Rachel McAdams
Known for Acting · 58 credits
- Born
- 1978-11-17 (age 47)
- Place of birth
- London, Ontario, Canada
- Also known as
- Rachel Anne McAdams
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (18)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
True Detective
2014
as Antigone 'Ani' Bezzerides
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
What If...?
2021
as Christine Palmer (voice)
The Oscars
1953
as Self - Presenter
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
as Self
Earth: Final Conflict
1997
as Christine Bickwell
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009
as Self
Marvel Studios Legends
2021
as Dr. Christine Palmer (archive footage) (uncredited)
DAVE
2020
as Rachel McAdams
Explained
2018
as Narrator (voice)
Access Hollywood
1996
as Self
Who Do You Think You Are?
2010
as Self
Slings & Arrows
2003
as Kate McNab
Movies (40)
Send Help
2026
as Linda Liddle
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
2022
as Dr. Christine Palmer
About Time
2013
as Mary
Doctor Strange
2016
as Dr. Christine Palmer
The Notebook
2004
as Allie Hamilton
The Hot Chick
2002
as Jessica
Mean Girls
2004
as Regina George
The Vow
2012
as Paige Collins
Game Night
2018
as Annie
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
2011
as Irene Adler
Midnight in Paris
2011
as Inez
Sherlock Holmes
2009
as Irene Adler
Southpaw
2015
as Maureen Hope
Disobedience
2018
as Esti Kuperman
Wedding Crashers
2005
as Claire Cleary
Spotlight
2015
as Sacha Pfeiffer
Aloha
2015
as Tracy Woodside
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
2023
as Barbara Simon
2034
A Most Wanted Man
2014
as Annabel Richter
The Little Prince
2015
as The Mother (voice)
State of Play
2009
as Della Frye
Red Eye
2005
as Lisa Reisert
The Time Traveler's Wife
2009
as Clare Abshire
To the Wonder
2013
as Jane
Morning Glory
2010
as Becky Fuller
The Family Stone
2005
as Amy Stone
Passion
2013
as Christine Stanford
Harrison Ford: Hollywood Hero
2023
as Self
Every Thing Will Be Fine
2015
as Sara
My Name Is Tanino
2003
as Sally Garfield
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
2020
as Sigrit Ericksdottir
Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented
2010
as Self
Guilt by Association
2002
as Danielle Mason
Married Life
2008
as Kay Nesbitt
The Lucky Ones
2008
as Colee Dunn
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
2022
as Self - Dr. Christine Palmer
Perfect Pie
2002
as Patsy at 15
Sonic Sea
2016
as Narrator (voice)
The Making of A Most Wanted Man
2015
as Self
About Rachel McAdams
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… With 58 credits spanning from 1953 to 2026, Rachel McAdams has appeared in 40 films and 18 TV shows.
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- Send Help (2026) — as Linda Liddle
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) — as Dr. Christine Palmer
- About Time (2013) — as Mary
- Doctor Strange (2016) — as Dr. Christine Palmer
- The Notebook (2004) — as Allie Hamilton
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