Born: October, 7 1976 in London, Ontario, Canada.
Nationality: Canadian
Eyes: Brown's
Hair: Dark Brown
Discovered: Raised in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada, Rachel was a performer even at a young age. By age four she was competing in figure skating. By the age of 13, she was performing in Shakespearean productions in summer theater camp.
In high school, Rachel intended to apply to college to study cultural studies, because studying theater would be "a bit of a joke". At the last minute, a drama teacher encouraged 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 professional on-screen career with an appearance on the Disney series "The Famous Jett Jackson" (1998) followed by a pilot for MTV. After a few more films, she hit it big after her appearance in Mean Girls (2004) and The Notebook (2004).
Resume: The Family Stone (2005)
Red Eye (2005/I)
Wedding Crashers (2005)
The Notebook (2004)
"Slings and Arrows" (2003) TV Series
The Hot Chick (2002)
Perfect Pie (2002)
My Name Is Tanino (2002)
Guilt by Association (2002) (TV)
"Shotgun Love Dolls" (2001) TV Series
Romance: Currently dating her Notebook co-star, Ryan Gosling.
Quotes: "As strange as movie making is, doing love scenes for the first time with someone you've never even said hello to does work in terms of having a fresh quality to a relationship." - Rachel McAdams
"I have a certain curiosity for life that drives me and propels me forward." - Rachel McAdams
"It takes a lot of time, commitment and a choice. I've chosen this path, but it's not to say I'm not open to love or whatever comes my way. You never close doors." - Rachel McAdams
"The craziest thing I've ever done to get a guy's attention? I admit I stalked someone. I showed up at a restaurant where I knew the guy worked, and we were actually good friends and had lost touch, and I pretended that I didn't know he worked there. And then ran into him and, 'Oh my God, you work here? I had no idea.' It's the most manipulative thing I've done in my entire life, but it all worked out very well, so I have no regrets." - Rachel McAdams
"Yeah. I still live in Canada, so it's not quite the same. And when I'm in L.A., I'm in a car; you don't have the contact with the public. It's not so bad. It's still pretty much the same. I still feel pretty normal-ish." - Rachel McAdams
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