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| 1 | In 2006, McAdams walked out of a cover shoot for the annual Vanity Fair Hollywood issue when she realized it demanded nudity (leaving a naked Scarlett Johansson and Keira Knightley to drape themselves over a fully clothed Tom Ford). Ford had prearranged with McAdams's publicist, Amy Van Iden, for the actress to appear nude in the group portrait, but Van Iden neglected to tell her that she would have to undress for the shoot. When McAdams arrived on the set and found out what Ford had in mind, she fired her publicist. |
| 2 | Was voted "Sexiest Actress" by Victoria's Secret's annual What is Sexy List, 2015. |
| 3 | First actress born in 1978 to be nominated for an Oscar. |
| 4 | First cast member from Mean Girls (2004) to receive an Academy Award nomination. |
| 5 | Considers Ryan Gosling, to be her best friend. |
| 6 | Lives in the upscale Harbord Village neighborhood in the Annex District of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. |
| 7 | She and her Aloha (2015) co-star Emma Stone both starred in romance movies with Ryan Gosling. In both their films with Gosling, the actresses do a love scene with the actor in the home his character lives in, after having come in from out of the rain. |
| 8 | Though Aloha (2015) was the first time she and co-star Emma Stone had worked together, both actresses had worked with the film's main star Bradley Cooper in other movies: McAdams-Cooper in Wedding Crashers (2005) and Stone-Cooper in The Rocker (2008). |
| 9 | From 2011-2015, she has been reunited with her Wedding Crashers (2005) co-stars: Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn and Bradley Cooper on other projects. She and Wilson reunited in Midnight in Paris (2011), Vaughn in the second season of _True Detective_ and Cooper in Aloha (2015). |
| 10 | Played the love interest of time travelers in three movies, About Time (2013), Midnight in Paris (2011) and The Time Traveler's Wife (2009). |
| 11 | Filming About Time (2013) in London, England. [June 2012] |
| 12 | Filming Sherlock Holmes (2009) in London, England. [January 2009] |
| 13 | Filming Passion (2012) in Berlin, Germany. [March 2012] |
| 14 | Filming A Most Wanted Man (2014) in Hamburg, Germany. [September 2012] |
| 15 | Between 2009 and 2016, Rachel McAdams played a love interest to a man who can travel through (or otherwise manipulate) time four different times: The Time Traveler's Wife, Midnight in Paris, About Time, and Doctor Strange. In none of these four movies does McAdams's character herself get to participate in these time travels or manipulations. |
| 16 | Named Philip Seymour Hoffman as her favorite actor in a 2009 interview. |
| 17 | Was in a relationship with actor Michael Sheen from July 2010 until early 2013. |
| 18 | In her lead roles for 3 book-to-film love stories, Rachel has played an artist and painter - The Notebook (2004), The Time Traveler's Wife (2009), and The Vow (2012). |
| 19 | Ranked as having one of the "Most Beautiful Famous Faces" by "The Annual Independent Critics List of the 100 Most Beautiful Famous Faces From Around the World." She was ranked #43 in 2010, #62 in 2009, #88 in 2008, #32 in 2007, and #47 in 2006. |
| 20 | Ranked #48 in the 2010 FHM UK list of "100 Sexiest Women in the World". |
| 21 | Ranked #47 in the 2011 FHM Australia list of "100 Sexiest Women in the World". |
| 22 | Ranked #63 in the 2011 FHM list of "100 Sexiest Women in the World". |
| 23 | Ranked #35 on the Ask Men 2011 list of the Top 99 Most Desirable Women. |
| 24 | Ranked #15 in the 2007 Ask Men Australia top 99 "most desirable women" list. |
| 25 | Ranked #48 in the 2010 FHM list of "100 Sexiest Women." Previously she was ranked #50 in 2008 and #89 in 2006. |
| 26 | Was in consideration for the role of Daisy Buchanan in The Great Gatsby (2013), but Carey Mulligan was cast instead. |
| 27 | Was in consideration for the role of Rachel Dawes in The Dark Knight (2008), but Maggie Gyllenhaal was cast instead. |
| 28 | Publicist has announced that Rachel does not have a Twitter account (August 2009). |
| 29 | Learned to appreciate rugby from Russell Crowe. |
| 30 | Learned to drive after a bike accident. |
| 31 | She is allergic to horses. |
| 32 | She would love to work with Daniel Day-Lewis, James Franco and Sam Rockwell. |
| 33 | Her favorite actresses include: Joan Cusack, Juliette Lewis, Kate Winslet, Laura Dern, Renée Zellweger and Samantha Morton. She also considers Elizabeth Taylor and Audrey Hepburn to be her role models. |
| 34 | 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). |
| 35 | Avoided flying airplanes until age 22. |
| 36 | Originally auditioned for the role of Cady in Mean Girls (2004), before being cast as Regina. |
| 37 | Likes shopping at Vintage clothing stores. |
| 38 | Was Jon Favreau's first choice to play Pepper Potts in Iron Man (2008), but she turned the role down. Gwyneth Paltrow was subsequently cast instead. |
| 39 | Co-founder of www.greenissexy.org, a website which helps raise awareness about the environment. |
| 40 | She doesn't own a car. As part of her daily contribution to help conserve energy, she rides her bike or takes the bus. |
| 41 | Was engaged to actor and co-star Ryan Gosling twice throughout their three year relationship - once in 2006, then again in 2008. |
| 42 | Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#68). [2007]. |
| 43 | Older sister of Kayleen McAdams. |
| 44 | Lives in the popular Los Angeles neighborhood of Silverlake. Other Silverlake locals include Beck, Bo Barrett, Christina Ricci, Jason Lee and Ryan Gosling. |
| 45 | Is a vegetarian again. |
| 46 | She was voted the #101 on FHS's list of Sexiest Women in the World (2005). |
| 47 | Was considered for the role of Vesper Lynd in Casino Royale (2006), before the role was given to Eva Green. |
| 48 | Had to turn down the female lead in The Last Kiss (2006) due to scheduling conflicts. The role was eventually given to Jacinda Barrett. |
| 49 | While a student at York University, she lived in the same "house" as Ron Sparks in Vanier Residence. |
| 50 | Named #51 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006" supplement. (2006). |
| 51 | Was in consideration for the role of Sue Storm in Fantastic Four (2005), but Jessica Alba was cast instead. |
| 52 | Ranked #17 on Maxim's Hot 100 Women of 2006 list. |
| 53 | Ranked #14 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 Women of 2005 list. |
| 54 | In December 2005, she was #1 on MuchMusic's "Who To Do: 20 Sexiest Girls" list. This list is aired each year, and there is also a separate list for guys. |
| 55 | Attended David Rothenberg's on-camera acting class in Toronto with fellow actors Scott Speedman, Kenneth Mitchell, Polly Shannon and David Sutcliffe. |
| 56 | She has English, Welsh, Irish, Scottish, and distant Dutch, ancestry (including American-born forebears). One of her paternal great-grandfathers was born in Wales, while her maternal grandfather was born in Plymouth, England, to an English father and a Scottish mother. |
| 57 | 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. |
| 58 | Formerly a vegetarian. |
| 59 | Graduated from York University in Toronto with honors & a B.F.A. in theater |
| 60 | Received a record five MTV Movie Award nominations in a single year. |
| 61 | Was told to partly model the character of Regina George after Alec Baldwin's performance in Glengarry Glen Ross (1992). |
| 62 | Worked at a McDonald's for three summers with her sister, Kayleen McAdams, and her brother, Dan McAdams. |
| 63 | 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. |
| 64 | 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. |
| 65 | Born in the same hospital as The Notebook (2004) co-star Ryan Gosling in St. Joseph's Hospital, London, Ontario. |
| 66 | Her father, Lance, is a truck driver and her mother, Sandy, is a nurse. She has a younger sister, Kayleen McAdams, and a younger brother, Daniel. |
| 67 | Attended Original Kids Theatre Company in London, Ontario. |
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