Talk:Rachel McAdams

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Does she has an oficial web page?

MTV movie awards does not mean critical acclaim you idiots!!!!--24.34.52.5 03:18, 15 July 2005 (UTC)

I believe the IMDB facts are a bit incorrect. Her age is 25. 1978 or 79. This is from a personal aquaintance. I can add the info for pre-highschool as well if anyone cares. --Darkfred 15:37, 6 August 2005 (UTC)

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[edit] Current picture

The current picture is awful. You can barely see her face, and it is not really representative of her. I will look for a suitable replacement. -- 68.160.19.103 17:51, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

I agree, its insane thats its there.. someone needs to find a replacement Kotare 22:34, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Ten years her junior....

how can she be ten years Lindsey Lohan's junior if Lindsey was born in 1986 and Rachel McAdams in 1978?

It's the other way around - Lohan is 10 years younger, as the article says. Well, depending on whether or not Adams was born in 76 or 78, we can't seem to decide... Adam Bishop 08:52, 15 October 2005 (UTC)
All the sources say 1976... Sasquatcht|c 19:36, 15 October 2005 (UTC)

Maybe the article meant maturity-wise. --Coryma 20:08, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

She was born in 1978 --- she graduated with me in 1997 from CECI... 70.68.133.26 08:32, 6 February 2007 (UTC)HUDSON

[edit] Scottish-Americans?

Someone added her to "Scottish-Americans" and "Irish-Canadians". The only source for her background is the IMDB, which says she's Irish, but I think they are, as usual, wrong. Does anyone have a good source? 24.141.147.6 06:47, 3 December 2005 (UTC)

Her name is McAdams. I wouldn't doubt that she was of Irish ancestry. "Scottish-Americans" can go because she isn't American. Mike H. That's hot 09:07, 3 December 2005 (UTC)
Well I hardly think we should list people in categories based on last name. What if just her great-great-great-grandfather was Irish or Scottish, and everyone else in her family is British, or French, or Greek, etc. etc. We could reasonably start listing every person on Wikipedia in a category based on their last name alone, and without a good source. In fact, I'm sure that's what whoever submitted that errenous and misleading trivita note to the IMDB did. If you were famous, I could assume your last name, "Halterman", is German, and least you under German-Americans(?). We need a verifiable source, not just a last name, something like her saying "I'm of Irish-Scottish, etc. descent" in an interview. See Wikipedia:Verifiability. 24.141.147.6 19:30, 3 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] pics

i suggest that we cut down the pics. there are too many pics, it just distracting the article. i think it needs only one/two nice pic of her.HoneyBee 11:42, 6 December 2005 (UTC)

It looks like the lead one isn't that free to use in Wikipedia anyway, so it should be the one to go, and the Allure cover should go back to its old position at the top of the article. Mike H. That's hot 13:26, 6 December 2005 (UTC)
Is that even really her on the cover? It looks...very unlike her I guess. Adam Bishop 19:01, 8 December 2005 (UTC)
Is it necessary to put the Red Eye pic? Because we already have two in the movie red-eye section. Kinda too many. Maybe we should put one great pic of her, instead putting so many. Just a suggestion. HoneyBee 04:26, 23 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Rachel deserves "Front Page" article coverage not "KaDee"

Anyone else agree?

--Bourbon King 18:32, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

No? Because this article isn't anywhere near featured status? Mike H. That's hot 20:55, 14 December 2005 (UTC)
This article isn't bad. Maybe it needs a few details added here and there and it needs the Trivia section removed and added into the article itself. Otherwise, it is a good article and isn't filled with pointless extraneous info like the Strickland one. Vulturell 21:08, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Rachel McAdams - Born November 17, 1978

Rachel McAdams was born on November 17, 1978, according to THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Ava M

Link please? But I would agree with you that the AP is obviously more reliable than the IMDB, which has fumbled dates and other info many times over. Vulturell 23:28, 8 January 2006 (UTC)
I have a personal source for this since my wife was friends with her in school. But I don't have anything i feel like posting in public. She was born in 1978 though, just look at the graduation dates. 1976 is literally impossible. --Darkfred Talk to me 00:20, 12 April 2006 (UTC)

I went to school with Rachel from grade 9 to OAC --- she's a year older than me, which puts her born in 1978. Can't remember her actual birthday, but November does ring a bell... 70.68.133.26 08:30, 6 February 2007 (UTC)HUDSON.

According to Astrotherme, at this link [1], she was indeed born November 17, 1978. Hotwine8 21:57, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

That's not a reliable link, but good effort, Hotwine8. To confirm her birthdate, we need an AP link.--Sli723 07:25, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

"My wife went to school with her, and she thinks..." is not a verifiable, it's gossip! Don't waste our time with nonsense like that! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.62.238.113 (talk) 19:30, 3 September 2007 (UTC)


"1976 is literally impossible" HUH???!!!!! 'literally' impossible??? Again, we are in the realm of zero sense and utter idiocy! No one has ever graduated high school at 19 then! It's literally impossible! OK! The level of stupidity here is startling! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.62.238.113 (talk) 19:33, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

In the meantime, why are we not changing her birthdate back to 1976? If the press got her age wrong and she was actually younger don't you think her PR people would have corrected this? Common sense people. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.177.171.22 (talk) 16:11, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

I have come across a scan of a microfilm that someone put up that displays the "Birth and Death Notices" in The London Free Press in December of 1978. It states that Rachel McAdams was born on November 17, 1978. Though I don't know how to go about posting this picture up on here without violating some type of copyright. Miss Sara G 22:16, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

Indeed, that is a scan of her birth announcement published in The London Free Press, Thursday, December 7, 1978, C8. I can not imagine any more reliable a source than that. Unfortunately, this source is not available in online format and can only be confirmed by going to a library and looking up the microfilm. Nevertheless, it is there for anyone willing to take the time to find it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.155.87.182 (talk) 04:57, 27 November 2007 (UTC)
I have a scan of the microfilm on my computer. But my question is whether or not I can post it without violating any type of copyright and how I should go about doing it. Miss Sara G (talk) 05:12, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Trivia section

I'm not even sure this information belongs here (a lot of it sounds like stuff somebody read in a celeb magazine), but if it's here, it has to at least be cited. We have no reason to believe the majority of these "facts" are true. For example, "She likes maple syrup so much she even drinks it." -- nearly a direct quote from Wedding Crashers. Did she say this? Where and when? No idea based on the current page. Let's do better. --SuperNova |T|C| 05:11, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

Even if that is true, it's pretty stupid, so we're better off without it entirely. I've removed it. Adam Bishop 15:28, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

She appared in A Head & Sholders ad, She is the first girl in the ad. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.71.59.172 (talk) 21:57, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Trivia, etc.

I removed this because I personally don't believe in these "FACT" tags that no one ever cites: "Rachel McAdams was born as Rachel MacAdams, but changed it to McAdams when she began acting.". Inserted trivia into the article - removed some because it was, well, trivial. Also removed the stuff about her being of Irish descent, until someone cites that with some kind of good source (that's right, I don't mean the IMDB) Mad Jack 17:55, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Picture

Is this editor saying that we can't include any non-free picture in the header? The text in the article has about one sentence on "Red Eye", so that picture belongs down there about as much as it does in the header. I tire of picture beaurocracies Mad Jack 21:57, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

Hello, Mad Jack. If you disagree with Wikipedias image policies, please, be bold and suggest a change. We're interested in hearing your input. How would you chage the text on {{Movie-screenshot}} to allow for such image uses? Regards, --Abu Badali 22:19, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] McAdams with a capital A

I'm new here so pardon the newbie type question...how do you change the misspelling of Mcadams over her photo? I wasn't able to do it in editing her bio info. --The Rude Bud 05:47, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

Fixed. Adam Bishop 06:19, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] I just noticed something...

When Rachel McAdams turned 17, Namco created the arcade game Ridge Racer in 1993. You can check in Test Mode under A.D.S. and the screen will say that the machine was created on 10-7-1993.

--D.F. Williams 03:36, 30 July 2006 (UTC)

...so? Adam Bishop 04:03, 30 July 2006 (UTC)

When I played this in MAME, I just thought it was interesting to share, that's all. --D.F. Williams 04:11, 30 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Fair Use and Life Magazine Cover

Inclusion of this picture is clearly a fair use under copyright law. Under federal law any published image may be reproduced on a public webpage provided that the reproduction is smaller and of inferior quality to the original. Images of the kind used on Wikipedia are a clear example of this type of fair use. See Kelly v. Arriba-Soft, 03 C.D.O.S. 5888 (9th Cir. 2003). Redkern 17:35, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

    • But it's not an allowed fair use under WP:FU. Unless you disagree about this after checking out the "counterexamples" section of the policy, I'll kick this out again in a few days. The editor soon to be formerly known as Harmonica Wolfowitz 19:21, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
After checking WP:FU, I agree that this cover is unnecessary and should be removed under current Wiki policy. That does not change my views as to the legality of the fair use, but I do recognize that Wikipedia can limit its own interpretation of fair use. I think Wikipedia should expand its fair use policy, but I'm willing to accept the current policy. Redkern 20:47, 5 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Birthplace

The text says

McAdams was born in London, Ontario, and grew up in nearby St. Thomas.

but the summary box says she was born in St. Thomas. Minor detail but still, which is it? --Mcorazao 06:16, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Where is "My Name is Tanino" under her career?

I find it strange you guys are missing discussing this movie in detail where she had quiet a lot of topless scenes! It should be noted in the article as the part about Vanity Fair shooting and her opting out cause of nudity gives the impression that she's really concerned about nude scenes which is quiet not so true as seen in My Name is Tanino. Here is the link to her nude/topless scenes: [2] —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Payam81 (talk • contribs) 21:46, 7 January 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Nationality

Per WP:MOSBIO#Opening paragraph #3 a biography should give Nationality. Removing this should be considered vandalism and users should be warned accordingly. --After Midnight 0001 04:31, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] current picture

haha. i saw the picture of her and her breasts i was like "how can they do this"? well yea if she were to see this she probably would be mad. well a picture of her smiling (with clothes) is good.

[edit] Birthdate

Can anyone provide a source for the birthdate? I don't see anything definitive on the existing links. --After Midnight 0001 00:01, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

Google shows results for both 1976 and 1978, so I'm not sure. --JYi 20:57, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
In Elle magazine of April 2007, it says she is 28 (they asked Rachel's mother). That's a pretty good source, if you ask me. Aloha princess 21:08, 12 August 2007 (UTC)
The Radar magazine is given as the source of the 1978 birthdate, but if you read the article it suggests that while it is unknown, 1976 is the more likely year. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.227.139.140 (talk) 04:17, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
Not true. The article simply reports the conflicting stories. To read more into it is POV. Ward3001 19:37, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
MSNBC posted her birthday here.--Sli723 (talk) 20:28, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Birthday - poll

There is now an AP source which gives her birthday as November 17, thus adding the weight of a valid citation to the comments of people who knew her and to the lady who has seen a contemporary newspaper announcing her birth on that day. I propose that her birthdate on the article be amended to November 17. Please vote below - many thanks. Jess Cully (talk) 21:04, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

Just some points of clarification:
  • The AP link noted above is here, which states November 17.
  • radaronline.com states it as October 7.
  • IMDb states it as October 7.
  • The "comments of people who knew her and ... the lady who has seen a contemporary newspaper announcing her birth on that day" are not cited with reliabale sources.
Ward3001 (talk) 21:15, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
Indeed, her birthday is November 17. Here is the proof.--Sli723 (talk) 20:27, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] BIRTHDAY

Hi, well I´ve checked many sources finding out that Rachel McAdams was born in Canada on October 7th, 1976. So she is 31 years old. I remembered that once you have that date on the article but now it has been changed to November 17, 1978. Please checked that because the biography is an important section in any artist´s life. Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by 189.141.183.99 (talk) 10:20, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

Please cite your sources. Ward3001 (talk) 16:48, 28 March 2008 (UTC)