Date of Birth:November 17, 1978 Birth Name:Rachel Anne McAdams Nickname: Rach Birth Place: London, Ontario, Canada Occupation: Actress
If you don't already know who Rachel McAdams is, she plays in a variety of well known movies. Some of those movies would be: Mean Girls (2004), she plays the popular girl, Regina George, the leader of the plastics and of the school. Bullying comes natural, and she craves to be the center of attention. She rules her school and her home in the movie. Some other movies are: The Hot Chick (2002), The Notebook (2004), Wedding Crashers (2005), Red Eye (2005), The Family Stone (2005), Married Life (2007), The Lucky Ones (2008), State of Play (2009), The Time Traveler's Wife (2009), and Sherlock Holmes (2009). She went from small town Canadian actress to A-List Hollywood celebrity in just a few short years and it doesn't look like she plans on slowing down anytime soon in the near future. She has grown from her childhood experiences and performing infront of audiences. She also has grown from doing things such as competing in figure skating at the age of four and by thirteen she was performing in Shakespearean in a summer theater camp.
BiographyRachel McAdams was born in London, Ontario in Canada, but grew up in the small town of St. Thomas, Ontario. Her mother Sandra is a nurse, and her father, Lance, is a truck driver. Rachel has a younger brother, Daniel, and a younger sister, Kayleen. When Rachel was at an early age, she began her performance career. She did figure skating at the age of four, and from there on she knew she wanted to perform infront of an audience. When going onto college, McAdams intended to apply for cultural studies, because studying theatre would be "a bit of a joke". (Rachel McAdams IMdB) After moving on, at he last minute, a drama teacher encouraged her to go out to be a drama major. This led her to auditioning for local plays. After a while, she joined the Original Kids Theatre Company, in London, Ontario. This led her to go further and major in Theatre Arts at York University. After, she had appeared in a few Canadian productions, she hit a bigger role. Rachel went to LA and landed a greater part as the lead in the flick, The Hot Chick. After that, Rachel hit big as she starred in another two movies; Mean Girls, and The Notebook. Quotes: "If I hurt someone, if I were to accidentally poke someone's eye out, I would laugh. And then I'd say, 'I'm sorry, I really do feel bad,' but then I'm on the floor rolling."
"You know when you find a great dress, you've gotta hold onto it."
"Timing can be everything in this town,"
"I could die happy tomorrow,"
Why did I chose her?The type of movies i like to watch are pretty much anything, but if i had to chose it would have to be romantic, drama filled, love type of movie. That is why i chose Rachel McAdmas. I think she portrays her character in all her movies as if she were that person in reality. I love to watch any movies she's in because I know I'll fall in love with that movie. I also think if people really knew more about her they would like her to. Rachel McAdams carries herself very well and has worked hard to get where she has gotten today. Not to mention, the good looking men she has dated, Ryan Gosling, are also plus. This is just the start of why i chose to use here for my wikispace.
How has she influenced our generation? Rachel McAdams has influenced our generation by doing many things. She stars in some pretty well known movies, and they're well known because of how great she portrays her role. Also, she is a magnificent actress who easily draws your attention to the movie, for example, you can emotionally interact with her character. To make an audience feel like that takes great skill, but not only does her career influence people, her personality is part of what completes it. She stands her ground, and if she doesn't want to do something, she won't do it. She's a strong, fun, determined woman, and that influences our generation.
Rachel McAdams
Birth Name:Rachel Anne McAdams
Nickname: Rach
Birth Place: London, Ontario, Canada
Occupation: Actress
If you don't already know who Rachel McAdams is, she plays in a variety of well known movies. Some of those movies would be: Mean Girls (2004), she plays the popular girl, Regina George, the leader of the plastics and of the school. Bullying comes natural, and she craves to be the center of attention. She rules her school and her home in the movie. Some other movies are: The Hot Chick (2002), The Notebook (2004), Wedding Crashers (2005), Red Eye (2005), The Family Stone (2005), Married Life (2007), The Lucky Ones (2008), State of Play (2009), The Time Traveler's Wife (2009), and Sherlock Holmes (2009). She went from small town Canadian actress to A-List Hollywood celebrity in just a few short years and it doesn't look like she plans on slowing down anytime soon in the near future. She has grown from her childhood experiences and performing infront of audiences. She also has grown from doing things such as competing in figure skating at the age of four and by thirteen she was performing in Shakespearean in a summer theater camp.
BiographyRachel McAdams was born in London, Ontario in Canada, but grew up in the small town of St. Thomas, Ontario. Her mother Sandra is a nurse, and her father, Lance, is a truck driver. Rachel has a younger brother, Daniel, and a younger sister, Kayleen. When Rachel was at an early age, she began her performance career. She did figure skating at the age of four, and from there on she knew she wanted to perform infront of an audience. When going onto college, McAdams intended to apply for cultural studies, because studying theatre would be "a bit of a joke". (Rachel McAdams IMdB) After moving on, at he last minute, a drama teacher encouraged her to go out to be a drama major. This led her to auditioning for local plays. After a while, she joined the Original Kids Theatre Company, in London, Ontario. This led her to go further and major in Theatre Arts at York University. After, she had appeared in a few Canadian productions, she hit a bigger role. Rachel went to LA and landed a greater part as the lead in the flick, The Hot Chick. After that, Rachel hit big as she starred in another two movies; Mean Girls, and The Notebook.
Quotes:
"If I hurt someone, if I were to accidentally poke someone's eye out, I would laugh. And then I'd say, 'I'm sorry, I really do feel bad,' but then I'm on the floor rolling."
"You know when you find a great dress, you've gotta hold onto it."
"Timing can be everything in this town,"
"I could die happy tomorrow,"
Why did I chose her?The type of movies i like to watch are pretty much anything, but if i had to chose it would have to be romantic, drama filled, love type of movie. That is why i chose Rachel McAdmas. I think she portrays her character in all her movies as if she were that person in reality. I love to watch any movies she's in because I know I'll fall in love with that movie. I also think if people really knew more about her they would like her to. Rachel McAdams carries herself very well and has worked hard to get where she has gotten today. Not to mention, the good looking men she has dated, Ryan Gosling, are also plus. This is just the start of why i chose to use here for my wikispace.
How has she influenced our generation?
Rachel McAdams has influenced our generation by doing many things. She stars in some pretty well known movies, and they're well known because of how great she portrays her role. Also, she is a magnificent actress who easily draws your attention to the movie, for example, you can emotionally interact with her character. To make an audience feel like that takes great skill, but not only does her career influence people, her personality is part of what completes it. She stands her ground, and if she doesn't want to do something, she won't do it. She's a strong, fun, determined woman, and that influences our generation.
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(2004). Rachel McAdams. American Decades. Retrieved from http://galenet.galegroup.com
McAdams, R. (1999-2009). Rachel McAdams Quotes. Rachel McAdams. Retrieved from http://thinkexist.com/quotes/rachel_mcadams/
(2006). Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling. The Notebook MTV Best Kiss Award. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTLDLWhgV1c
Premiere The Time Travelers Wife NY. (2009). APimages. Retrieved from http://www.apimages.com