Rachel McAdams earned her Hollywood Walk of Fame star at 6922 Hollywood Blvd near the El Capitan Theatre on January 20, 2026. A career founded on steady choices and constant labor culminated in the ceremony. McAdams, who readily switches between romance, humor, and drama, took the opportunity to thank her supporters. As she talked, family, friends, and old collaborators watched.
Career shaped by mentors and craft
McAdams spent most of her remarks praising performers who shaped her work and worldview, ABC News said. “I’d like to thank the stars up above, down here,” she remarked. The renowned working actors I was given the tremendous gift to learn from. She listed “pioneering Gena Rowlands, the prolific Sam Shepard, and my beloved Diane Keaton, who took me under her wing like I was her own daughter.”She shares Keaton’s counsel that still influences her. “She taught me that no matter how long you’ve been doing this, you have to leave everything on the table,” McAdams said. She said, “For each performance, you must muster up as much love as you possibly can, and then you’ll only feel like a dumb-dumb idiot half of the time in life,” to which the audience laughed at the comment.Her filmography includes ‘Mean Girls,’ ‘The Notebook,’ ‘Midnight in Paris,’ and ‘About Time.’ She received an Academy Award nomination and industry praise for her restrained performance in ‘Spotlight.’
Support from family and life after fame
She attended the ceremony with her partner, Jamie Linden, and their two children, a rare public appearance for the family, according to E! News. She continued, “To Jamie, my North Star, and Kayleen, my other North Star. Thanks for being a terrific team. And maintaining my quasi-normality.”She praised her parents and recalled her childhood in St. Thomas, Canada. “All of it is because of you and the love you gave us,” she said, thanking them for believing in her “long before I could grasp how to believe in myself.”McAdams candidly discusses parenthood. She told The Times in 2018 that “It’s the greatest thing that’s ever happened to me, hands down.” She continued, “I’m having more fun being a mom than I’ve ever had.”This is the 2,833rd Hollywood Walk of Fame star since 1961. It now symbolizes a profession of consistency, patience, and job respect.
