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