nominated Rachel McAdams' transformative performances have established her as one of Hollywood's most sought-after and respected actors.?
McAdams was born and raised in a small town outside of London, Ontario. Involved with theater growing up, she went on to graduate with honors with a BFA degree in Theater from York University.Following
starmaking turns in Tina Fey's original Mean Girls and Nick Cassavetes’ The Notebook opposite Ryan Gosling, in 2005, McAdams received ShoWest's Supporting Actress of the Year Award as well as the Breakthrough Actress of the Year at the Hollywood Film Awards. In 2009, she was awarded with ShoWest's Female Star of the Year.
McAdams most recently earned critical acclaim for her starring role in the film adaptation of Judy Blume’s best-selling novel
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. Her extensive filmography includes
Game Night alongside Jason Bateman and Kyle Chandler; Sebastián Lelio’s
Disobedience, co-starring opposite Rachel Weisz; and starring as
Dr. Christine Palmer alongside Benedict Cumberbatch, Tilda Swinton, Mads Mikkelsen and Chiwetel Ejiofor in Scott Derrickson’s
Marvel film,
Doctor Strange; and reprising the role opposite Benedict Cumberbatch and Elizabeth Olsen in
Doctor Strange In The Multiverse of Madness, directed by Sam Raimi.
Her role in Thomas McCarthy’s?critically acclaimed?
Spotlight, alongside Michael Keaton and Mark Ruffalo garnered McAdams a
Best Supporting Actress nominations from the
Oscars Critics’ Choice Award &
Screen Actors’ Guild Award. She also earned a
SAG nomination for Woody Allen's
?Midnight In Paris opposite Owen Wilson, Kathy Bates, Adrien Brody, Marion Cotillard, Carla Bruni, and Michael Sheen.
McAdams starred as Irene Adler in
Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes and its sequel,?
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows?opposite Robert Downey Jr.;
The Little Prince opposite Jeff Bridges, Paul Rudd, and Benicio del Toro; Anton Corbijn's
A Most Wanted Man opposite Philip Seymour Hoffman, Robin Wright and Willem Dafoe; and Cameron Crowe’s
Aloha opposite Bradley Cooper and Emma Stone. She played Sigrit Ericksdóttir opposite Will Ferrell in
Netflix’s
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga. She also starred in
Southpaw opposite Jake Gyllenhaal and Forest Whitaker; Wim Wenders’
Everything Will Be Fine opposite James Franco, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Robert Naylor; Michael Sucsy’s
The Vow, opposite Channing Tatum; Richard Curtis'
About Time opposite Domhnall Gleeson and Bill Nighy; Terrence Malick's
To The Wonder opposite Ben Affleck and Olga Kurylenko; Brian De Palma's
Passion opposite Noomi Rapace; Roger Michell's
Morning Glory opposite Diane Keaton and Harrison Ford;
The Time Traveler's Wife with Eric Bana; Neil Burger's
The Lucky Ones;
Married Life with Pierce Brosnan (
Toronto Film Festival 2007 Premiere);
The Family Stone opposite Diane Keaton and Sarah Jessica Parker; Wes Craven's
Red Eye opposite Cillian Murphy; and
Wedding Crashersopposite Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn and Christopher Walken.
On Television, McAdams guest starred in FX’s popular series “Dave” in three episodes as herself, alongside Brad Pitt and Dave Burd and Nic Pizzolatto’s “True Detective” where she starred alongside Colin Farrell, Taylor Kitsch, and Vince Vaughn.
The Academy Award® nominee & Critics Choice Award winner is making her Broadway debut in Manhattan Theatre Club's Broadway premiere of Mary Jane written by Pulitzer Prize finalist Amy Herzog and directed by Anne Kauffman. Joining Rachel McAdams in the cast are April Matthis, Susan Pourfar, Lily Santiago, and Brenda Wehle. After its Official Opening on April 23, the production has announced a two-week extension and will now play through Sunday, June 16 at MTC’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (261 West 47th Street).