Rachel McAdams started 2026 with significant events in her life
22 january 2026 в 00:02
Rachel McAdams began 2026 with significant events in both her personal and professional life. The star of films like «Mean Girls» and «The Notebook» was recently honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, where she delivered a touching speech, acknowledging her longtime partner, screenwriter Jamie Linden, calling him her «North Star», - and expressing gratitude to her family and long-term colleagues.
Although McAdams has preferred to let her work speak for itself for much of her career, renewed interest in her life off-screen has drawn attention to her relationships, her role as a mother, and her acclaimed creativity, which has made her one of Hollywood’s most beloved stars. Learn more below.
Yes — McAdams is the mother of two children with Linden. They became parents to a son in 2018 and a daughter in 2020, but McAdams consciously keeps her children’s lives private, never sharing their names or photos publicly.
No — McAdams and the screenwriter are not married, although they have been in a serious relationship since 2016 and are raising two children together. They rarely appear in public as a couple and keep the details of their partnership mostly out of the spotlight, although McAdams has fondly mentioned him in recent public statements.
Before her relationship with Linden, McAdams was linked to several notable partners. Most notably, she dated her «The Notebook» co-star Ryan Gosling in the mid-2000s, which attracted significant public attention at the time. She was also in a long-term relationship with actor Michael Sheen from 2010 to 2013.
McAdams has built a diverse and acclaimed acting career over more than two decades. She first gained widespread recognition for her roles in «Mean Girls» and «The Notebook» in 2004 and went on to star in films such as «Wedding Crashers», - «The Time Traveler’s Wife», - «Midnight in Paris», - «About Time», - and the «Doctor Strange» franchise. She has also appeared on television, most notably in «True Detective» (Season 2), and has participated in theatrical productions, including a role on Broadway in «Mary Jane»
Although McAdams has preferred to let her work speak for itself for much of her career, renewed interest in her life off-screen has drawn attention to her relationships, her role as a mother, and her acclaimed creativity, which has made her one of Hollywood’s most beloved stars. Learn more below.
Yes — McAdams is the mother of two children with Linden. They became parents to a son in 2018 and a daughter in 2020, but McAdams consciously keeps her children’s lives private, never sharing their names or photos publicly.
No — McAdams and the screenwriter are not married, although they have been in a serious relationship since 2016 and are raising two children together. They rarely appear in public as a couple and keep the details of their partnership mostly out of the spotlight, although McAdams has fondly mentioned him in recent public statements.
Before her relationship with Linden, McAdams was linked to several notable partners. Most notably, she dated her «The Notebook» co-star Ryan Gosling in the mid-2000s, which attracted significant public attention at the time. She was also in a long-term relationship with actor Michael Sheen from 2010 to 2013.
McAdams has built a diverse and acclaimed acting career over more than two decades. She first gained widespread recognition for her roles in «Mean Girls» and «The Notebook» in 2004 and went on to star in films such as «Wedding Crashers», - «The Time Traveler’s Wife», - «Midnight in Paris», - «About Time», - and the «Doctor Strange» franchise. She has also appeared on television, most notably in «True Detective» (Season 2), and has participated in theatrical productions, including a role on Broadway in «Mary Jane»
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