Rachel McAdams

Rachel McAdams is my favorite kind of star: the one who could have coasted on charm and chose range instead. In a single stretch she gave us a perfect teen villain and a perfect romantic lead, which are opposite skill sets, and then disappeared into the ensemble of Spotlight so completely that her discipline became the performance. That York University theatre training shows in how generously she plays with others rather than over them. I find it telling that her biggest trophies are cast awards; she makes everyone around her better. The 2026 Walk of Fame star felt overdue to me.

Name (English)

Rachel McAdams

Name (Japanese)

レイチェル・マクアダムス

Reading

れいちぇる・まくあだむす

Born

November 17, 1978 (age 47)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Horse

Origin

London, Ontario, Canada

Occupation

film actor / actor / stage actor / television actor / environmentalist

University

York University

Awards & achievements

• 2014 Canada's Walk of Fame
• 2016 Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast
• 2016 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
• 2016 Satellite Award for Best Cast – Motion Picture
• 2005 MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance
• 2005 MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo
• 2005 MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%81%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%82%AF%E3%82%A2%E3%83%80%E3%83%A0%E3%82%B9

Tags

• Ontario
• film actor
• actor
• stage actor

Last updated

2026-06-11

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.