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Date of birth
17th November 1978
Place of birth London, Ontario, Canada
Year of debut 2002
Place of birth London, Ontario, Canada
Year of debut 2002
First feature film
My Name Is Tanino
Biography
At the age of 12, Rachel McAdams began acting at theatre summer camps. She studied drama at Ontario's York University. After graduating, she starred in Canadian TV shows such as The Famous Jett Jackson and movies like Perfect Pie. In 2004, she got her big break in Mean Girls and The Notebook. She has since appeared in movies including The Time Traveller’s Wife and Sherlock Holmes.
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£2.7512 Certificate 2009 123 MinsDirected by Guy Ritchie. Robert Downey Jr stars as Sherlock Holmes. With Jude Law, Rachel McAdams and Mark Strong. Contains moderate violence.
Did you know?
- From the age of four to 18, Rachel McAdams participated in figure skating competitions.
- Her father was a truck driver and her mother was a nurse.
- In 2005, she won three MTV Movie Awards for her performances in Mean Girls and The Notebook.
- She was born in the same Canadian hospital as Ryan Gosling, her co-star in The Notebook.
- She worked for three years at McDonalds.