Sponsored Blog Post: Born in London, Ontario, Canadian actress Rachel McAdams plays artist Claire Tabshire in The Time Traveler’s Wife.  McAdams competed as a figure skater as a child and by age 13 was performing in Shakespeare plays at summer camp. An honours graduate of York University, McAdams first major role was in The Famous Jett Jackson, a Disney television series. The actress has since starred in The Hot Chick, Mean Girls, The Notebook (where she met now ex-fiance /actor Ryan Gosling), the tv series Slings & Arrows, Wedding Crashers, The Family Stone, Lucky Ones and State of Play. McAdams was chosen this year as the Showest 2009 outstanding female star.