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Rachel McAdams (born October 7, 1976) is a Canadian actress.

Early life

McAdams was born in London, Ontario, Canada, and grew up in nearby St. Thomas, Ontario. At the age of four, she took up competitive figure skating. She took up acting at age thirteen at a summer theater camp and then the company extended to a year-round company and McAdams was invited to continue with them. She attended Central Elgin Collegiate Institute in St. Thomas from grade nine to OAC. She later graduated from York University with honours and a B.F.A degree in theatre. Currently Rachel is dating fellow Canadian (and London-native) actor Ryan Gosling.

Movies

She had a large role in the film The Hot Chick
, alongside Rob Schneider, but her career really took off when she starred as "Regina George", queen-bee and resident bitch of her school, in the 2004 hit Mean Girls
. She starred opposite Hollywood It-Girl Lindsay Lohan (who was ten years her junior). Mean Girls
got McAdams's name into many homes around the United States, as it was such a big hit and she won rave reviews for the role. McAdams played a role in the Canadian television series "Slings and Arrows", alongside Paul Gross. She was a main role in the 1st season and played a small role in the 2nd but due to her rising stardom she was not able to play a role in the 3rd season (currently filming in Toronto, Ontario). She followed Mean Girls
with the film adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' novel The Notebook
, alongside Ryan Gosling. The pair would later continue their on-screen romance, rumoured to have started after they shared a passionate kiss onstage when accepting the MTV movie award for best kiss. In 2005, she played Owen Wilson's love interest in The Wedding Crashers, and starred in the suspense thriller Red Eye
. Her most recent role is in the new comedy The Family Stone
where she stars alongside Diane Keaton, Craig T. Nelson, Sarah Jessica Parker, Dermot Mulroney, Luke Wilson and Claire Danes.

Awards/Achievements

McAdams received popular acclaim for both roles and was honoured for her work, most recently a record number of five nominations, and three wins, at the MTV Movie Awards in 2005.

In December 2005, Rachel 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. Rachel beat competition including Beyoncé Knowles
, Jessica Alba
, and Jessica Simpson
.

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

She was nominated for a Genie Award, the Canadian equivalent of the Academy Award, for her role in Perfect Pie
.

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