Rachel Anne McAdams is a Canadian actress. After graduating from a four-year theatre program at
York University in 2001, McAdams initially worked in Canadian television and film productions such as
My Name is Tanino,
Perfect Pie and
Slings and Arrows. Her first Hollywood movie was the 2002 comedy
The Hot Chick. McAdams found fame in 2004 with starring roles in the teen comedy
Mean Girls and the romantic drama
The Notebook. In 2005, she appeared in the romantic comedy
Wedding Crashers, the psychological thriller
Red Eye and the family drama
The Family Stone. She was hailed by the media as "the next
Julia Roberts"
and received a
BAFTA nomination for
Best Rising Star.