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Rachel McAdams Profile |
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Birth Date: October 7, 1976
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Birth Place: London, Ontario, Canada
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Birth Name: Rachel MacAdams
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Height: 5'5"
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Biography |
Raised in a small Canadian town, Rachel McAdams began
skating competitively at age 4. At 13, she was performing
Shakespeare at summer camp. Always artistically inclined,
Rachel studied theater at Toronto's York University and
graduated with honors and a Bachelor of Fine Arts.
Her professional acting career began in 2001 when she
appeared on the Disney TV series The Famous Jett Jackson.
Her next project was a lead role in the short-lived TV
series, Shotgun Love Dolls (2001), followed by a small role
in an episode of Earth: Final Conflict (2002). Her portfolio
expanded with projects such as My Name Is Tanino (2002),
Perfect Pie (2002), The Hot Chick (2002), the Canadian
television series Slings and Arrows (2003), The Notebook
(2004), and Mean Girls (2004). The latter two were stand-out
performances and solidified her up-and-coming status in
Hollywood.
Rachel costarred with Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson in the
2005 summer hit Wedding Crashers. She is keeping busy with
roles in the 2005 thriller Red-Eye (directed by Wes Craven)
and stars alongside Claire Danes, Sarah Jessica Parker and
Diane Keaton in 2005's The Family Stone. All this is proof
that this beautiful northern fox's star is on the rise. |
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Other
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Attended Original Kids Theatre Company in London, Ontario
Her father Lance is a truck driver, and her mother, Sandy,
is a nurse. She has a younger sister, Kayleen and younger
brother, Daniel.
Born in the same hospital as The Notebook (2004) co-star
Ryan Gosling - St. Joseph's Hospital in London, Ontario.
In 1995, she received an acting award for her role in the
one-act high school play I Live in a Little Town when it was
presented at the prestigious Ontario Showcase at the Sears
Drama Festival.
Studied theater at York University in Toronto, where she
appeared in numerous stage and student film productions.
During her senior year, she played a child in The Piper, a
workshop led by a creative team from Toronto's Necessary
Angel Theatre Company.
Worked at a McDonalds for 3 summers.
Was told to partly model the character of Regina George
after Alec Baldwin's performance in Glengarry Glen Ross
(1992).
Received a record five MTV Movie Award nominations in a
single year.
Graduated from York University in Toronto with honors & a
B.F.A. in theater
Formerly a vegetarian.
She donated many signed head-shots to Rocky Stone to be
auctioned off to raise money to buy more toys for less
fortunate kids as part of the Toy Mountain Campaign.
Is of Irish decent
Attended David Rothenberg's on-camera acting class in
Toronto with fellow actors Scott Speedman, Kenneth Mitchell,
Polly Shannon and David Sutcliffe (I).
In December 2005, she was #1 on MuchMusic's "Who To Do: 20
Sexiest Girls" list. This list is aired each year, and there
is also a separate list for guys. She was voted the #101 on
FHS's list of Sexiest Women in the World (2005).
Named #14 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2005 list.
Met her boyfriend, Ryan Gosling, on the set of The Notebook
(2004). |
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