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Rachel Mcadams Life And Accomplishments
Rachel McAdams was a well-known actress that will forever live in the hearts of her fans. It is with great sadness to say that she has now passed but she was doing what she loved and fans were chance to meet her. In book signing event that was supposed to be easy going and fun took a turn for the worst when a 10 foot bookshelf fell on Rachel, knocking her unconscious. Rachel was rushed to emergency surgery where she later died from brain damaged with her family by her side. Also if Rachel was to survive this tragic event she would have been in vegetative state for the rest of her life. Rachel was born on November 17, 1978 in London Ontario, and was the oldest of three children. When growing Rachel was training to become a figure skater by the age of 4 but by the age of 12/13 she discovered that she had a passion for acting and wanted to become an actress after viewing children’s theater group performance. "I told my mother that I had to be in it, that I …show more content…
As Rachel was in the ending years of high school she intended to take Cultural studies at the University of Western Ontario before being persuaded by her drama teacher that a professional acting career was a viable option. She enrolled in York University's four-year theatre program and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts honors degree in 2001. Rachel made her Tv debut in 2001 on The Famous Jett Jackson and her film debut on My Name is Tanino. She would later have more appearances on Tv show but didn’t get her first break out role until 2004. In 2004 Rachel played the infamous Regina Hall in the movie Mean Girls. She also stared in The Notebook later that year. She went on to star in multiple movies. From staring in multiple movies her talent didn’t go unnoticed; she was nominated for 52 awards such as the Academy Awards and more. Out of being nominated 52 times she won 32

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