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NEW YORK—A Filipino-Canadian actress, Jane McLean, is in the cast of the much-awaited film adaptation of Audrey Niffenegger’s best-selling novel, “The Time Traveler’s Wife.”

Jane, who was born in the Philippines but raised in Toronto, plays Charisse, the best friend of Clare (Rachel McAdams). Eric Bana is Henry, the time traveler married to Clare. Ron Livingston, who was Jack Berger in the “Sex and the City” TV series, essays Jane’s husband in the movie.

Described as a story about a love that transcends time, “The Time Traveler’s Wife” is directed by Robert Schwentke from a screenplay by Bruce Joel Rubin (“Ghost”). Brad Pitt is one of the film’s producers.