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Rachel McAdams: Through the years

By EW Staff Updated November 09, 2018 at 08:05 PM EST
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Rachel McAdams: Her life in photos

Slings and ArrowsLuke Kirby and Rachel McAdams
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Rachel McAdams made her screen debut on 2001's coming-of-age series The Famous Jett Jackson, but it didn't take her long to become a major force onscreen. By 2002, she starred opposite Rob Schneider in The Hot Chick; in 2003, a role on the television series Slings and Arrows (pictured) would follow; and then, in 2004, she broke out with two modern-day classics. That year found McAdams starring in Mean Girls and The Notebook (the latter opposite her one-time boyfriend Ryan Gosling), and the rest — as they say — is so fetch. Okay, no one says that (sorry, Gretchen Weiners), but on the occasion of McAdams' 40th birthday, let's look back at the star's life in photos.

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March 23, 2004

2004 ShoWest - New Line Cinema Tea Party for "The Notebook"
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April 19, 2004

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May 1, 2004

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June 20, 2004

"The Notebook" - Los Angeles Premiere - Arrivals
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March 16, 2005 

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June 4, 2005

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June 11, 2005

"Wedding Crashers" Press Conference with Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Christopher Walken and Rachel McAdams
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July 13, 2005

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August 10, 2005

MTV TRL With Rachel McAdams
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August 13, 2005

2005 Teen Choice Awards - Portraits
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December 13, 2006

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With Al Gore and Ryan Gosling

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January 28, 2007

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With Ryan Gosling

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March 3, 2008

"Married Life" Press Conference with Rachel McAdams, Patricia Clarkson and Chris Cooper
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September 26, 2008

"The Lucky Ones" Press Conference With Rachel McAdams
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August 12, 2009

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September 12, 2009

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With Anna Wintour

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January 12, 2010

'Sherlock Holmes' German Premiere
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March 7, 2010

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January 10, 2011

'Morning Glory' Premiere - London
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With Harrison Ford

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May 11, 2011

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May 12, 2011

'Sleeping Beauty' Premiere - Cannes
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December 6, 2011

"Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows" - Los Angeles Premiere - Red Carpet
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With Robert Downey Jr.

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February 10, 2012

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Montblanc And The Cinema Society With Grey Goose Host The After Party For Lionsgate And Roadside Attractions' "A Most Wanted Man"
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2014 Canada's Walk Of Fame Gala
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June 5, 2015

Rachel McAdams, Portrait Session, June 5, 2015
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The Canadian Premiere Of "Southpaw"
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January 30, 2016

22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards - Press Room
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88th Annual Academy Awards - Red Carpet
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Premiere Of Disney And Marvel Studios' "Doctor Strange"
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"Doctor Strange" - Fan Screening
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