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Rachel McAdams

b. 1978 · 45 titles in the catalogue

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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Their work

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  1. Doctor Strange2016as Dr. Christine Palmer
  2. Sherlock Holmes2009as Irene Adler
  3. The Notebook2004as Allie Hamilton
  4. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows2011as Irene Adler
  5. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness2022as Dr. Christine Palmer
  6. Mean Girls2004as Regina George
  7. About Time2013as Mary
  8. Spotlight2015as Sacha Pfeiffer
  9. Midnight in Paris2011as Inez
  10. Game Night2018as Annie
  11. Southpaw2015as Maureen Hope
  12. Wedding Crashers2005as Claire Cleary
  13. What If...?2021as Christine Palmer (voice)
  14. The Vow2012as Paige Collins
  15. True Detective2014as Antigone 'Ani' Bezzerides
  16. The Little Prince2015as The Mother (voice)
  17. The Time Traveler's Wife2009as Clare Abshire
  18. Red Eye2005as Lisa Reisert
  19. The Hot Chick2002as Jessica
  20. Aloha2015as Tracy Woodside
  21. State of Play2009as Della Frye
  22. Send Help2026as Linda Liddle
  23. Morning Glory2010as Becky Fuller
  24. Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga2020as Sigrit Ericksdottir
  25. A Most Wanted Man2014as Annabel Richter
  26. Disobedience2018as Esti Kuperman
  27. The Family Stone2005as Amy Stone
  28. Marvel Studios Legends2021as Dr. Christine Palmer (archive footage) (uncredited)
  29. To the Wonder2013as Jane
  30. Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.2023as Barbara Simon
  31. Saturday Night Live1975as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
  32. Passion2013as Christine Stanford
  33. The Graham Norton Show2007as Self
  34. Every Thing Will Be Fine2015as Sara
  35. Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003as Self - Guest
  36. My Name Is Tanino2003as Sally Garfield
  37. The Lucky Ones2008as Colee Dunn
  38. DAVE2020as Rachel McAdams
  39. The Ellen DeGeneres Show2003as Self
  40. Married Life2008as Kay Nesbitt
  41. Explained2018as Narrator (voice)
  42. Late Night with Seth Meyers2014as Self
  43. Late Night with Jimmy Fallon2009as Self
  44. Earth: Final Conflict1997as Christine Bickwell
  45. Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness2022as Self - Dr. Christine Palmer