A quick overview with all the milestones in Rachel’s life and career (so far) that gives you a time line of all the important dates in the history of Rachel.
1978
• November 17th – Born in London, Ontario, Canada. |
1990
• Went to summer camp for Theater in Canada and appeared in her first productions. Started with Shakespeare. |
1995
• Appeared in “I Live In A Little Town” during secondary school at Central Elgin Collegiate Institut in St. Thomas. |
2001
• Graduated from York University in Toronto with Honors and a BFA degree in Theatre. • March 2nd – Episode 19 from season 3 (Food for Thought) of “The Famous Jett Jackson” airs on television in U.S.A. Rachel landed herself a guest spot as Hannah Grant. • Filming of MTV Pilot “Shotgun Love Dolls“, the series never got picked up for a full season. |
2002
• January 28th – Episode 12 of season 5 (Atavus High) of “Earth: Final Conflict” airs on television in U.S.A. Rachel landed herself a guest spot as Christine Bickwell. • March 13th – “Guilt by Association” premieres on television in U.S.A. • May 20th – “My Name is Tanino” premieres in Italy. • October 18th – “Perfect Pie” premieres on television in Canada. • December 2nd – “The Hot Chick” premieres in Los Angeles and gets a wide release in the U.S.A. |
2003
• January – Featured in Seventeen Magazine ( view images ) alongside the cast of “The Hot Chick”. • November 3th – The first episode of “Slings & Arrows” airs on television in Canada. • December 8th – The last episode of the first season of “Slings & Arrows” airs on television in Canada. |
2004
• April 19th – Attends “Mean Girls” World Premiere ( view images ) in Los Angeles alongside cast & crew including Lindsay Lohan and Tina Fey. • April 30th – Theatrical release of “Mean Girls” in the U.S.A. • March 24th – Attends 2004 ShoWest “The Notebook” New Line Cinema Tea Party ( view images) alongside Russell Schwartz & David Tuckerman of New Line Cinema. • May 2nd – Attends Movieline Young Hollywood Awards ( view images), where she received the Movieline Young Hollywood Superstar of Tomorrow Award. • May 20th – Seattle International Film Festival Premiere for “The Notebook“. • June 4th – Makes an appearance on Much Music ( view images) to promote “The Notebook“. • June 16th – Attends “The Notebook” press conference ( view images) in Los Angeles. • June 20th – Provincetown International Film Festival Premiere for “The Notebook“. • June 21st – Attends “The Notebook” Los Angeles premiere ( view images) alongside cast & crew including Ryan Gosling, Gena Rowland and James Garner. • June 22nd – Makes debut appearance on Good Morning America ( view images) alongside co-star Ryan Gosling to promote “The Notebook” theatrical release. • June 25th – Theatrical release of “The Notebook” in the U.S.A. • July 22nd – Attends “The Notebook” Private Screening ( view images) at The Galaxy Cinema in her home town St. Thomas, Ontario. The screening raised $5000 for the local charity. • September 17th – Attends Celebrating Brian Linehan at the Winter Garden Theatre ( view images). |
2005
• March 18th – Attends ShoWest 2005 Awards ( view images), where she won Supporting Actress of the Year Award. • Spring – Graced the cover of Allure Bride ( view images | read interview) to promote “Wedding Crashers“. • June 4th – Attends MTV Movie Awards 2005 ( view images), where she won Best Kiss, Best On-Screen Team and Breakthrough Female Awards and was nominated for Best Female Performance and Best Villain Awards. • June 12th – Attends “Wedding Crashers” press conference ( view images) in Los Angeles. • June 22nd – Makes debut appearance on Live with Regis and Kelly ( view images) to promote “Wedding Crashers” • June 25th – The first episode of season two, and Rachel’s last appearance for the series, of “Slings & Arrows” airs on television in Canada. • July – Graced the cover of Interview Magazine ( view images | read interview) to promote “Wedding Crashers“. She was interviewed by co-star Owen Wilson. • July 1st – Graced the cover of Life Weekend ( view images | read interview) to promote “Wedding Crashers” with co-star Owen Wilson. • July 14th – Attends “Wedding Crashers” Premiere ( view images) in New York City alongside cast & crew including Owen Wilson. • July 15th – Nationwide theatrical release of “Wedding Crashers” in the U.S.A. • August 5th – Attends “Red Eye” Los Angeles Premiere ( view images) alongside cast & crew including Cillian Murphy & Wes Craven. • August 9th – Makes debut appearance on The Early Show ( view images) to promote “Red Eye“. • August 9th – Makes appearance on the Today Show ( view images) to promote “Red Eye“. • August 9th – Makes debut appearance on Late Show with David Letterman ( view images) to promote “Red Eye“. • August 10th – Makes debut appearance on MTV’s TRL ( view images) to promote “Red Eye“. • August 19th – Nationwide theatrical release of “Red Eye” in the U.S.A. • August 15th – Attends Teen Choice Awards 2005 ( view images), where she won Choice Movie Actress: Drama, Choice Movie Chemistry, Choice Movie Liplock and Choice Movie Love Scene Awards and was nominated for Choice Movie Dance Scene Award. • September – Graced the cover of Details Magazine ( view images | read interview) to promote “The Family Stone“. • September 12th – Attends 2005 Toronto International Film Festival “Proof” Premiere ( view images) in Toronto. • September 17th – Attends 2005 Toronto International Film Festival Awards Reception ( view images). • October 9th – Attends “The Family Stone” press conference ( view images) in Los Angeles. • October 24th – Attends 9th Annual Hollywood Film Festival Awards Gala Ceremony ( view images), where she won Breakthrough Actress Award. • November – Graced the cover of Allure to promote “The Family Stone“. • November 3rd – Attends Yves Saint Laurent Third Annual Guggenheim Artists Ball ( view images). • November 26th – Swindon Film Festival Premiere of “The Family Stone” in the U.K. • December 14th – Attends “The Family Stone” New York City screening ( view images) alongside cast & crew including Dermot Mulroney and Sarah Jessica Parker. • December 15th – Makes debut appearance on Late Night with Conan O’Brien ( view images) to promote “The Family Stone“. • December 16th – Nationwide theatrical release of “The Family Stone” in the U.S.A. |
2006
• February 18th – Attends and hosts the Academy Awards Science and Technical Awards Ceremony ( view images). She brought co-star Ryan Gosling as her red carpet date. • February 25 – Attends Toronto 2006 presents The Vagina Monologues After party ( view images). • August-September – Filming of “Married Life” in Toronto, Canada. • December 14th – Attends “Seeds of Tolerance” Contest Winner Announcement ( view images). |
2007
• January 12th – Attends 12th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards ( view images) alongside Ryan Gosling. • January 23-24 – Attends Paris Fashion Week Haute Couture Week for her Elle April 2007 cover ( view images). • January 28th – Attends 13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards ( view images) alongside Ryan Gosling. • April – Graced the cover of Elle ( view images | read interview) to promote “Married Life“. • Summer – Filming for “The Lucky Ones” in Illinois, New York, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Colorado and finally to Las Vegas. • June 24th – “The Lucky Ones” officially wraps and Rachel attends wrap party ( view images) alongside cast & crew including Michael Peña and Neil Berger. • August-October – Filming for “The Time Traveler’s Wife” in Toronto, Canada. • September 12th – Attends “Married Life” 2007 Toronto International Film Festival “Married Life” Premiere ( view images) alongside cast & crew including Patricia Clarkson and Chris Cooper. • September 26th – Limited theatrical release of “Married Life” in the U.S.A. |
2008
• February-March – Filming for “State of Play” in Washington DC. • March 5th – Attends “Married Life” New York City Screening ( view images) alongside cast & crew including Patricia Clarkson. • March 7th – Attends “Married Life” New York press conference ( view images). • March 7th – Limited theatrical release of “Married Life” in the U.S.A. • June 9th – Attends “August: Osage County” Broadway Show ( view images) in New York. • July 24th – Attends Pepsi MLS All-Star Game ( view images). • Fall – Graced the cover of T Magazine New York Times ( view images | read interview) to promote “The Lucky Ones“. • September 9th – Attends 2008 Toronto International Film Festival Premiere for alongside her sister Kayleen McAdams ( view images). • September 10th – Attends 2008 Toronto International Film Festival Premiere for “The Lucky Ones” ( view images) alongside cast & crew including Tim Robbins. • September 13th – Filming of additional scenes for “The Time Traveler’s Wife” in Toronto. • September 26th – “The Lucky Ones” gets a limited release (New York & LA) in the US. • September 29th – Attends “The Lucky Ones” Los Angeles press conference ( view images). • October 1st – Attends “Sherlock Holmes” Pre-Production Press Conference in London ( view images). • December – Filming for “Sherlock Holmes” in London. |
2009
• January 19th – Attends Purple Inauguration Ball ( view images) in New York. • January-February – Filming of “Sherlock Holmes” in New York. • February 19th – Attends “Fuerza Bruta: Look Up” Show at Daryl Roth Theatre Show ( view images) in New York. • March 30th – Attends “State of Play” press conference ( view images) in Los Angeles. • April 2nd – Attends ShoWest 2009 Awards ( view images), where she received The Female Movie Star of the Year Award. • April 15th – Makes appearance on The Today Show to promote “State of Play” press conference ( view images) in New York. • April 16th – Makes appearance on The Late Night with Jimmy Fallon to promote “State of Play” press conference ( view images) in New York. • April 17th – Nationwide theatrical release of “State of Play” in the U.S.A. • May – Graced the cover of Marie Claire ( view images | read interview) to promote “State of Play“. • June-October – Filming of “Morning Glory” in New York. • July 24th – Attends 2009 Comic-Con ( view images) to promote Sherlock Holmes alongside co-star Robert Downey Jr. • July 31st – Attends “The Time Traveler’s Wife” Barnes & Noble Event ( view images) for book and poster signing alongside co-star Eric Bana. • August – Filming for “Sherlock Holmes” in London. • August – Graced the cover of USA Weekend ( view images | read interview) to promote “The Time Traveler’s Wife“. • August 3rd – Attends “The Time Traveler’s Wife” press conference ( view images) in New York. • August 12th – Makes appearance on The Today Show ( view images) in New York alongside co-star Eric Bana to promote “The Time Traveler’s Wife“. • August 12th – Attends “The Time Traveler’s Wife” world premiere ( view images) in New York alongside cast & crew including Eric Bana and Brad Pitt. • August 13th – Makes debut appearance on The Daily Show ( view images) in New York to promote “The Time Traveler’s Wife“. • August 14th – Nationwide theatrical release of “The Time Traveler’s Wife” in the U.S.A. • September 4th – Attends the “The Time Traveler’s Wife” (Hors du Temps) premiere of 35th Deauville American Film Festival ( view images) in France alongside Eric Bana. The movie was the opening film of the festival. • September 12-14 – Attends Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2010 ( view images) in New York alongside Anna Wintour. • October 22nd – Attends “After Miss Julie” Broadway Opening Night and After Party ( view images) in New York. • December 1st – Attends “Sherlock Holmes” press conference ( view images) in Los Angeles. • December 4th – Makes appearance on The Late Night Show with Conan O’Brien ( view images) to promote “Sherlock Holmes” in New York. • December 11th – Attends “Sherlock Holmes” press junket ( view images) in London. • December 14th – Attends “Sherlock Holmes” world premiere ( view images) in London alongside cast & crew including Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law. • December 16th – Makes appearance on Good Morning America ( view images) to promote “Sherlock Holmes” in New York. • December 17th – Makes debut appearance on The Late Night with Jimmy Kimmel ( view images) to promote “Sherlock Holmes” in New York. • December 17th – Attends “Sherlock Holmes” New York premiere ( view images) alongside cast & crew including Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law. • December 25th – Nationwide theatrical release of “Sherlock Holmes” in the U.S.A and U.K. |
2010
• January – Graced the cover of Vogue to promote “Sherlock Holmes“. • January 12th – “Sherlock Homes” premieres in Berlin, part of the European “Sherlock Holmes” Press Tour. • January 13th – “Sherlock Homes” Madrid photocall and press conference, part of the European “Sherlock Holmes” Press Tour. • January 13th – “Sherlock Homes” Paris photocall and press conference, part of the European “Sherlock Holmes” Press Tour. • March 7th – 82nd Annual Academy Awards, Rachel and Jake Gyllenhaal present Best Adapted Screenplay • July-August – Filming of “Midnight in Paris” in Paris, France. • August 20th – “Midnight in Paris” officially wraps in Paris. • Augustus-October – Filming of “The Vow” in Toronto (Augstus-October) and Chicago (October). • October-November – Filming of “To The Wonder” in Oklahoma. • November – Graced the cover of Instyle Magazine to promote “Morning Glory“. • November 7th – “Morning Glory” premieres in New York. • November 10th – “Morning Glory” gets official wide theater release in US. |
2011
• January 9th – “Morning Glory” premieres in Berlin, part of the European “Morning Glory” Press Tour. • January 11th – “Morning Glory” premieres in London, part of the European “Morning Glory” Press Tour. • January 13th – “Morning Glory” Madrid photocall and press conference, part of the European “Morning Glory” Press Tour. • January 14th – “Morning Glory” Paris photocall and press conference, part of the European “Morning Glory” Press Tour. • February: Filming of “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadow” in Strasbourg, France. • March – Filming of re-shoots and additional scenes for “To The Wonder” in Oklahoma. • May 11th – “Midnight in Paris” opens the 64th Cannes Film Festival. For the opening there was held an photocall, press conference, premiere and after party. • May 11th – Attends the 64th Annual Cannes Film Festival premiere of “Sleeping Beauty” with Michael Sheen. • May 17th – Midnight in Paris” premiers in New York. • May 20th – Midnight in Paris” gets a limited release (New York & LA) in the US. • June – Graced the cover of Elle, for the second time, to promote “Midnight in Paris“. • November 9th – Attends “Hamlet” Opening Night after party with Michael Sheen. December 6th – “Sherlock Homes: A Game of Shadow” premiers in Los Angeles. • December 16th – “Sherlock Homes: A Game of Shadow” premieres in the US and UK. |
2012
• January 18th – Visits BBC Radio 1 and 2 studios to promote “The Vow” in London, part of international promo tour. • January 20th – “The Vow” Germany photocall in Munich, part of international promo tour. • February – Graced the cover of Glamour Magazine for the first time to promote “The Vow“. • February 6th – Attends “The Vow” premiere in Los Angeles. • February 10th – “The Vow” premieres in the US. • April-May – Filming “Passion” in Berlin, Germany. • April 8th – Attends “The Gospel of US” premiere in Wales. • April 11th – Attends “The Gospel of US” premiere in London. • June-July – Filming “About Time” in London. • July 7th – Attend Wimbledon 2012 Women Finale. • September-November – Filming “A Most Wanted Man” in Hamburg, Germany. • September – Graced the cover of Vs. Magazine. • September 2nd – “To The Wonder” world premiere at Venice Film Festival (in competition). • September 7th – “Passion” world premiere at Venice Film Festival (in competition). • September 10th – “To The Wonder” North-America premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. • September 11th – “Passion” North-America premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. • September 29th – “Passion” screening at the New York Film Festival. • November 12th – Attends “Twilight: Breaking Dawn – Part 2” After Party. |
2013
• February 22th – Attends “To The Wonder” Premiere (limited) in the UK. • April 9th – Attends “To The Wonder” Los Angeles Premiere • April 11th – Attends The inaugural celebration for the future home of The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles. • April 12th – Attends “To The Wonder” Premieres (limited/VOD) in the US. • April 27th – Attends Canfar’s 3rd Annual Our Future Without AIDS 2013 in Toronto. • June 4th – Attends and co-hosts A Night Out With The Millennium Network Toronto hosted by Clinton Foundation in Toronto. • June 13th – Attends her own St. Thomas’ Timken Centre Wall of Fame Induction. • June 27th – “About Time” screened during the Edinburgh International Film Festival as surprise movie. • July – Pre-production for “Untitled Cameron Crowe/Hawaii Project” in Honolulu, Hawaii. • August 8th – Attends “About Time” World Premiere Screening during the Film4 Summer Screen Festival in London. • August 10th – Attends “About Time” Munich premiere. • August 16th – “About Time” Locarno Film Festival Screening in Switzerland. • August-September – Filming “Every Thing Will Be Fine” in Montreal, Canada. • September-December – Filming “Aloha” in Honolulu, Hawaii. • August 1st – “Passion” Premiers Video on Demand/Itunes in the US. • August 12th – “Passion” Premiere straight to DVD in the UK. • August 30th – “Passion” Premiers (limited) in the US. • September 6th – Theatrical release of “About Time” in the U.K. • November 1st – Limited theatrical release of “About Time” in the U.S. • November 8th – Nationwide theatrical release of “About Time” in the U.S.A. |
2014
• January – Filming “Every Thing Will Be Fine” in Montreal, Canada continues • January 19th – Attends “A Most Wanted Man” World Premiere at Sundance Film Festival. (view images) • May 5th – Attends Charles James: Beyond Fashion Costume Institute MET Gala alongside her sister Kayleen McAdams. (view images) • June-August – Filming for “Southpaw” in Pittsburgh and New York. • June 7th – Attends Miguel Cotto Vs. Sergio Martinez Fight in New York alongside co-stars Jake Gyllenhaal, 50 Cent and director Antoine Fuqua as resource/pre-production work for “Southpaw”. (view images) • July 22nd – Attends “A Most Wanted Man” New York City Premiere alongside co-star Robin Wright & director Anton Corbijn. (view images) • July 25th – Limited theatrical release of “A Most Wanted Man” in the U.S.A. • August 1st – Nationwide theatrical release of “A Most Wanted Man” in the U.S.A. • October 17th – Attends 2014 Canada’s Walk Of Fame Inductees Dinner in Toronto. (view images) • October 18th – Attends her own 2014 Canada’s Walk Of Fame induction in Toronto. (view images) • September-November – Filming “Spotlight” in Toronto and Boston. • November-May ’15 – Filming for “True Detective” in Los Angeles area. |
2015
• November ’14-May – Filming for “True Detective” in Los Angeles area continues. • May 22nd – World premiere of “The Little Prince” at the Cannes Film Festival. • May 27th – Attends “Aloha” special screening in Los Angeles alongside co-stars Emma Stone & Danielle Rose Russell and director Cameron Crowe. (view images) • May 29th – Theatrical release of “Aloha” in the U.S.A. • June-July – Promotion tour for “Southpaw” & “True Detective” in Los Angeles & New York including an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. • June 5th – Attends “True Detective” press conference in Los Angeles. (view images) • June 6th – Attends 2015 Spike TV’s Guys Choice Awards to present “Southpaw” co-stars the Guy-Con Award. (view images) • June-August – “True Detective” season 2 airs on HBO. • July 9th – Attends “Southpaw” Toronto premiere alongside co-star Jake Gyllenhaal. (view images) • July 13th – Attends “Southpaw” press junket in Los Angeles. (view images) • July 13th – Attends “Southpaw” screening hosted by ESPN in Los Angeles. (view images) • July 13th – Attends “Southpaw” SAG Foundation Screening + Q&A in Los Angeles. (view images) • July 14th – Attends “Southpaw” press conference in Los Angeles. (view images) • July 15th – Attends 2015 ESPYS Awards alongside “Southpaw” co-star Jake Gyllenhaal. (view images) • July 15th – Attends “Southpaw” New York City premiere. (view images) • July 21st – Attends “Southpaw” New York Screening Hosted By The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. (view images) • July 21st – Attends “Southpaw” SAG Foundation Screening + Q&A in New York. (view images) • July 24th – Theatrical release of “Southpaw” in U.S.A. & U.K. • July 23rd – Attends Good Morning America to promote “Southpaw”. (view images) • July 23rd – Attends The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to promote “Southpaw” and “True Detective”. (view images) • September 3rd – World premiere of “Spotlight” at the Venice Film Festival. • September 5th – USA premiere of “Spotlight” at Telluride Film Festival. (view images) • September 5th – Telluride Film Festival Elks Park Seminar. (view images) • September 11th – 2015 Toronto International Film Festival “Every Thing Will Be Fine” Premiere. (view images) • September 12th – 2015 Toronto International Film Festival “The Princess Bride” Jason Reitman Live Read. (view images) • September 14th – 2015 Toronto International Film Festival “Spotlight” Press Day. (view images) • September 14th – 2015 Toronto International Film Festival “Spotlight” Premiere. (view images) • September 15th – 2015 Toronto International Film Festival “Spotlight” Press junket. (view images) • November 6th – Limited theatrical release of “Spotlight” in the U.S.A. • November 20th – Nationwide theatrical release of “Spotlight” in the U.S.A. • November 21st – ATP World Finals 2015. (view images) • November 30th – 25th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards (view images) • December 1st – Attends Today Show alongside Sacha Pfeiffer to promote “Spotlight” (view images) • December 2nd – Attends 31st Anniversary of CIBC Miracle Day in Toronto (view images) |