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Rachel McAdams
Canadian actress known for "Mean Girls", "The Notebook", and an Academy Award-nominated performance in "Spotlight".
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List of Actresses That Start With R
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Rachel Weisz
British actress with an Academy Award for "The Constant Gardener", with roles in "The Mummy", "About a Boy", and the BBC's "Dead Ringers".
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Reese Witherspoon
American actress and producer with an Academy Award for "Walk the Line", who built Hello Sunshine into a major prestige-television production company.
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Renee Zellweger
American actress with two Academy Awards -- Best Supporting Actress for "Cold Mountain" and Best Actress for "Judy".
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Rita Hayworth
American actress and dancer, one of the top film stars and pin-ups of the 1940s, defined by the title role in "Gilda".
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Rooney Mara
American actress known for "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" and "Carol", with two Academy Award nominations and a Best Actress prize at Cannes.
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Rosario Dawson
American actress and producer known for "Sin City", "Rent", and her recurring role as Ahsoka Tano in the "Star Wars" Disney+ series.
About actresses starting with R
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