Rachel McAdams's biography
Delicate blonde Rachel McAdams shot to stardom with her breakout role in Mean Girls, but she truly made her mark in dramatic films where she showcased her impressive range as a serious actress: The Notebook, Red Eye, and beyond. Her net worth is about $16 million.
Childhood
Rachel Anne McAdams was born in London, Ontario, Canada on November 17, 1978. Just over a year later, a boy named Ryan Gosling was born in the same hospital as the first daughter of Lance, a furniture store driver, and Sandra, a nurse. Years later, he too became an actor and starred alongside Rachel in the beautiful melodrama The Notebook.
In the early 90s, the McAdams family, who by then had two more children, Daniel and Kayleen, were offered the chance to send Rachel to a sports school in Toronto, but they refused, listening to their daughter who no longer saw sports as her life's calling. After participating in a theatrical performance at summer camp, Rachel fell in love with dramatic art, particularly Shakespeare's plays and ancient Greek tragedies, and began dreaming of cinema.

In 1996, Rachel became a student at York University; her high school teachers who taught literature and cultural studies helped her prepare for the entrance exams.

Fast start
The Canadian actress landed one of the main roles in her very first Hollywood audition for Tom Brady's debut film The Hot Chick. Rachel had surprising chemistry with Rob Schneider, who ironically wakes up in the body of a school queen bee that Rachel plays. This hilarious, lighthearted comedy is considered one of the best body-swap movies and marked Rachel McAdams' Hollywood debut.
Best roles
In the 2005 hit comedy, Rachel starred alongside Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn, as one of the Cleary sisters, proving to be quite the challenge for two determined bachelors. Wedding Crashers also featured Christopher Walken, Will Ferrell, and Jane Seymour.





In the political thriller A Most Wanted Man, she played lawyer Annabel Richter, who becomes a pawn in the FBI's hunt for an international terrorist. The film is dedicated to the memory of Philip Seymour Hoffman, who delivered his final performance as FBI special unit head Günther Bachmann. The film also starred Daniel Brühl, Nina Hoss, and Willem Dafoe.

Rachel appeared in several films in 2015: the boxing drama Southpaw opposite Jake Gyllenhaal, the Oscar-winning investigative thriller Spotlight alongside Mark Ruffalo, and the romantic comedy Aloha with an all-star cast including Bradley Cooper, Bill Murray and Emma Stone.


Rachel McAdams's personal life
While her film career soared, Rachel's personal life had its share of ups and downs. Her first major romance blossomed on the set of The Notebook with Ryan Gosling - coincidentally, they were both born in the same hospital.

