Time line

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)