This former child model underwent a striking transformation from freckle-faced cutie to curvaceous teen redhead to super-skinny blonde vixen, all before she was old enough to drink — legally. And while Lohan is a wonderful actress who possesses poise, charm and natural comic timing, it's her tempestuous personal life — high-profile romances, alleged battles with bulimia, alcohol and drugs, and a no-good, law-breaking dad — that have kept her in the spotlight. After appearing on a few daytime soaps, Lohan landed a dual role in Disney's big-screen remake of
The Parent Trap in 1998. Her winning turn as a high-school rocker who switches bodies with her uptight mom in Disney's 2003 remake of
Freaky Friday boosted her career, as did her amusing performance as a smart homeschooled student in 2004's
Mean Girls. In addition to acting, Lohan continued to model and released a number of pop albums, which was de rigueur for teen starlets of her generation. But popular as her projects were, her turbulent off-screen life (in direct contrast to her squeaky clean onscreen image) generated even more interest, including her long-running feuds with Hilary Duff and Paris Hilton, her estrangement from her ex-con father, myriad boyfriends, late-night carousing and her dramatic weight loss. In January 2007, after much speculation about her incessant partying, she checked herself into a swanky rehab but it didn't seem to make much of an impression and she was back in the tabloids in no time.
Lindsay Lohan Fast Facts:
- Was 3 when signed by Ford as a model and was reportedly the first redhead the company ever hired.
- Appeared in more than 60 commercial spots, including The Gap, Pizza Hut and Jell-O (with Bill Cosby).
- Beat out 4,000 other actresses to win the lead in the 1998 remake of The Parent Trap.
- Her mother Dina Lohan — a onetime actress, dancer, Rockette and Wall Street analyst — worked as her manager.
- Won the award for Breakthrough Female Performance for Freaky Friday at MTV's 2004 Movie Awards, which she also hosted.
- Signed a long-term, multi-album contract with Tommy Mottola's Casablanca Records. Albums include Speak and A Little More Personal.
- While shooting Georgia Rule in 2006, James G. Robinson, the CEO of Morgan Creek, wrote a letter reprimanding her for her party-girl lifestyle, complaining that her behavior was preventing her from doing her job.
- Lindsay Lohan Relationships:
- Ali Lohan - Sister
- Cody Lohan - Brother
- Dina Lohan - Mother
- Michael Lohan - Brother
- Michael Lohan - Father
- Samantha Ronson - Ex-significant Other
- Wilmer Valderrama - Ex-significant Other
