Rachel McAdams by Jan Welters for Marie Claire June 2015

Rachel Anne McAdams (born November 17, 1978) is a Canadian actress. After graduating from a four-year theatre program at York University in 2001, she initially worked in Canadian television and film productions such as the drama film Perfect Pie (2002) (for which she received a Genie Award nomination), the comedy film My Name Is Tanino (2002), and the comedy mini-series Slings and Arrows as Kate McNeil (for which she won a Gemini Award). In 2002, she made her Hollywood film debut in the comedy The Hot Chick. McAdams found fame in 2004, co-starring in the comedy Mean Girls and the romantic drama The Notebook. In 2005, she co-starred in the romantic comedy Wedding Crashers, the psychological thriller Red Eye, and the family comedy-drama The Family Stone. She was hailed by the media as Hollywood's new "it girl", and received a BAFTA nomination for Best Rising Star.

McAdams withdrew from the public eye from 2006 to 2007. She made a low-key return to work in 2008, co-starring in two limited release films that were the film noir Married Life and the road trip comedy-drama The Lucky Ones. She returned to prominence in 2009 and co-starred in the political thriller State of Play, the science-fiction romantic drama The Time Traveler's Wife, and the mystery/action-adventure film Sherlock Holmes. In 2010, McAdams co-starred in the comedy Morning Glory, that was billed as her first star vehicle. In 2011, she co-starred in Woody Allen's fantasy romantic comedy Midnight in Paris and reprised her role in the mystery/action-adventure sequel Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. In 2012, she co-starred in the romantic drama The Vow. In 2013, McAdams co-starred in the romantic drama To the Wonder, the erotic thriller Passion and the romantic comedy-drama About Time. In 2014, she co-starred the espionage thriller A Most Wanted Man, and still awaiting release include Wim Wenders's drama Every Thing Will Be Fine and Cameron Crowe's romantic comedy Aloha.