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Rachel McAdams: Biography

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  • Birth Name: Rachel Anne McAdams
  • Birth Place: London, Ontario, Canada
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 11/17/1978, Scorpio
  • Profession: Actor
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Rachel McAdams Fast Facts:
  • Began competing in figure skating at age 4 and continued with the sport until she was 18. 
  • Performed Shakespeare at the Original Kids Theatre in her home town at the age of 12.
  • First TV performance was as a girl with bulimia in a 2001 episode of The Famous Jett Jackson.
  • Prepared for her role of Southern belle Allie Hamilton in The Notebook (2004) by taking etiquette lessons.
  • Won a 2005 MTV Movie Award for Breakthrough Female for her role in Mean Girls and also shared one with Notebook costar Ryan Gosling for Best Kiss.
  • Arrived at a photo shoot for the March 2006 issue of Vanity Fair magazine only to bow out at the last minute because she reportedly had a change of heart about posing nude.
  • Rachel McAdams Relationships:
  • Michael Sheen - Significant Other
  • Daniel McAdams - Brother
  • Kayleen McAdams - Sister
  • Lance McAdams - Father
  • Ryan Gosling - Ex-significant Other
  • Sandy McAdams - Mother
  • Josh Lucas - Ex-significant Other
  • Rachel McAdams Awards:
  • 2002 Genie Awards: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee
  • 2011 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - Nominee
  • College:
  • York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (BFA in Theater, 2001)

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