Lindsay Lohan
- Actress
- Producer
- Music Department
Lindsay Dee Lohan was born in New York City, on 2 July 1986, to Dina Lohan and
Michael Lohan. She began her career at age three as a Ford model, and also made appearances in over sixty television commercials, including spots for The Gap, Pizza Hut, Wendy's, and Jell-O (opposite
Bill Cosby). Lohan made her acting debut in
1996 as the third actress to play Ali Fowler in the television drama
Another World (1964). Shortly
afterward she was hand-picked by Oscar-nominated writer
Nancy Meyers as estranged twin sisters in
an adaptation by Walt Disney Pictures of a novel by
Erich Kästner, which marked Meyers'
directorial debut. Lohan's first feature film,
The Parent Trap (1998), a remake
of The Parent Trap (1961), was a
modest commercial success, earning her widespread critical acclaim and
a Young Artist award for Best Leading Young Actress in a Feature Film,
as well as Blockbuster Entertainment and YoungStar award nominations.
After signing a three-movie contract with Disney, she returned to the
small screen to star in the made-for-TV movies
Life-Size (2000) (opposite
Tyra Banks) and
Get a Clue (2002) (opposite
Bug Hall). She also appeared as Rose in the
pilot episode of the short-lived comedy series
Bette (2000), which starred
Bette Midler.
In June 2001 Lohan took a brief hiatus from acting. Her music career
was launched over a year later, when Estefan Enterprises made a
five-album production deal with her in September 2002, and she signed a
recording contract with the reactivated Casablanca Records.
However, Lohan was not turning her back on her blossoming acting
career. Just over a month previously she had been cast opposite
Jamie Lee Curtis for another Disney
adaptation of a novel, this time a fantasy comedy by
Mary Rodgers.
Freaky Friday (2003), a remake of
Freaky Friday (1976), was a huge
hit (generating over $160 million in worldwide box office receipts) and
critics were spellbound by delightful performances from Lohan and
Curtis (who went on to receive a Golden Globe nomination for her work).
In addition, Lohan won the 2004 MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough
Female, as well as a Saturn award nomination and another Young Artist
award nomination.
Lohan relocated permanently to Los Angeles between projects and moved
into an apartment with fellow actress
Raven-Symoné. She also dated pop star
Aaron Carter for a short time.
Her next acting role was the title character in the comedy
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004),
a Disney adaptation of the novel by
Dyan Sheldon. The film received scathing
reviews upon its release and died a quick death at the box office, but
even the harshest of critics were impressed by Lohan's charming turn as
aspiring actress Lola.
Lohan's next project,
Mean Girls (2004), saw her reunite
with Freaky Friday (2003) director
Mark Waters. Inspired by a
non-fiction book by Rosalind Wiseman
and written by
Saturday Night Live (1975)
scribe Tina Fey, the high-school comedy-drama
opened to glowing reviews and grossed $86 million in the US. This
earned her status as a bankable actress, and a salary of $7.5 million
for the Donald Petrie romantic comedy
Just My Luck (2006).
One of the most sought-after young actresses in the industry, she
starred in Bobby (2006) (opposite
Demi Moore and
Sharon Stone), the Disney fantasy
adventure
Herbie Fully Loaded (2005) (a
pseudo-sequel to
The Love Bug (1969)) and the
critically acclaimed
A Prairie Home Companion (2006).
On top of a thriving film career Lohan also launched a music career,
releasing her debut album, "Speak," which hit shelves in December 2004.
In 2009 Lohan launched her own fashion line titled 6126, mainly
focusing on the production of women's leggings. By spring she launched
a self-tanning spray line titled "Sevin Nyne" and by the end of the
year she became an artistic designer for fashion house Ungaro.
Lindsay continues her career in acting, having played a supporting role
in the action film Machete (2010).
Michael Lohan. She began her career at age three as a Ford model, and also made appearances in over sixty television commercials, including spots for The Gap, Pizza Hut, Wendy's, and Jell-O (opposite
Bill Cosby). Lohan made her acting debut in
1996 as the third actress to play Ali Fowler in the television drama
Another World (1964). Shortly
afterward she was hand-picked by Oscar-nominated writer
Nancy Meyers as estranged twin sisters in
an adaptation by Walt Disney Pictures of a novel by
Erich Kästner, which marked Meyers'
directorial debut. Lohan's first feature film,
The Parent Trap (1998), a remake
of The Parent Trap (1961), was a
modest commercial success, earning her widespread critical acclaim and
a Young Artist award for Best Leading Young Actress in a Feature Film,
as well as Blockbuster Entertainment and YoungStar award nominations.
After signing a three-movie contract with Disney, she returned to the
small screen to star in the made-for-TV movies
Life-Size (2000) (opposite
Tyra Banks) and
Get a Clue (2002) (opposite
Bug Hall). She also appeared as Rose in the
pilot episode of the short-lived comedy series
Bette (2000), which starred
Bette Midler.
In June 2001 Lohan took a brief hiatus from acting. Her music career
was launched over a year later, when Estefan Enterprises made a
five-album production deal with her in September 2002, and she signed a
recording contract with the reactivated Casablanca Records.
However, Lohan was not turning her back on her blossoming acting
career. Just over a month previously she had been cast opposite
Jamie Lee Curtis for another Disney
adaptation of a novel, this time a fantasy comedy by
Mary Rodgers.
Freaky Friday (2003), a remake of
Freaky Friday (1976), was a huge
hit (generating over $160 million in worldwide box office receipts) and
critics were spellbound by delightful performances from Lohan and
Curtis (who went on to receive a Golden Globe nomination for her work).
In addition, Lohan won the 2004 MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough
Female, as well as a Saturn award nomination and another Young Artist
award nomination.
Lohan relocated permanently to Los Angeles between projects and moved
into an apartment with fellow actress
Raven-Symoné. She also dated pop star
Aaron Carter for a short time.
Her next acting role was the title character in the comedy
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004),
a Disney adaptation of the novel by
Dyan Sheldon. The film received scathing
reviews upon its release and died a quick death at the box office, but
even the harshest of critics were impressed by Lohan's charming turn as
aspiring actress Lola.
Lohan's next project,
Mean Girls (2004), saw her reunite
with Freaky Friday (2003) director
Mark Waters. Inspired by a
non-fiction book by Rosalind Wiseman
and written by
Saturday Night Live (1975)
scribe Tina Fey, the high-school comedy-drama
opened to glowing reviews and grossed $86 million in the US. This
earned her status as a bankable actress, and a salary of $7.5 million
for the Donald Petrie romantic comedy
Just My Luck (2006).
One of the most sought-after young actresses in the industry, she
starred in Bobby (2006) (opposite
Demi Moore and
Sharon Stone), the Disney fantasy
adventure
Herbie Fully Loaded (2005) (a
pseudo-sequel to
The Love Bug (1969)) and the
critically acclaimed
A Prairie Home Companion (2006).
On top of a thriving film career Lohan also launched a music career,
releasing her debut album, "Speak," which hit shelves in December 2004.
In 2009 Lohan launched her own fashion line titled 6126, mainly
focusing on the production of women's leggings. By spring she launched
a self-tanning spray line titled "Sevin Nyne" and by the end of the
year she became an artistic designer for fashion house Ungaro.
Lindsay continues her career in acting, having played a supporting role
in the action film Machete (2010).