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Send Help
as Linda Liddle
2026
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Rachel McAdams
Also known as Rachel Anne McAdams
Biography
Rachel Anne McAdams (born November 17, 1978) is a Canadian actress. A graduate of York University in 2001 with a BFA in theatre, she is known for her starring roles in comedy and drama films as well as her work in television and theater. Her accolades include nominations for an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and a Tony Award. In 2026, she was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. As a leading actress, her films have grossed over $3.4 billion worldwide.
McAdams made her Hollywood film debut in the comedy The Hot Chick in 2002. She rose to fame in 2004 with her portrayal of Regina George in the comedy Mean Girls and with the romantic drama The Notebook. In 2005, she starred in the romantic comedy Wedding Crashers, the psychological thriller Red Eye, and the comedy-drama The Family Stone. She was hailed by the media as Hollywood's new "it girl", and received a nomination for the BAFTA Rising Star Award.
After a hiatus, McAdams gained further prominence starring in the films The Time Traveler's Wife (2009), Sherlock Holmes (2009), Morning Glory (2010), Midnight in Paris (2011), The Vow (2012), and About Time (2013). For her portrayal of journalist Sacha Pfeiffer in the drama Spotlight (2015), she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. This was followed by roles in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Doctor Strange (2016) and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022), the romantic drama Disobedience (2017), the comedies Game Night (2018) and Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020), the comedy-drama Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (2023), and the horror-thriller Send Help (2026).
On television, she starred in the second season of the HBO anthology crime drama series True Detective (2015), earning a Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Movie nomination. She made her Broadway debut playing a struggling single mother in Amy Herzog's play Mary Jane (2024) for which she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play.
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Full filmography
2026
2023
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Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
London premiereas Barbara Simon
2023
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Harrison Ford: Hollywood Hero
as Self
2023
2022
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Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
as Self - Dr. Christine Palmer
2022
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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
as Dr. Christine Palmer
2022
2020
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Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
as Sigrit Ericksdottir
2020
2018
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Disobedience
as Esti Kuperman
2018
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Game Night
as Annie
2018
2016
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Sonic Sea
as Narrator (voice)
2016
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Doctor Strange
as Dr. Christine Palmer
2016
2015
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Every Thing Will Be Fine
as Sara
2015
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Southpaw
as Maureen Hope
2015
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Spotlight
as Sacha Pfeiffer
2015
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Aloha
as Tracy Woodside
2015
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The Making of A Most Wanted Man
as Self
2015
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The Little Prince
as The Mother (voice)
2015
2014
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A Most Wanted Man
as Annabel Richter
2014
2013
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To the Wonder
as Jane
2013
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About Time
as Mary
2013
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Passion
as Christine Stanford
2013
2012
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The Vow
as Paige Collins
2012
2011
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Midnight in Paris
as Inez
2011
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Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
as Irene Adler
2011
2010
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Morning Glory
as Becky Fuller
2010
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Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented
as Self
2010
2009
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Sherlock Holmes
as Irene Adler
2009
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The Time Traveler's Wife
as Clare Abshire
2009
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State of Play
as Della Frye
2009
2008
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Married Life
as Kay Nesbitt
2008
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The Lucky Ones
as Colee Dunn
2008
2005
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Red Eye
as Lisa Reisert
2005
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The Family Stone
as Amy Stone
2005
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Wedding Crashers
as Claire Cleary
2005
2004
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Mean Girls
London premiereas Regina George
2004
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The Notebook
as Allie Hamilton
2004
2003
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My Name Is Tanino
as Sally Garfield
2003
2002
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The Hot Chick
as Jessica
2002
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Perfect Pie
as Patsy at 15
2002
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Guilt by Association
as Danielle Mason
2002
Unknown year
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2034
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The Families Stone
as Amy Stone
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