From scheming Regina George in Mean Girls to love-torn Allie Hamilton in The Notebook, Rachel McAdams has shown she can play just about any role. But the London, Ontario native spent three years working at McDonald’s in her hometown before she came to the big screen. McAdams still lives in Canada when she is not filming. Next up, the McAdams—who has dated fellow Canadian Ryan Gosling—will star in the flick, Married Life with Patricia Clarkson and Pierce Brosnan.

—Maggie Chong