Rachel McAdams

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She does a great Irene Adler and I need to see the movie "Mean Girls." She has second billing in that movie.

Rachel was born on November 17, 1978 in London, Ontario as Rachel Anne McAdams. She is 5' 5" [1.65 m] tall.

Factoids:

• Attended Original Kids Theatre Company in London, Ontario.
• Her father, Lance, is a truck driver and her mother, Sandy, is a nurse.
• She has two younger siblings, sister, Kayleen, and brother, Daniel.
• Born in the same hospital as The Notebook (2004) co-star Ryan Gosling in St. Joseph's Hospital, London, Ontario.
• In 1995, she received an acting award for her role in the one-act high school play "I Live in a Little Town" when it was presented at the prestigious Ontario Showcase at the Sears Drama Festival.
• Studied theater at York University in Toronto, where she appeared in numerous stage and student film productions. During her senior year, she played a child in "The Piper", a workshop led by a creative team from Toronto's Necessary Angel Theatre Company.
• Worked at a McDonald's for three summers with her sister, Kayleen McAdams, and her brother, Dan McAdams.
• Was told to partly model the character of Regina George after Alec Baldwin's performance in Glengarry Glen Ross (1992).
• Received a record five MTV Movie Award nominations in a single year.
• Graduated from York University in Toronto with honors and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theater
• She donated many signed head-shots to Rocky Stone to be auctioned off to raise money to buy more toys for less fortunate kids as part of the Toy Mountain Campaign.
• Originally auditioned for the role of Cady in Mean Girls (2004), before being cast as Regina.
• Auditioned for the role of Sophie for the musical Mamma Mia! (2008) but lost out to actress Amanda Seyfried. Seyfried had lost out to McAdams previously for the role of Regina when they both co-starred in Mean Girls (2004).
• Was in consideration for the role of Sue Storm in Fantastic Four (2005).
• Was considered for the role of Vesper Lynd in Casino Royale (2006).
• Was Jon Favreau's first choice to play Pepper Potts in Iron Man (2008), but she turned the role down.
• Her hair is natural blonde.
• She doesn't own a car. As part of her daily contribution to help conserve energy, she rides her bike or takes the bus.
• Co-founder of www.greenissexy.org, a website which helps raise awareness about the environment.
• Avoided flying in airplanes until age 22.
• Learned to drive after a bike accident.
• Learned to appreciate rugby from Russell Crowe.
• Was in consideration for the role of Rachel Dawes in The Dark Knight (2008), but Maggie Gyllenhaal was cast instead.

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