Name: Rachel McAdams

Birth Name: Rachel McAdams

Birthdate: Oct. 7, 1976

Birthplace: London, Ontario

Rob Schneider will never win an Oscar, but his movie The Hot Chick introduced someone who might: Rachel McAdams. The Canadian stage actress moved to Los Angeles and won a role in Schneider's crass comedy. Soon after, she broke through as a bitchy high-school princess in Mean Girls, written by another Saturday Night Live alum, Tina Fey. But McAdams truly put herself on the Hollywood map with The Notebook, an adaptation of a weepy book that was a huge hit in 2004 and preceded the surprise hit of the summer of 2005, Wedding Crashers. Poised for a long career, McAdams is one of those rare actresses that have comedic timing, dramatic acting chops and good looks to spare.


1. She cleaned up at the 2005 MTV Movie Awards, winning in three of the five categories in which she was nominated, including Breakthrough Female.
2. She beat out Reese Witherspoon and Ashley Judd for her role in The Notebook.
3. She was born in the same hospital as actor Ryan Gosling.
4. As a child, she performed in a play about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
5. She lost the Sue Storm role in Fantastic Four to Jessica Alba.

On her dream project: "I'm waiting for them to make Thundercats. I would love to be Cheetara."
— Film Force, June 23, 2004

 

FILMS

The Time Traveler's Wife - (2008) - Actor
Wedding Crashers - (2005) - Actor
Red Eye - (2005) - Actor
The Family Stone - (2005) - Actor
Guilt by Association - (2005) - Actor
Mean Girls - (2004) - Actor
The Notebook - (2004) - Actor
The Hot Chick - (2002) - Actor
Lucky Ones - () - Actor