rachel mcadams played irene adler in sherlock holmes movie.
who plays irene adler in sherlock holmes movie?
rachel mcadams
bullet::::- irene adler is an opera singer in the short story "a scandal in bohemia" by arthur conan doyle begun in 1891; later appeared as a pinkerton detective in a series of books by carole nelson douglas begun in 1990, played by charlotte rampling in "sherlock holmes in new york" (1976 film); by anne baxter in "the masks of death" (1984 tv movie); by gayle hunnicutt in "sherlock holmes" (1984 tv series pilot); by morgan fairchild in "sherlock holmes and the leading lady" (1992 tv movie); by rachel mcadams in "sherlock holmes" (2009 film); by lara pulver in sherlock (tv series, 2010-).
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auguste lupa is a fictional character in two pastiche novels by author john lescroart. the novels are "son of holmes" (1986) and "rasputin's revenge" (1987). lupa, a secret agent during the first world war, is the son of sherlock holmes and irene adler. it is strongly implied that he is the younger version of fictional detective nero wolfe in the mystery series by rex stout. auguste lupa is one of many aliases used by the character. jules giraud, the narrator of the books, explains that lupa always chooses as his alias a first name with a connection to one of the caesars. auguste is the name of a roman emperor and lupa means "wolf." other aliases he has used include julius adler and cesar mycroft. the latter surname indicates a connection to mycroft holmes, the brother of sherlock holmes. in "rasputin's revenge" it is revealed that his real name is john hamish adler holmes, combining the names of dr. john hamish watson, the best friend of sherlock holmes, and irene adler's surname with the surname holmes.
auguste lupa