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Rachel McAdams
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Biography:Thin, blonde, and possessing the sort of stylish, model-esque good looks that wouldn't be out of place in the glossy pages of Vogue, actress Rachel McAdams got her start on Canadian television before graduating to Hollywood features. Though McAdams' early screen roles found her specializing in the bitchy teen princess to maximum effect, closer inspection reveals a skilled dramatic actress who no doubt has the talent to move beyond the high-school trappings of such comedies as The Hot Chick and Mean Girls.

Born to a truck driver and a nurse in London, Ontario, Canada, McAdams warmed to the spotlight early on by taking up competitive skating at just four years old. Though she would remain on the ice well into her teens, the toll of constant competition eventually frazzled her nerves, and she soon began gravitating toward the stage. Beginning in summer theater camp at the age of 13, the burgeoning... Full Biography

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Actress Rachel McAdams attends the world premiere of "Sherlock Holmes" at the Empire Leicester...
Rachel McAdams attends the New York premiere of "Sherlock Holmes" at Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln...
Rachel McAdams arrives for the opening night performance of the Roundabout Theatre Company's...
Rachel McAdams attends the Altuzarra fashion show during the Mercedes Benz Spring 2010 Fashion Week...
Rachel McAdams attends the world premiere of "The Time Traveler's Wife" at the Ziegfeld Theatre in...
Rachel McAdams promotes her movie "The Time Traveler's Wife" in New York on Aug. 1, 2009.
Actor Rachel McAdams of the film "State of Play" photographed in Los Angeles on March 27, 2009.
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