Christine PalmerCharacter guide · Rachel McAdams

A familiar perspective outside the spectacle.

Behind the name

Meet Christine Palmer

Rachel McAdams plays Christine Palmer in Doctor Strange and its later follow-up. Her earlier encounters with Stephen Strange offer a point of reference before his introduction to Kamar-Taj changes the world around him. This profile preserves the existing catalog records for McAdams’s portrayal.

Official source · Disney Movies ↗

Watch what an ordinary conversation reveals

Notice what Christine asks Strange to recognize about a situation and how he answers. Those exchanges provide a view of the person behind the extraordinary events without needing a summary of later revelations.

Your first watch

Where to start

Start with Doctor Strange. Consult the Multiverse of Madness guide before continuing, letting that film establish the circumstances of its characters.

01
Doctor Strange
2016 · Open the title guide ↗
02
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
2022 · Open the title guide ↗

Follow the screen credits

Catalog appearances

3 entries · release order

These are the existing catalog records, including supporting roles, cameos and other formats. This list is not a required watch order or proof that every appearance shares one continuity. Future entries may change.

2016

Doctor Strange
October 25, 2016

2021

What If...?, Season 1
August 11, 2021 · Supporting

2022

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
May 4, 2022

Sources & context

About this profile

Profile information checked 2026-11-08. Viewing suggestions are editorial guidance. Appearance records and identity labels come from the existing catalog.

Disney Movies · Official synopsis, director, cast and US release ↗

TMDB · Rachel McAdams portrait ↗

Background artwork: Doctor Strange. The portrait shows the performer.

How this catalog is put together ↗