About
Canadian film and stage actress who gained international recognition in 2004 for her roles as Regina George in Mean Girls and Allie Hamilton in The Notebook. She later earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for Spotlight (2015).
Before Fame
Grew up figure skating from age four until eighteen and completed a four-year theatre degree program at York University in Toronto, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2001.
Trivia
Portrayed Dr. Christine Palmer in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Doctor Strange (2016) and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022).
Family Life
Born in London, Ontario, Canada to nurse Sandra Gale and truck driver Lance McAdams. She has two children with screenwriter Jamie Linden.
Associated With
Starred opposite Ryan Gosling in The Notebook, Lindsay Lohan in Mean Girls, and Robert Downey Jr. in Sherlock Holmes.
