Rachel McAdams

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Summary

Rachel McAdams is a Canadian actor known for Mean Girls, The Notebook, Spotlight, and True Detective, moving between comedy, romance, and drama. Her roles often include complex women, and she has spoken about the scarcity of gritty parts for women. In 2017, she publicly recounted her experience of sexual harassment by filmmaker James Toback during the #MeToo movement. She is listed on RepresentUs’s cultural council, which supports the group’s nonpartisan anti-corruption work; public statements or affiliations focused on race, LGBTQ issues, or DEI are not on record.