Rachel McAdams (Claire Cleary)

Several years ago, Rachel McAdams was living in Canada trying to launch her acting career. Practically overnight, this talented actress captured the attention of Hollywood—landing the starring role in a major studio comedy, The Hot Chick, which was released in 2002.

Following The Hot Chick, McAdams landed the female lead opposite Ryan Gosling in New Line Cinema’s The Notebook. The film was directed by Nick Cassavettes and also starred Gena Rowlands, Sam Shepard, Joan Allen, James Garner, and James Marsden. Based on the best-selling Nicholas Sparks novel of the same name, The Notebook follows a young couple (McAdams and Gosling) who meet in their teens and are reunited after World War II. The story of the couple is told in flashbacks by an elderly man (Garner) to the love of his life (Rowlands) who is reading their love story from a cherished notebook.

After completing The Notebook, McAdams starred opposite Lindsay Lohan in Paramount’s Mean Girls written by Saturday Night Live’s Tina Fey and produced by Lorne Michaels. The story is based on Rosalind Wiseman’s book “Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends and Other Realities of Adolescence.” The film was directed by Mark Waters (Freaky Friday).

Her latest project, which was directed by Wes Craven, is Dreamworks’ thriller Red-Eye. The film is set to hit theaters on August 19, 2005. Red-Eye is about a woman (McAdams) who is held captive on an airplane by a stranger (Cillian Murphy, 28 Days Later) who threatens to kill her family unless she helps him arrange the assassination of a powerful politician.

This talented young actress recently completed production on Fox 2000’s holiday drama, The Family Stone with Diane Keaton, Sara Jessica Parker, Luke Wilson, Dermot Mulroney and Clare Danes. The Stone family unites in common cause when their favorite son brings his uptight girlfriend home for the Christmas holiday.

Other projects include Perfect Pie, for which Rachel was nominated for a Genie Award (Canada’s equivalent of an Academy Award). Perfect Pie was based on the play by acclaimed Canadian playwright Judith Thompson and directed by Barbara Willis Sweete (“Yo-Yo Ma Inspired by Bach”). She also starred in Rhombus Media’s Slings and Arrows for which McAdams received a Gemini award (Canada’s equivalent of an Emmy Award) in 2004.

Born in Canada, McAdams was raised in a small town just outside of Toronto. At the age of four, she took up figure skating and skated competitively throughout high school. She always knew she wanted to be an actress, but found it hard to pursue her dream in a town without community theater. When she was 13, a summer theater camp came to town and she was soon performing in productions of Shakespeare.

McAdams went on to graduate with honors with a BFA degree in Theater from York University, where she appeared in numerous student films and stage productions.

McAdams is enjoying the travel and diversity that accompanies her newfound success, but hopes to get back to her first love, the theater, when her busy schedule permits.

Isla Fisher (Gloria Cleary)

Isla Fisher recently appeared in Fox Searchlight’s I Heart Huckabee’s with Jude Law, Naomi Watts and Dustin Hoffman. She also played “Mary Jane” in the hit live action feature of the cartoon Scooby-Doo. Fisher additional credits include starring turns in the independent films Dallas 362, The Wannabes, Swimming Pool, Furnished Room and Bum Magnet.

On television she has starred in the mini-series “Attila,” “Heart and Bones,” “Oliver Twist,” as well as being a series regular for four seasons on the popular Australian day-time show “Home and Away.”

Born in Saudi Arabia and raised in Australia, Fisher currently resides in Los Angeles and is engaged to British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, better known as Ali G.

Jane Seymour (Kathleen Cleary)

A multiple Emmy and Golden Globe winner, Jane Seymour was the recipient of the Officer of the British Empire (OBE) in the year 2000, which was bestowed upon her by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace. Seymour has proven her talents in virtually all media including the Broadway stage, motion pictures and television. Her love of art and color has also led to her great success as a painter in watercolors and oils and as a designer with her own successful line of homewares and children’s products for the Saks Inc. group of department stores.

Seymour, who created one of television’s most respected and beloved characters with her long running “Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman” series, has achieved equal fame for over 40 years in motion pictures, including the cult class “Somewhere in Time,” and television’s most memorable mini-series and movie performances. Her recent independent film Touching Wild Horses, which garnered numerous accolades on the film festival circuit and she recently created excitement with her guest starring role on the WB’s hit series “Smallville.”

Seymour made her film debut was as a chorus girl in Richard Attenborough's Oh, What A Lovely War, which resulted in her being discovered by the top agent in the United Kingdom. Her many other credits include the films, Young Winston, Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger, Somewhere in Time, Live and Let Die, Oh! Heavenly Dog, as well as television films "Frankenstein: The True Story," Dickens' "Our Mutual Friend," "King David,” “War and Remembrance,” for which she was nominated two successive years in the Best Actress Category for both the Emmy and Golden Globes and "East of Eden," for which she won a Golden Globe for Best Actress.

Seymour won the Emmy Award as Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her portrayal of Maria Callas in ABC-TV's "The Richest Man Alive," based on the life of Aristotle Onassis, and was nominated for a Golden Globe Best Actress Award for her performance as the Duchess of Windsor in the CBS-TV movie "The Woman He Loved."

The artist has also emerged as a significant producer of distinguished projects. Through Catfish Productions, she and James Keach have produced, starred and directed such programs as "Sunstroke", "A Passion for Justice", “Praying Mantis", "The Absolute Truth", “Enslavement: The Fanny Kemble Story”, “Murder in the Mirror”, “Dr. Quinn, The Movie”, “A Marriage of Convenience” and "Blackout". In addition Seymour also starred in “Yesterday’s Children,” for CBS.

Actively involved in numerous charitable causes, Seymour is a member of the American Red Cross National Celebrity Cabinet and works with numerous organizations including, Childhelp USA, a national organization dedicated to the research, treatment and prevention of child abuse as well as City Hearts a Los-Angeles based inner city youth arts program.

Ellen Albertini Dow (Grandma Mary Cleary)

Ellen Albertini Dow is best remembered as the “Rapping Granny” in the Adam Sandler comedy hit The Wedding Singer. Her numerous film credits include Road Trip, Patch Adams, Ready to Rumble, Sister Act I and II, and Studio 54 as the memorable “Disco Dottie.” Television audiences have enjoyed her most recently on “Six Feet Under,” “Scrubs,” “American Dad,” “Will and Grace,” and as a regular on “Maybe It’s Me.”

Dow, a native of Mt. Carmel, Pennsylvania, studied mime with Jacques LeCoq and Marcel Marceau in Paris and danced with Martha Graham and Hanya Holm. She has just recorded an album which includes both classic songs and original material by her late husband, Eugene Dow. She is a graduate of Cornell University and has received an honorary doctoral degree.

Bradley Cooper (Sack)

Bradley Cooper was a series regular on ABC's hit drama "Alias." He has also appeared on HBO's "Sex and the City," WB’s “Jack and Bobby,” UPN's "The Beat," and in a recurring role on the Fox Network's "The Street"; and was a host of "Lonely Planet Treks" on the Travel Channel.

On the silver screen, Cooper was most recently seen in Roger Michel’s Changing Lanes with Ben Affleck and Samuel L. Jackson, Wet Hot American Summer and the independent films My Little Eye and Carnival Knowledge.

Henry Gibson (Father Gibson)

Veteran stage and screen actor Henry Gibson is a familiar face to film and television audiences world-wide, and his distinctive voice has also been heard in scores of animated features and series stretching from his role as innocent Wilbur in Charlotte’s Web to the world-wary cynic Dan Jenkins in “King of the Hill.”

On the big screen, Gibson earned Best Supporting Actor honors from the National Society of Film Critics and a Golden Globe nomination for his work in Robert Altman's Nashville. His many other credits include Magnolia, Mother Night, Tune in Tomorrow, Tom and Jerry: The Movie, Gremlins II, The ‘Burbs, Switching Channels, Innerspace, The Incredible Shrinking Woman, Health, The Blues Brothers, Kentucky Fried Movie, The Last Remake of Beau Geste, The Long Goodbye, and The Nutty Professor.

Television fans will forever remember him as one of the stars on the classic series "Laugh-In." He has recently won acclaim for his recurring roles on “Boston Legal” and “The Guardian.” Gibson has guest-starred on over one hundred series and has been seen in such long form projects as “Luck of the Irish,” "Around the World in 80 Days," "Return to Green Acres," "Slow Burn," "Long Gone," "Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar & Grill," and "Evil Roy Slade."

Last year the New York International Independent Film & Video Festival honored him as Best Supporting Actor for his role in No Prom For Cindy.

Ron Canada (Randolph)

Ron Canada’s numerous film credits include the upcoming Cinderella Man for director Ron Howard. His recent films are National Treasure, The Human Stain, The United States of Leland, and The Hunted. Other memorable films include Lone Star (dir. John Sayles), The American President, Man of the House, Home Alone 2, Honey I Blew Up the Kids, Adventures in Babysitting, and Last of the Finest.

On television Ron recurs on four series “The West Wing,” “Jack & Bobby,” “The Shield” and “One on One.” T.V. films include the award winning Reversible Errors and Barbarians at the Gate. His guest star credits include “CSI,” “Frasier,” “NYPD Blue,” and over 50 others.

Canada won a Dramalogue Award for Outstanding Performance for his work in "The Boys Next Door." He began his professional acting career at Washington, D.C.' s Arena Stage after achieving acclaim and an Emmy Award in the broadcast news world.