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Rachel McAdams
Rachel McAdams’s screen credits include Mary in About Time, Dr. Christine Palmer in Doctor Strange, and Regina George in Mean Girls.
Born November 17, 1978 London, Ontario, Canada6 movies on MoviHero
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Rachel Anne McAdams (born November 17, 1978) is a Canadian actress. A graduate of York University in 2001 with a BFA in theatre, she is known for her starring roles in comedy and drama films as well as her work in television and theater. Her accolades include nominations for an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and a Tony Award. In 2026, she was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. As a leading actress, her films have grossed over $3.4 billion worldwide. McAdams made her Hollywood film debut in the comedy The Hot Chick in 2002. She rose to fame in 2004 with her portrayal of Regina George in the comedy Mean Girls and with the romantic drama The Notebook. In 2005, she starred in the romantic comedy Wedding Crashers, the psychological thriller Red Eye, and the comedy-drama The Family Stone. …
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She was hailed by the media as Hollywood's new "it girl", and received a nomination for the BAFTA Rising Star Award.
After a hiatus, McAdams gained further prominence starring in the films The Time Traveler's Wife (2009), Sherlock Holmes (2009), Morning Glory (2010), Midnight in Paris (2011), The Vow (2012), and About Time (2013). For her portrayal of journalist Sacha Pfeiffer in the drama Spotlight (2015), she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. This was followed by roles in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Doctor Strange (2016) and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022), the romantic drama Disobedience (2017), the comedies Game Night (2018) and Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020), the comedy-drama Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (2023), and the horror-thriller Send Help (2026).
On television, she starred in the second season of the HBO anthology crime drama series True Detective (2015), earning a Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Movie nomination. She made her Broadway debut playing a struggling single mother in Amy Herzog's play Mary Jane (2024) for which she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play.
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- 2022Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness2h 6m · Action · AdventureDr. Christine Palmer
- 2016Doctor Strange1h 55m · Action · AdventureDr. Christine Palmer
- 2013About Time2h 3m · Drama · FantasyMary
- 2009Sherlock Holmes2h 9m · Action · AdventureIrene Adler
- 2004The Notebook2h 3m · Drama · RomanceAllie Hamilton
- 2004Mean Girls1h 37m · Comedy · DramaRegina George
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- 2026Send HelpLinda Liddle
- 2023Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.Barbara Simon
- 2023Harrison Ford: Hollywood HeroSelf
- 2022Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of MadnessSelf - Dr. Christine Palmer
- 2020Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire SagaSigrit Ericksdottir
- 2018DisobedienceEsti Kuperman
- 2018Game NightAnnie
- 2016Sonic SeaNarrator (voice)
- 2015SpotlightSacha Pfeiffer
- 2015The Little PrinceThe Mother (voice)
- 2015SouthpawMaureen Hope
- 2015AlohaTracy Woodside
- 2015Every Thing Will Be FineSara
- 2015The Making of A Most Wanted ManSelf
- 2014A Most Wanted ManAnnabel Richter
- 2013To the WonderJane
- 2013PassionChristine Stanford
- 2012The VowPaige Collins
- 2011Sherlock Holmes: A Game of ShadowsIrene Adler
- 2011Midnight in ParisInez
- 2010Morning GloryBecky Fuller
- 2010Sherlock Holmes: ReinventedSelf
- 2009The Time Traveler's WifeClare Abshire
- 2009State of PlayDella Frye
- 2008The Lucky OnesColee Dunn
- 2008Married LifeKay Nesbitt
- 2005The Family StoneAmy Stone
- 2005Red EyeLisa Reisert
- 2005Wedding CrashersClaire Cleary
- 2003My Name Is TaninoSally Garfield
- 2002The Hot ChickJessica
- 2002Perfect PiePatsy at 15
- 2002Guilt by AssociationDanielle Mason
- 2034Actor
- The Families StoneAmy Stone
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Dr. Christine Palmer
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