RACHEL McADAMS

AGE AND OCCUPATION: 28, actor. PROVENANCE: London, Ontario. CRASH COURSE: Catch McAdams in the comedy Wedding Crashers, and next month on the Sundance Channel series Slings & Arrows. SWITCH BITCH: She auditioned for the Lindsay Lohan part in Mean Girls but landed the role of Lohan's arch-rival, a character she knew well. "I had played this bitch in The Hot Chick," her first American role. NOT-SO-MEAN GIRL: "It's always great to make a film about people that don't get along, because you inevitably wind up getting along so well." We'll assume she got along with Ryan Gosling, her love interest in The Notebook. THE LUCK OF THE CANUCK: McAdams likens Canada to "the nosebleeds of the entertainment business." Fortunately for us, she's been upgraded to the good seats. KRISTA SMITH

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