Rachel McAdams

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Rachel McAdams (2016)

Rachel Anne McAdams (born November 17, 1978 in London , Ontario ) is a Canadian actress .

life and career

McAdams was born the daughter of a truck driver and nurse and grew up in the small town of St. Thomas . She has a younger brother and sister. She began acting at the age of 13, and after attending the Central Elgin Collegiate Institute in St. Thomas, she studied acting at York University in Toronto .

She had her first roles in television films and series such as Shotgun Love Dolls and Mission Earth: You Are Among Us . She made her big screen debut in 2002 in the Italian-Canadian co-production My Name Is Tanino . For her role in the small-town drama Perfect Pie , she was nominated for a Genie Award as best newcomer and caught the eye of Hollywood. Her next film was the 2002 comedy Hot Chick , in which she starred alongside Rob Schneider . However, she achieved greater fame in 2004 alongside Lindsay Lohan in the film Girls Club - Beware of the Snappy! , for which Tina Fey wrote the script. While playing the typical high school teen in these films , she turned to more serious and adult roles in Like a Single Day (2004). While filming, she also met Ryan Gosling , to whom she was later engaged; the couple announced their split in 2007.

At the 2004 MTV Movie Awards , McAdams earned a record nomination in five categories, including best actress and best newcomer. Her portrayal in the film Like a Single Day was even recognized and praised in the New York Times. McAdams was also a nominee at the Teen Choice Awards .

In 2005, McAdams starred in three films. In the comedy The Wedding Crashers , she played alongside Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn . In the thriller Red Eye , she worked with director Wes Craven , who is best known for his horror series Scream and Nightmare . Her performance was recognized again and so the actress qualified in this genre as well. After all, she was at the side of Sarah Jessica Parker in the comedy The Stone Family. to see.

At this point, McAdams was already being referred to as the new It girl and "the new Julia Roberts ". Between 2006 and 2007, she withdrew from the public eye to take care of her family and herself. During this time she turned down roles in The Devil Wears Prada , James Bond 007 - Casino Royale , Mission: Impossible III and Get Smart .

In 2009, McAdams made a comeback and received multiple critical acclaim. She received great recognition for her performance in State of Play . In the film adaptation of the bestseller of the same name, The Time Traveler's Wife , she played the leading female role alongside Eric Bana . Shortly thereafter, she was seen as Irene Adler in the remake of the Sherlock Holmes novel series , which was followed by the sequel Spiel im Schatten in 2012 . In 2012, feature film works with Terrence Malick and Brian De Palma followed . In Malick's drama To the Wonder she is seen as the lover of Ben Affleck , while in De Palma's thriller Passion (a remake of Alain Corneau's Love and Intrigue from 2010) she stars alongside Noomi Rapace . Both films were invited to compete at the 69th Venice International Film Festival .

She was shortlisted for the role of Rachel Creed for the 2014 remake of Stephen King's "Cemetery of Stuffed Animals". In November 2014 its commitment for a leading role in the second season of the series was True Detective radio station HBO known. She was there alongside Colin Farrell , Vince Vaughn and Taylor Kitsch .

In 2015 she took on a bigger role in the movie Spotlight , for which she received a nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the 2016 Academy Awards .

McAdams lives in Toronto with her family . She has had a relationship with screenwriter Jamie Linden since 2016 . Their son was born in 2018.

Filmography

Rachel McAdams at the premiere of Sherlock Holmes in January 2010

Dubbing voice

Rachel McAdams is dubbed in the German version of almost all films by Ranja Bonalana . Exceptions were the films Like a single day and Married Life , in which she was dubbed by Dascha Lehmann and Vera Teltz , as well as The Lucky Ones and Passion , for which Kaya Marie Möller and Ulrike Stürzbecher McAdams lent their voices.

Awards

Rachel McAdams (2007)

Gemini Award

  • 2004: Best Female Performance in a Supporting Role (Drama Series) for Slings & Arrows

Hollywood Film Festival

  • 2004: Breakthrough of the Year [Actress]

MTV Movie Award

Show West Award

  • 2005: Best Supporting Actress of the Year
  • 2009: Female Star of the Year

Teen Choice Award

  • 2005: Choice Movie Actress: Drama for Like a Single Day
  • 2005: Choice Movie Chemistry with Ryan Gosling for Like a Single Day
  • 2005: Choice Movie LipLock with Ryan Gosling for Like a single day
  • 2005: Choice Movie Love Scene with Ryan Gosling for Like a single day
  • 2006: Best Actress in a Comedy for The Wedding Crashers
  • 2010: Best Actress in an Action Adventure for Sherlock Holmes

Nominations

Oscar

Critics' Choice Movie Award

Genius award

  • 2003: Best female performance in a supporting role for Perfect Pie

Teen Choice Award

  • 2004: Choice Breakout Movie Star - Female for Girls Club
  • 2004: Choice Movie Actress: Comedy for Girls Club
  • 2004: Choice Movie Blush for Girls Club
  • 2004: Choice Movie Hissy Fit for Girls Club
  • 2004: Choice Movie Sleazebag for Girls Club
  • 2005: Choice Movie Dance Scene with Ryan Gosling for Like a single day
  • 2006: Choice Liplock with Owen Wilson for The Wedding Crashers
  • 2012: Choice Movie Actress: Drama for The Vow

Satellite Award

People's Choice Award

  • 2013: Favorite Actress - Drama for The Vow

MTV Movie Awards

  • 2005: Best Villain for Girls Club
  • 2005: Best female performance for Like a single day
  • 2005: Best Kiss in Like a Single Day
  • 2006: Best performance in The Wedding Crashers
  • 2012: Best Kiss with Channing Tatum in The Vow

Saturn Award

  • 2006: Best Actress in Red Eye
  • 2011: Best Supporting Actress in Midnight in Paris

Screen Actors Guild Award

Further nominations

  • 2006: Rising Star Award
  • 2006: Glamor's Women of the Year Awards - Best Newcomer

Web links

Commons : Rachel McAdams  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Birth and Death Notices (1978-12-7). In: The London Free Press. Archived from the original on March 25, 2009 ; accessed on October 9, 2016 .
  2. ↑ Today in history: November 17 . MSNBC. November 17, 2006. Retrieved March 8, 2011.
  3. ↑ Marla Lehner: Ryan Gosling Consoled Fans After Rachel McAdams Split. In: People .com. October 17, 2007, accessed March 8, 2011 .
  4. ↑ Schwartz: 'Time Traveler's Wife': Welcome back, Rachel McAdams? . In: Entertainment Weekly . August 15, 2009. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
  5. ^ Lynn Hirschberg: Woody's Women . In: W . Conde Nast Publications. June 2011. Archived from the original on January 2, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 15, 2011. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.wmagazine.com
  6. ↑ Elle Magazine (US edition), April 2007 edition, p. 288
  7. ↑ Nellie Andreeva: 'True Detective' co-stars Taylor Kitsch, Rachel MacAdams, Kelly Reilly Confirmed By HBO For Season 2 . In: deadline.com . November 24, 2014. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  8. ↑ Rachel McAdams Secretly Gives Birth to Baby Boy. Hollywood Pipeline , April 2018, accessed April 10, 2018 .
  9. ↑ Guillaume Horcajuelo: Rachel McAdams: Secret birth of their first child. In: kurier.at. April 10, 2018, accessed April 10, 2018 .
  10. ↑ Michael Speier: ShoWest honors Rachel McAdams: Confab names actress Female Star of the Yearf . variety.com , May 24, 2009, accessed August 23, 2015
  11. ↑ Teen Choice Awards 2012 - Movies . ( Memento from November 14, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) teenchoiceawards, November 14, 2012, accessed from the Internet Archive on August 23, 2015
  12. ↑ MTV Movie Awards 2012: Best Kiss MTV Movie Awards , June 4, 2012, accessed August 23, 2015
  13. ^ Satellite Awards 2011 . International Press Academy , accessed August 23, 2015
personal data
SURNAME McAdams, Rachel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES McAdams, Rachel Anne (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian actress
DATE OF BIRTH 17th November 1978
PLACE OF BIRTH London , Ontario , Canada