Please answer the following question: Facts: - residence: toronto , ontario - caption: mcadams at the 2012 toronto international film festival - birth name: rachel anne mcadams - yearsactive: 2001 -- present - birth date: 17 november 1978 - name: rachel mcadams - image: rachel . jpg mcadams , tiff 2012 -lrb- bright crop -rrb- - birth place: london , ontario , canada - alma mater: york university - occupation: actress Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of rachel mcadams .
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rachel anne mcadams -lrb- born november 17 , 1978 -rrb- is a canadian actress .after graduating from a four-year theatre program at york university in 2001 , she initially worked in canadian television and film productions such as the drama film '' perfect pie '' -lrb- 2002 -rrb- -lrb- for which she received a genie award nomination -rrb- , the comedy film '' my name is tanino '' -lrb- 2002 -rrb- , and the comedy mini-series '' slings and arrows '' -lrb- for which she won a gemini award -rrb- .in 2002 , she made her hollywood film debut in the comedy '' the hot chick '' .mcadams found fame in 2004 , appearing in the comedy '' mean girls '' and the romantic drama '' the notebook '' .in 2005 , she starred in the romantic comedy '' wedding crashers '' , the psychological thriller '' red eye '' , and the family comedy-drama '' the family stone '' .she was hailed by the media as hollywood 's new '' it girl '' , and received a bafta nomination for best rising star .after a two-year career break , mcadams appeared in two limited release films in 2008 ; the film noir '' married life '' and the road trip comedy-drama '' the lucky ones '' .she returned to prominence in 2009 by appearing in the political thriller '' state of play '' , the science-fiction romantic drama '' the time traveler 's wife '' and the mystery/action-adventure film '' sherlock holmes '' .in 2010 , mcadams appeared in her first star vehicle , the comedy '' morning glory '' .in 2011 , she starred in woody allen 's romantic comedy '' midnight in paris '' and reprised her role in the mystery/action-adventure sequel '' '' .she next starred in the romantic drama '' the vow '' -lrb- 2012 -rrb- , then in 2015 , appeared in cameron crowe 's romantic comedy-drama '' aloha '' and the boxing drama '' southpaw '' .mcadams starred in the second season hbo 's crime drama '' true detective '' alongside colin farrell and taylor kitsch .