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Rachel McAdams
Canadian actress (born 1978)
Not to be confused with Rachel Adams or Rachael Adams.
Rachel Anne McAdams (born November 17, 1978) is a Canadian actress. After graduating from a theatre degree program at York University in 2001, she 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 series Slings & Arrows (2003–2005), for which she won a Gemini Award.
In 2002, she made her Hollywood film debut in the comedy The Hot Chick. She rose to fame in 2004 with the comedy Mean Girls and 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",[1][2] and received a BAFTA Award nomination for Best Rising Star.
After a hiatus, McAdams gained further prominence starring in the films The Time Traveler's Wife (2009)
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Rachel Adams
South African politician
For the American mathematician, see Rachel Blodgett Adams. For the American volleyball player, see Rachael Adams. For the Canadian actress, see Rachel McAdams.
Rachel Cecilia Adams (born 9 August 1963) is a South African politician from the African National Congress. She has been a member of the National Assembly of South Africa since May 2017, representing the Northern Cape.[1][2] She serves as a member of the Portfolio Committee on Land Reform and Rural Development and the Portfolio Committee on Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities.[3] A 2023 report by the National Assembly's ethics committee listed Adams as one of the members of parliament who had not received any gifts or hospitality payments from outside sources.[4]
In the 2024 South African general election, she was 44th on the ANC party list.[5] She was re-elected to Parliament for a second full term.[6]
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Rachel McAdams
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Who Is Rachel McAdams?
Rachel McAdams was a competitive figure skater as a child and discovered her acting passion at age 12. She played a teen diva in her breakout role in the 2004 hit film Mean Girls. The actress has also appeared in box-office hits like Wedding Crashers, The Family Stone, The Time Traveler's Wife, Sherlock Holmes and The Vow. She received her first Oscar nomination for her role as a Boston Globe reporter in the 2015 drama Spotlight.
Early Life
Canadian actress Rachel McAdams was born on November 17, 1978 in London, Ontario, Canada. Her father, Lance, worked as a mover, and her mother, Sandra, worked as a nurse. Together, they raised McAdams and her younger siblings, sister Kayleen and brother Daniel.
McAdams started competitive figure skating at age 4 and discovered acting at age 12, when she viewed a children's theater group performance. "I told my mother that I had to be in it, that I would die if I wasn't," McAdams said in an interview with The New York Times. Her parents fully supported her ambiti
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