McAdams (born November 17, 1978)is a Canadian actress. Her breakout role was for portraying the "Queen Bee," Regina George, in the 2004 hit film Mean Girls. She then starred in the film adaptation of The Notebook and the hit comedy Wedding Crashers. Her other film credits include The Family Stone, Red Eye and The Time Traveler's Wife. More recently she starred in Guy Ritchie's 2009 adaptation of Sherlock Holmes as Irene Adler and in 2010's Morning Glory as Becky Fuller.Rachel McAdams was born in London, Ontario and grew up in the nearby city of St. Thomas. She has a younger brother, Daniel, and a younger sister, Kayleen. She took up competitive figure skating at the age of four and acting at age 12 at a summer theatre camp in St. Thomas, Ontario named Original Kids. When the company extended to a year-round company (and eventually relocated to London, Ontario), she was invited to continue with them. She attended the Myrtle Street Public Schooland the publicly-funded secondary school Central Elgin Collegiate Institute in St. Thomas from grade nine to OAC and starred in the Award-winning student production I Live in a Little city. She graduated from York University in Toronto with honours and a BFA degree in Theatre in 2001. During her fourth year at York, she played a child in "The Piper."
Rachel McAdams with Curly Hair
McAdams played a leading role in the film The Hot Chick alongside Rob Schneider, but her breakthrough occurred when she starred as Regina George, the school's popular prom queen, in 2004's Mean Girls. McAdams had previously appeared in the Canadian television series Slings and Arrows, co-starring Paul Gross. She played a main role in the first season, but due to her rising stardom was written out of the second season, and appeared only in the first episode. She followed Mean Girls with the film adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' novel The Notebook, with Ryan Gosling, with whom she would lMcAdams' career slowed down in 2006. She originally signed on as the female lead in The Last Kiss but had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts, and the role was given to Jacinda Barrett. She later decided to take the year off from acting and spend time with friends and family. McAdams then agreed to star in the drama Married Life with Pierce Brosnan and Patricia Clarkson. She turned down the role of Bond girl Vesper Lynd in the James Bond film Casino Royale as well as Anne Hathaway's role in The Devil Wears Prada and a significant role in Mission: Impossibleater begin an off-screen romance.
Rachel McAdams Looks so Beautiful
Rachel McAdams Beautiful Smile
Rachel McAdams Best Pose
