Rachel McAdams Biography- Age, Height, Weight, Family, Net Worth & More

Biography

• Born on November 17, 1978, Rachel is popular for her box office hit film “Mean Girls” in which she is seen playing the role of Regina George.
• McAdams played an outstanding role in the drama film named ‘Perfect Pie’ for which she even got the Genie Award nomination.
• She is the winner of the Gemini Award for giving an incredible performance in ‘Slings and Arrows’ which is a comedy series.
• Rachel is an environmentalist and with her two friends, she ran an eco-friendly lifestyle website named GreenSexy.org for five years.

Family & personal details

• She is born in London, Ontario, Canada and her father Lance McAdams is a truck driver and mother Sandra McAdams is a nurse.
• Rachel is the eldest in all three siblings; she has a younger sister named Kayleen McAdams who is a great make-up artist.
• She also one younger brother named Daniel MacAdams who is a personal trainer.
• In 2016, Rachel started dating a screenwriter named Jamie Linden and soon gave birth to a son.

Education & qualification

• McAdams first took admission in Myrtle Street Public School and then later attended Central Elgin Collegiate Institute.
• During her school days, she was quite active in sports and was part of the student council.
• From York University, Rachel has completed a four-year theatre program.
• In the year 2001, McAdams graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Honors degree.

Physical appearance

• She is a beautiful actress with 5’4” height and weighs 54kg.
• Rachel has a perfect body figure with 34-24-35 measurements.
• McAdams has charming eyes of hazel color and her hair color is blonde.

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Career

• Right from her childhood, she was quite interested in acting and as a result, after completing her graduation she started working with Angel Theatre Company.
• For the first time, Rachel appeared on the screen in television series named ‘Shotgun Love Dolls’ in 2001.
• Later, she made her first film debut with ‘My Name is Tanino’ comedy Canadian film.
• She is famous for playing the role of Hannah Grant in the television series The Famous Jett Jackson.
• Rachel also appeared in the film ‘Perfect Pie’ for which she even got Genie Award nomination.
• Rachel McAdams tells her comedy film ‘The Hot Chick’ is a huge milestone in her entire acting career because this film gained her immense popularity.
• Her first breakout came with comedy film ‘Mean Girls’ which is based on Queen Bees & Wannabes’ book.
• In an Entertainment Weekly list of greatest ever high school movies, Rachel’s film Mean Girls is listed on the 12th number.
• However, in the year 2004, Rachel is seen in the romantic drama movie The Notebook along with Ryan Gosling. The movie is based on Nichol Spark’s novel.
• Rachel received immense appreciation from the audience for playing the role of sardonic sister in comedy-drama film “The Family Stone”.
• In the romantic comedy film “Wedding Crashers” along with some famous stars like Bradley Cooper and Owen Wilson.
• Playing the role of the daughter of an influential politician in Wedding Crashers movie, the New York Times appreciated Rachel and said ‘she grows more appealing with every new role’.
• She is also seen playing an outstanding role as a hotel manager in the psychological thriller film “Red Eye”.
• Rachel also starred in romantic comedy movie Midnight in Paris 2011 which is directed by Woody Allen.
• She is also seen in About Time 2013 along with Domhnall Gleeson.
• Later she appeared in the film The Time Traveler’s Wife and Doctor Strange.
• However, in 2020, she returns back to work after 16 months and is seen in Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga as Sigrit Ericksdottir.

Interesting facts about Rachel McAdams

• Her incredible performance in several films made her the winner of the MTV Movie Award and four Teen Choice Awards.
• Rachel does not have a car because she wants to contribute to conserving energy due to which she rides a bike or prefer a bus for transportation.
• During her interviews, McAdams said that she loves cooking and would have definitely opened a restaurant if she had been not in the acting field.
• She received ‘Best Kiss Award’ for the Notebook Kiss with Ryan Gosling and while receiving the award she recreated the scene with Ryan.
• Her biographical drama film ‘Spotlight’ earned her a lot of recognition due to which she even received Satellite Award.