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RACHEL McADAMS' (Mary) transformative performances have established her as one of Hollywood's most sought-after and respected actors.

McAdams' 2013 has been very busy. First up was Terrence Malick's To the Wonder, opposite Ben Affleck, Olga Kurylenko and Javier Bardem, which was released in April. The romantic drama centered on a man who reconnects with a woman from his hometown after his marriage to a European woman falls apart. The film premiered at the 2012 Venice International Film Festival and then screened at the Toronto International Film Festival. McAdams can also be seen in Brian De Palma's Passion, opposite Noomi Rapace. In the film, an ambitious advertising executive plots revenge after her boss and mentor steals her idea. Passion, which made its world premiere at the 2012 Venice International Film Festival and then went onto the Toronto International Film Festival, is set for a limited U.S. release this fall. In addition, McAdams recently wrapped production on Anton Corbijn's A Most Wanted Man, starring opposite Philip Seymour Hoffman.

McAdams will soon begin production on Cameron Crowe's next film, opposite Bradley Cooper and Emma Stone. The film is set to begin production in October. Additionally, she will lend her voice to a character in The Little Prince, alongside James Franco and Jeff Bridges.

Recently, McAdams starred in three box-office hits from three very different genres: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, in which she reprised her role as Irene Adler, opposite Robert Downey Jr.; the romantic drama The Vow, alongside Channing Tatum; and Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris, which earned McAdams a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, alongside Owen Wilson, Kathy Bates, Adrien Brody, Marion Cotillard, Carla Bruni and Michael Sheen. The film also won a Golden Globe for Best Screenplay -- Motion Picture and earned nominations for Best Motion Picture -- Comedy or Musical, Best Director -- Motion Picture and Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture -- Comedy or Musical. It was also nominated for four Oscars, including one win for Best Writing, Original Screenplay. Midnight in Paris is Allen's highest-grossing film to date.

McAdams' film credits include Morning Glory, opposite Diane Keaton and Harrison Ford; Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes; The Time Traveler's Wife; Neil Burger's The Lucky Ones; Married Life, which premiered at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival; The Family Stone, opposite Keaton and Sarah Jessica Parker; Wes Craven's Red Eye, opposite Cillian Murphy; Wedding Crashers, opposite Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn and Christopher Walken; Nick Cassavetes' The Notebook, opposite Ryan Gosling; and Mean Girls.

In 2005, McAdams received ShoWest's Supporting Actress of the Year Award as well as Breakthrough Actress honors at the Hollywood Film Awards. In 2009, she was named ShoWest's Female Star of the Year.

McAdams was born and raised in a small town outside of London, Ontario. Involved with theater while growing up, she went on to graduate with honors from York University with a BFA in theater.

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