Rachel Mcadams
Her breakout role was playing the "Queen Bee" in 2004's Mean Girls. She then starred in the film adaptation of The Notebook and alongside Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn in the hit comedy Wedding Crashers.
Her other film credits include The Family Stone, Red Eye and The Time Traveler's Wife. More recently she starred in Guy Ritchie's 2009 adaptation of Sherlock Holmes.
Early life
McAdams was born in London, Ontario, Canada and grew up in the nearby city of St.
Her father, Lance, is a truck driver, and her mother, Sandra, is a nurse. She has a younger brother, Daniel, and a younger sister, Kayleen. She took up competitive figure skating at the age of four and acting at age twelve at a summer theatre camp in St.
She also attended Original Kids Theatre Company in London, Ontario, as well as David Rotenberg's on-camera acting class in Toronto with fellow actors Scott Speedman, Kenneth Mitchell, Polly Shannon and David Sutcliffe.
Career
With Robert Downey, Jr. at San Diego Comic-Con, July 2009.
McAdams played the title role in the film The Hot Chick alongside Rob Schneider, but her career really progressed when she starred as Regina George, the queen bee in 2004's Mean Girls.
She played a main role in the first season, but due to her rising stardom was written out of the second season, appearing in only the first episode. McAdams auditioned for the role of Sue Storm in Fantastic Four and only just lost the part to Jessica Alba.
McAdams' career slowed down in 2006.
She was originally signed on as the female lead in The Last Kiss but had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts, and the role was given to Jacinda Barrett. She decided to take a year off from acting, to spend time with friends and family.
She turned down the role of Bond girl Vesper Lynd in the James Bond film Casino Royale. She stated in an interview in May 2006 that she did not want to star in a big-budget action film because she wanted to pursue other projects.
McAdams opted out of a cover shoot for Vanity Fair—in which she was to appear alongside two other young Hollywood actresses, Scarlett Johansson and Keira Knightley—upon finding out it was to be nude.
When McAdams appeared on set and discovered it was nude, she politely declined, according to Knightley.
In her interview with PARADE Magazine, McAdams states, "When you're playing a fictional character, it's as normal and mundane as eating breakfast. Production wrapped in April 2008 and the film was released theatrically April 17, 2009.
McAdams arrives at The Lucky Ones premiere during the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival
In 2009, McAdams starred in Guy Ritchie's film Sherlock Holmes, based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic stories.
Sherlock Holmes was released on Christmas Day 2009.
She also played Clare Abshire in The Time Traveler's Wife opposite Eric Bana, which was released on August 14, 2009. She won the MTV award for "Best Kiss" along with Ryan Gosling in The Notebook.
McAdams was nominated for a Genie Award for her role in Perfect Pie.
McAdams received a Civic Award for her contribution to culture from the city of St.