What you may not know about Rachel Anne McAdams is that she is sometimes compared to Pretty Woman Julia Roberts.

(Image of  auburn haired Rachel McAdams to the left at the 2004 Movieline Young Hollywood Awards - 05-02-04 - DailyCeleb.com - All Rights Reserved.

Although she finds the comparison flattering, Rachel has told the media “I want to carve out my own path.”

(Image to the right of Rachel with milk chocolate brunette curls strands during promotions for The Notebook in 2004 - DailyCeleb.com - All Rights Reserved).

Her biggest inspiration in terms of an actress she would like to follow to fame?  Elizabeth Taylor.  The 5′5″ Rachel has said “I lovvve Elizabeth Taylor.”  she also quotes Audrey Hepburn to be her role model.

The actress has publicly said her other favorite actresses include Joan Cusack, Juliette Lewis, Kate Winslet and Samantha Morton.

Rachel, whose nickname was “Rach” was born November 17, 1978 in London, Ontario, Canada and is of Irish descent.  She was raised in St. Thomas, Ontario.

In high school, McAdams intended to apply to college to study cultural studies, because studying theater would be “a bit of a joke”.

(Image to the right of Rachel with milk chocolate brunette bobbed strands during promotions for The Notebook in 2004 - DailyCeleb.com - All Rights Reserved).

At the last minute, a drama teacher encouraged her to audition to be a drama major. She eventually majored in theater at York University and graduated with honors and a B.F.A. degree.

She began her professional on-screen career with an appearance on the Disney series “The Famous Jett Jackson” in 1998 followed by a pilot for MTV.

Over the course of her acting career which initially took flight in 2002 with Rob Schneider in The Hot Chick Rachel has morphed from baby blonde to dark cherry red and creamy milk chocolate with her hair hues.  She has also experimented with pink and other exotic colors.

(Image of Rachel McAdams above as a dark blonde at the ShoWest 2005 Awards Night - Press Room, Paris Hotel, Las Vegas, CA 03-17-05 - DailyCeleb.com - All Rights Reserved).

Besides taking risks with her color, the actress has also mixed up her hair styles swinging between beautiful updos, long wave and a sassy short brunette bob (see above to right) which she showcased in 2004 at the premiere of New Line Cinema’s “The Notebook”.

(Image of Rachel McAdams to the right in a blonde braided updo at “Red Eye” Los Angeles Premiere - Right - 08-04-05 - DailyCeleb.com - All Rights Reserved).

Naturally Blonde And Curly Hair

What you may not know about Rachel is that she has naturally curly hair.  Really, I promise.  Back in 2006 Teen People found a photo of Rachel in her high school days in the early 1990s back in Ontario, Canada.  Her naturally brown hair was pulled back from her face and cascaded into a thick sheet of tightly curled ringlets.

Another interest hair fact about Rachel is that her hair is naturally blonde.  Even though the actress has channeled many different hair colors over the past few years, her natural hair color is blonde.  Which is definitely rare.

You may also not know that Rachel has been a competitive figure skater since the age of four.  She discovered her passion for acting while studying theater as a college student in Ontario.

Since her first appearance in Hot Chick Rachel has kept her tresses either coiffed with slight waves or bone straight.

Rich Butter Blonde In Hot Chick

In 2002’s Hot Chick Rachel wore her hair in a rich butter blonde hue with an off-center part and soft waves.  Her hair was just slightly below her shoulders.

(Image of Rachel McAdams - At the 2005 Teen Choice Awards.  Universal Studios, Universal City, CA.  08-14-05 - DailyCeleb.com - All Right Reserved).

Rachel’s life changed in 2004 when she met co-star and on-again, off-again love Ryan Gosling (they are currently off) on the set of The Notebook.  Ryan was impressed with Rachel and told the media “she’s got chops” with regard to Rachel’s acting abilities.

She also was in Mean Girls but told the press the movie was not like her real life experiences.  She said “I didn’t have a group (in school).  I had me.”

(Image of Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling to the left - 12 Annual Critics’ Choice Awards - 01-12-07 - DailyCeleb.com - All Rights Reserved).

Rachel has some scenes with Owen Wilson in Wedding Crasher and said “it was passionate” with regards to the character she and Owen played.

(Image of Rachel McAdams  to the right with shorter pink strands - at the Hollywood Film Festival 9th Annual Hollywood Awards Gala Ceremony, Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, CA 10-24-05).

In 2005 Rachel appeared in Red Eye as Lisa Reisert.  It was the lead role.  That same year she also co-starred as Amy Stone in The Family Stone starring Diane Keaton and a stellar cast.

Her career slowed way down and she did not appear in another film between 2005 and 2008.  At one point she was seriously considered to play the role of Susan Storm/Invisible Girl in Fantastic Four (2005).

(Image of Rachel McAdams - 13th Annual Screen Actor’s Guild Awards Arrivals - 01-28-07 - DailyCeleb.com - All Rights Reserved).

At that point she starred in The Lucky Ones in the leading role.   Rachel was also in Married Life.   In 2009 she appeared in State of Play with two more films pending.  One is Sherlock Holmes.  She has one film in production for 2010.

Rachel made news when she dropped out of the Vanity Fair Hollywood Issue cover shoot at Suite A studio in New York City on November 11, 2005.

She dropped out at the last minute when she discovered the shoot would be of her nude with Keira Knightley and Scarlett Johansson.

Some believe Rachel’s last minute decision to drop out of the controversial nude event has been said to have hurt her career as an actress.  Whether that’s true or not we may never know.

(Image of Rachel McAdams at ‘The Lucky Ones’ premiere at the Toronto Film Festival in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on September 10, 2008 - DailyCeleb.com - All Rights Reserved)

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