Rachel McAdams

From being a witted, rich, mean girl in the movie ‘Mean Girls’ to being an emergency surgeon and love interest in the movie ‘Doctor Strange, Rachel McAdams has ruled Hollywood with her flawless acting skills.

Rachel Anne McAdams known as Rachel McAdams is a Canadian actress who came to fame after working in movies like ‘Mean Girls, ‘And notebook’. Rachel is a versatile actor who gives her hundred percent in those characters. Rachel has become a huge personality in Hollywood and an active volunteer for social causes.

Who Are Rachel McAdams’s Parents?

On November 17, 1978, Rachel McAdams was born to Lance McAdams and Sandra McAdams (née Gale) in London, Ontario, Canada. Rachel’s father was a truck driver and furniture mover and her mother was a Nurse. She has two younger siblings, a sister Kayleen McAdams and a brother Daniel McAdams. Her Sister is a celebrity Makeup artist and Rachel’s makeup doer and her brother is a personal trainer. Rachel belongs of mixed descent which are Scottish, English, Irish and Welsh.  

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Rachel went to Myrtle Street Public school and then enrolled at Central Elgin Collegiate Institute. From an early age, Rachel showed her interest in sports, and other curriculum activities except for academic work. In sports like Volleyball, badminton, and soccer, Rachel joined figure skating at the age of four and skated until she was 18, even winning a region award but then leaving it.

Rachel worked at Mcdonald’s along with her sibling for about three years, which she enjoyed but was comfortable with due to her OCD.  Rachel had shown her interest in acting from the age of 12 when she participated in Original Kids Theatre Company, London Production. From there onward she went on to act in school drama competitions and won the Sears Ontario Drama festival award. Rachel went to York University to get a degree in bachelor of fine arts, a four-year program.

How Did Rachel Start Her Career?

In 2001, Rachel debuted her professional acting career by appearing in an MTV show, Shotgun Love Dolls as Beth. Then a year later made her movie debut in ‘My Name Is Tanino’. In 2004 Rachel got her big break from the movie ‘Mean Girls’ directed by Tina fey along with Amanda Seyfried, Lacey Chabert, and Lindsay Lohan which was a huge box office success. This movie made Rachel break out in Hollywood from their onward she never looked back. In the same year, Rachel played Allie Hamilton in the Romantic drama movie ‘The Notebook’ opposite Ryan Gosling. Now during the filming of this movie, the chemistry which we see in the movie was not on the set, Ryan and Rachel had a combative relationship.

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 The next year, in 2005 Rachel was cast along with Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, and Bradley Cooper in the movie Wedding Crashers. Then went to appear in the psychological thriller movie Red Eye directed by Wes Craven opposite Cillian Murphy. Her movie The Family stone, which was a commercial success was released in 2005, where Rachel worked with Sarah Jessica Parker and Diana Keaton.

Rachel has worked in hit movies like ‘The Time Traveller’s Wife’, ‘Sherlock Homes’, ‘Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, ‘The Vow’, ‘To the Wonder’, ‘About Time, ‘A most Wanted Man’ and rejected to work in movies such as Iron man, The devil wears Prada, Get Smart, Mission Impossible 3, Casino Royale. Rachel went from nobody to the most successful actress in Hollywood.

In 2015, Rachel starred in Southpaw along with Jake Gyllenhaal. The same year, she appeared in the HBO show True Detective. The next year, Rachel entered Marvel Universe, by appearing in the movie Doctor Strange with Benedict Cumberbatch as an emergency doctor. Her recent works are also a blockbuster, such as Game Night, Disobedience, Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

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Who Is Rachel McAdams Dating?

Rachel McAdam is currently dating Jamie Linden, a Screenwriter from 2016. They are not married, but they do share a relationship like that of husband and wife and even are parents to their children. They have two kids together, a son and a  daughter. Rachel’s son was born in 2018 and her baby girl was born in 2021. Rachel was rumored dating Taylor Kitsch, an actor, and was alleged of being in a relationship with actor Jake Gyllenhaal. Rachel has been rumored with actors such as Josh Lucas, Ben Jackson, Michael Sheen, and Kit Harrington. In 2013, Rachel appeared with Patrick Sambrook at CANFAR in Toronto as a date but they broke up in 2014. Rachel and Ryan were in a relationship for almost two years in 2004 and broke up in 2007, they had a complex relationship.

What Is Rachel McAdam’s Net Worth?

As of 2022, Rachel has a net worth of $25 million with income sources such as acting and voiceover artist. Magnolia Entertainment, Talent Management Company, Beverly Hills, California manages and represents Rachel. She has hit many box office movies including, the $196 million earning movie The Vow, the $543 million earning movie Sherlock Homes: A game of shadows, and many more. Rachel believes that social media is not for her and keeps her life private. Rachel does not have any social media account, she only posts her photo on her sister’s Instagram posts other than that, Rachel is seen when promoting her movies.

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How Tall Is Rachel McAdams?

At the age of 44, Rachel is a health-conscious actress like every celebrity has a height of 5 ft 4 inches, and weighs 54 kg. According to her wiki, Rachel’s trainer is Jerry Owen with whom she workouts and follows a healthy diet. Rachel is a beautiful human with hazel eyes, brown hair, and a mole on her face and neck.

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