Rachel McAdams Biography

Rachel McAdams Biography

Date of Birth
17 November 1978, London, Ontario, Canada

Birth Name
Rachel Anne McAdams

Nickname
Rach

Height
5' 5" (1.65 m)

Rachel McAdams Biography

Rachel McAdams was raised in St. Thomas, Ontario. beginning at the age of 4, she competed in figure skating. By the age of thirteen, she was performing in Shakespearean productions in summer theater camp.

In highschool, McAdams supposed to use to school to check cultural studies, as a result of finding out theater would be "a little bit of a joke". At the last minute, a drama teacher inspired her to audition to be a drama major. She eventually majored in theater at York University and graduated with honors and a B.F.A. degree.

She began her skilled on-screen career with an look on the Disney series "The Famous Jett Jackson" (1998) followed by a pilot for MTV. when a number of additional films, she hit it massive when her look within the hits Mean women (2004) and therefore the Notebook (2004).


Trade Mark

Fair complexion with a few small moles on her face and neck

Trivia

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 McAdams, and a younger brother, Daniel.

Born in the same hospital as The Notebook (2004) co-star Ryan Gosling in St. Joseph's Hospital, 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 McDonald's for three summers with her sister, Kayleen McAdams, and her brother, Dan McAdams.

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 descent.

Attended David Rothenberg's on-camera acting class in Toronto with fellow actors Scott Speedman, Kenneth Mitchell, Polly Shannon and David Sutcliffe.

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.

Ranked #14 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 Women of 2005 list.

Ranked #17 on Maxim's Hot 100 Women of 2006 list.

Was in consideration for the role of Sue Storm in Fantastic Four (2005), but Jessica Alba was cast instead.

Named #51 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006" supplement. (2006).

While a student at York University, she lived in the same "house" as Ron Sparks in Vanier Residence.

Had to turn down the female lead in The Last Kiss (2006) due to scheduling conflicts. The role was eventually given to Jacinda Barrett.

Was considered for the role of Vesper Lynd in Casino Royale (2006), before the role was given to Eva Green.

She was voted the #101 on FHS's list of Sexiest Women in the World (2005).

Is a vegetarian again.

Lives in the popular Los Angeles neighborhood of Silverlake. Other Silverlake locals include Beck, Bo Barrett, Christina Ricci, Jason Lee and Ryan Gosling.

Older sister of Kayleen McAdams.

Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#68). [2007].

Has a dog named George, which she shared with Ryan Gosling.

She doesn't own a car. As part of her daily contribution to help conserve energy, she rides her bike or takes the bus.

Co-founder of www.greenissexy.org, a website which helps raise awareness about the environment.

Was Jon Favreau's first choice to play Pepper Potts in Iron Man (2008), but she turned the role down. Gwyneth Paltrow was subsequently cast instead.

Likes shopping at Vintage clothing stores.

Originally auditioned for the role of Cady in Mean Girls (2004), before being cast as Regina.

Avoided flying airplanes until age 22.

Auditioned for the role of Sophie for the musical Mamma Mia! (2008) but lost out to actress Amanda Seyfried. Seyfried had lost out to McAdams previously for the role of Regina when they both co-starred in Mean Girls (2004).

Her favorite actresses include: Joan Cusack, Juliette Lewis, Kate Winslet, Laura Dern, Renée Zellweger and Samantha Morton. She also considers Elizabeth Taylor and Audrey Hepburn to be her role models.

She would love to work with Daniel Day-Lewis, James Franco and Sam Rockwell.

She is allergic to horses.

Learned to drive after a bike accident.

Learned to appreciate rugby from Russell Crowe.

Publicist has announced that Rachel does not have a Twitter account (August 2009).

Was in consideration for the role of Rachel Dawes in The Dark Knight (2008), but Maggie Gyllenhaal was cast instead.

Was in consideration for the role of Daisy Buchanan in The Great Gatsby (2012), but Carey Mulligan was cast instead.

Ranked #48 in the 2010 FHM list of "100 Sexiest Women." Previously she was ranked #50 in 2008 and #89 in 2006.

Ranked #15 in the 2007 Ask Men Australia top 99 "most desirable women" list.

Ranked #35 on the Ask Men 2011 list of the Top 99 Most Desirable Women.

Ranked #63 in the 2011 FHM list of "100 Sexiest Women in the World".

Ranked #47 in the 2011 FHM Australia list of "100 Sexiest Women in the World".

Ranked #48 in the 2010 FHM UK list of "100 Sexiest Women in the World".

Ranked as having one of the "Most Beautiful Famous Faces" by "The Annual Independent Critics List of the 100 Most Beautiful Famous Faces From Around the World." She was ranked #43 in 2010, #62 in 2009, #88 in 2008, #32 in 2007, and #47 in 2006.

In her lead roles for 3 book-to-film love stories, Rachel has played an artist and painter - The Notebook, The Time Traveller's Wife, and The Vow.

Personal Quotes

As strange as movie creating is, doing love scenes for the primary time with somebody you have never even said hello to will work in terms of getting a recent quality to a relationship.

It takes plenty of your time, commitment and a selection. I've chosen this path, however it is not to mention i am not open to like or no matter comes my manner. You never shut doors.

The craziest factor I've ever done to induce a guy's attention? I admit I stalked somebody. I showed up at a restaurant where I knew the guy worked, and that we were really sensible friends and had lost bit, and that i pretended that I did not recognize he worked there. And then saw him and, "Oh my God, you're employed here? I had no plan." it is the most manipulative factor I've wiped out my entire life, however it all discovered alright, therefore I actually have no regrets.

The most romantic factor, a stunning boy bought me a dress once. He got my measurements, really they were from The Notebook (2004) and that i had them sitting somewhere, and he found them and purchased me this dress, tailor-made, this lovely very little black cocktail dress. and that i thought that was terribly, terribly stylish.

I want to undertake plenty of things that i have not tried. You know, I did a thriller (Red Eye (2005/I)) once this, as a result of it absolutely was therefore completely different and it absolutely was a genre I hadn't worked in however. Then I did a pretty family ensemble drama. And next? i do not recognize. i would blast off to try to to alittle freelance in the big apple. i am unsure. the standard of fabric is vital however, basically, i am open to something. i prefer to remain open to something.

A friend of mine had this nice theory regarding the "Teletubbies" (1997), that it's getting ready us for being mindless. And obtaining us prepared for living in an underground world. once they build the underground world as a result of we will not breathe the air that it'll appear as if Teletubbie land.

I don't recognize, i prefer to travel on extremely differing kinds of dates. Going someplace new or some new a part of the town, {something|one factor} that is not your average thing. one thing where you only go have an journey along.

I guess you have got to be extremely open to your acting partners and believe within the story.

I have a definite curiosity for all times that drives me and propels me forward.

I once created a (it was presupposed to be a 30-minute) bean salad that took me like half dozen hours.

I want to figure with nice administrators and take a look at to not place an excessive amount of pressure on myself and simply browse things for the story and acknowledge when i am drawn to one thing for the proper reasons and take a look at to take care of some sanity.

I've discovered as I've grown up that life is much a lot of difficult than you think that it's when you are a child. it is not simply a straight-forward fairytale.

I've variety of heard that "it" lady factor, however not extremely. Hearing it from some folks does not solidify it in my mind and that i would not skills to solidify that title. it is so elusive and what will it mean, i do not know?

I'll placed on a punk rock T-shirt, a '50s vogue skirt, and a combine of flip-flops. i prefer to mesh an entire bunch of things along.

I'm a sucker for those sweeping love stories. once I browse the script (The Notebook (2004)), i could not stop crying! I simply had such a robust, instantaneous reaction - it absolutely was written therefore well.

I was not well-liked in highschool, i do know each actress says that, but really, i used to be an enormous geek.

Paramount sent them nine-foot-high (theater lobby) cutouts of me. They say, "You haven't got to come back home, we have you in each space of the house!"

Most of the time, folks can simply pass me by, or if they are doing understand, they're going to say one thing like, "My girlfriend said that was you, however I did not believe her."

I did (training in) tennis, ballet, swing dancing, piano, art category and etiquette. I conjointly did French dialect, however then it absolutely was mixing me up with my Southern dialect, therefore we have a tendency to stuck to Southern!

I needed to be a secretary, i like paper clips and staplers.

If I hurt somebody, if I were to accidentally poke someone's eye out, i might laugh. And then i might say, 'I'm sorry, i actually do feel unhealthy,' however then i am on the ground rolling.

Yeah. I still live in Canada, therefore it is not quite constant. And when i am in L.A., i am during a car; you do not have the contact with the general public. it is not therefore unhealthy. It's still just about constant. I still feel pretty normal-ish.

I've been terribly lucky to this point. i have not had any unhealthy experiences as so much as fan encounters. they do not extremely acknowledge me. i believe it's to try to to with my hair. i modify it all the time. i prefer changing my hair color and generally it's simply not for a task. Usually, I simply do it on behalf of me.

I guess every relationship is completely different. that is what i like regarding relationships. Even once they finish, you have learned therefore abundantly, most to require into your next relationship and to require into your life. it is the greatest factor that comes out of an ending - therefore it depends on the person - On what she learned regarding herself when her relationship with Ryan Gosling ended.

I would like to have youngsters someday; I really cannot imagine not having them. My oldsters are married for thirty six years. They [Lance, a mover, and Sandy, a nurse] have a reasonably honest, simple relationship that I hope to possess myself. - On having her own youngsters sometime.

You never extremely recognize the person you are sleeping beside. you have got a right to your secrets, however that is terribly troublesome when you are presupposed to be someone's partner. - On wedding as a minefield of secrets, as urged in Married Life (2007).

What regarding nudity in films? Nudity for fictional characters is as traditional and mundane as eating breakfast. What bothers me is our culture's obsession with nudity. It should not be an enormous deal, but it is. i believe this overemphasis with nudity makes actors nervous. there is the fear regarding seeing one's body dissected, misrepresented, played and replayed on YouTube. - On nudity in films.

Salary
Red Eye (2005/I)     $1,000,000
The Time Traveler's Wife (2009)     $4,000,000
Morning Glory (2010)     $2,000,000