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* OlderThanTheyLook: She's nearly 45 but looks to be in her late twenties-early thirties.

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* OlderThanTheyLook: She's nearly 45 in her mid-forties but looks to be in her late twenties-early thirties.
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Some people [[FanNickname jokingly refer to her]] as the "Time Traveler’s Love Interest", with the nickname cropping up after she starred in four films playing the love interest to a male lead who could time travel or control time in some way — ''Film/TheTimeTravelersWife2009'', ''Film/MidnightInParis'', ''Film/AboutTime'', and ''Film/{{Doctor Strange|2016}}''. [=McAdams=] herself has reportedly gotten sick of this and wants to be in a movie where ''she'' can be the time traveler for a change.

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Some people [[FanNickname jokingly refer to her]] as the "Time Traveler’s Traveler's Love Interest", with the nickname cropping up after she starred in four films playing the love interest to a male lead who could time travel or control time in some way — ''Film/TheTimeTravelersWife2009'', ''Film/MidnightInParis'', ''Film/AboutTime'', and ''Film/{{Doctor Strange|2016}}''. [=McAdams=] herself has reportedly gotten sick of this and wants to be in a movie where ''she'' can be the time traveler for a change.

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Rachel Anne [=McAdams=] (born November 17, 1978 in London, Ontario) is a [[CanadaEh Canadian]] Actress.

Adams first came to prominence playing the title role in the 2002 comedy ''Film/TheHotChick'' alongside Creator/RobSchneider, but her career really progressed when she starred as "queen bee" Regina George in 2004's ''Film/MeanGirls''. [[DawsonCasting She was much older than the character she played.]] She followed ''Film/MeanGirls'' with the film adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' novel ''Film/TheNotebook'', with Creator/RyanGosling, with whom she later began an off-screen romance.

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Rachel Anne [=McAdams=] (born November 17, 1978 in London, Ontario) is a [[CanadaEh Canadian]] Actress.

Canadian actress.

Adams first came to prominence playing the title role in the 2002 comedy ''Film/TheHotChick'' alongside Creator/RobSchneider, but her career really progressed when she starred as "queen bee" Regina George in 2004's ''Film/MeanGirls''. [[DawsonCasting She was much older than the character she played.]] She followed ''Film/MeanGirls'' this with the film adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' novel ''Film/TheNotebook'', with ''Film/TheNotebook'' where she co-starred alongside Creator/RyanGosling, with whom she later began an off-screen romance.



Also in 2009, she played Clare in ''Film/TheTimeTravelersWife2009'', based on the book, starring with Creator/EricBana.

She has an old school Hollywood beauty about her. In fact, part of what helped her land her role in ''Sherlock Holmes'' was her classic looks, which didn't make her look too young to be a love interest for Creator/RobertDowneyJr (13 years her senior). Among the people she has dated in RealLife are Creator/RyanGosling (2005–07) and Creator/MichaelSheen (2010–13); since 2014, she has been in a relationship with screenwriter Jamie Linden, with whom she has a son (born in 2018) and a daughter.

Some people [[FanNickname jokingly refer to her]] as the "Time Traveler’s Love Interest" after she starred in four films playing the love interest to a male lead who could time travel or control time in some way — ''Film/TheTimeTravelersWife2009'', ''Film/MidnightInParis'', ''Film/AboutTime'', and ''Film/{{Doctor Strange|2016}}''. [=McAdams=] herself has reportedly gotten sick of this and wants to be in a movie where ''she'' can be the time traveler for a change.

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Also in 2009, she played Clare in ''Film/TheTimeTravelersWife2009'', based on the book, starring with Creator/EricBana.

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[=McAdams=] has been to said to have an old school Hollywood beauty about her. In fact, part of what helped her land her role in ''Sherlock Holmes'' was her classic looks, which didn't make her look too young to be a love interest for Creator/RobertDowneyJr (13 years her senior). Among the people she has dated in RealLife are Creator/RyanGosling (2005–07) and Creator/MichaelSheen (2010–13); since 2014, she has been in a relationship with screenwriter Jamie Linden, with whom she has a son (born in 2018) and a daughter.

Some people [[FanNickname jokingly refer to her]] as the "Time Traveler’s Love Interest" Interest", with the nickname cropping up after she starred in four films playing the love interest to a male lead who could time travel or control time in some way — ''Film/TheTimeTravelersWife2009'', ''Film/MidnightInParis'', ''Film/AboutTime'', and ''Film/{{Doctor Strange|2016}}''. [=McAdams=] herself has reportedly gotten sick of this and wants to be in a movie where ''she'' can be the time traveler for a change.
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Rachel Anne [=McAdams=] (born November 17, 1978 in London, Ontario) is a [[CanadaEh Canadian]] actor.

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Rachel Anne [=McAdams=] (born November 17, 1978 in London, Ontario) is a [[CanadaEh Canadian]] actor.
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** Like Aaron Paul as of 2022, she is starting to show her age now however.

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!! Selected Filmography:

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!! Selected Filmography:!!Selected Filmography:
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* ''Film/TheHotChick'' (2002) as Jessica Spencer & Clive Maxtone

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* ''Film/TheHotChick'' (2002) as Jessica Spencer & / Clive Maxtone



* ''Series/TrueDetective'' (2015) as Ani Bezzerides



* ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'' (2016 — present) as Dr. Christine Palmer

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* ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'' (2016 — present) (2016–present) as Dr. Christine Palmer



** ''[[WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021 What If...?]]'' (2021)


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* ''Film/AreYouThereGodItsMeMargaret'' (2023) as Barbara Simon
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* ''Series/TheFamousJettJackson'' (1 episode, 2001) as Hannah Grant
* ''Series/EarthFinalConflict'' (1 episode, 2002) as Christine Bickwell
* ''Series/SlingsAndArrows'' (7 episodes, 2003–05) as Kate [=McNab=]
* ''Series/TrueDetective'' (8 episodes, 2015) as Det. Antigone "Ani" Bezzerides
* ''[[WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021 What If...?]]'' (1 episode, 2021) as Dr. Christine Palmer (voice)
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Adams first came to prominence playing the title role in the 2002 comedy ''Film/TheHotChick'' alongside Creator/RobSchneider, but her career really progressed when she starred as Regina George, the queen bee in 2004's ''Film/MeanGirls''. [[DawsonCasting She was much older than the character she played.]] She followed ''Film/MeanGirls'' with the film adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' novel ''Film/TheNotebook'', with Creator/RyanGosling, with whom she later began an off-screen romance.

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Adams first came to prominence playing the title role in the 2002 comedy ''Film/TheHotChick'' alongside Creator/RobSchneider, but her career really progressed when she starred as "queen bee" Regina George, the queen bee George in 2004's ''Film/MeanGirls''. [[DawsonCasting She was much older than the character she played.]] She followed ''Film/MeanGirls'' with the film adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' novel ''Film/TheNotebook'', with Creator/RyanGosling, with whom she later began an off-screen romance.
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Adams first came to prominence playing the title role in the 2002 comedy film ''Film/TheHotChick'' alongside Creator/RobSchneider, but her career really progressed when she starred as Regina George, the queen bee in 2004's ''Film/MeanGirls''. [[DawsonCasting She was much older than the character she played.]] She followed ''Film/MeanGirls'' with the film adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' novel ''Film/TheNotebook'', with Creator/RyanGosling, with whom she would later begin an off-screen romance.

In 2005, she played Owen Wilson's love interest in ''Film/WeddingCrashers'', and then starred in the suspense thriller ''Film/RedEye'' as Lisa Reisert, where she played a young woman held captive aboard a red-eye flight by criminal-for-hire and assassin [[MeaningfulName Jackson Rippner]] (Creator/CillianMurphy).

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Adams first came to prominence playing the title role in the 2002 comedy film ''Film/TheHotChick'' alongside Creator/RobSchneider, but her career really progressed when she starred as Regina George, the queen bee in 2004's ''Film/MeanGirls''. [[DawsonCasting She was much older than the character she played.]] She followed ''Film/MeanGirls'' with the film adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' novel ''Film/TheNotebook'', with Creator/RyanGosling, with whom she would later begin began an off-screen romance.

In 2005, she played Owen Wilson's love interest in ''Film/WeddingCrashers'', and then starred in the suspense thriller ''Film/RedEye'' as Lisa Reisert, where she played a young woman held captive aboard a red-eye flight by criminal-for-hire and assassin [[MeaningfulName Jackson Rippner]] (Creator/CillianMurphy).


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She played the title role in the film ''Film/TheHotChick'' alongside Rob Schneider, but her career really progressed when she starred as Regina George, the queen bee in 2004's ''Film/MeanGirls''. [[DawsonCasting She was much older than the character she played.]] She followed ''Film/MeanGirls'' with the film adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' novel ''Film/TheNotebook'', with Creator/RyanGosling, with whom she would later begin an off-screen romance.

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She played Adams first came to prominence playing the title role in the 2002 comedy film ''Film/TheHotChick'' alongside Rob Schneider, Creator/RobSchneider, but her career really progressed when she starred as Regina George, the queen bee in 2004's ''Film/MeanGirls''. [[DawsonCasting She was much older than the character she played.]] She followed ''Film/MeanGirls'' with the film adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' novel ''Film/TheNotebook'', with Creator/RyanGosling, with whom she would later begin an off-screen romance.
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* DyeHard: Naturally brunette, but known to dye her hair blonde and red over the years.

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* DyeHard: Naturally brunette, but known to dye her hair blonde and red over the years. She wore a Blonde wig in Film/MeanGirls.
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** Like Aaron Paul as of 2022, she is starting to show her age now however.

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