Lindsay Lohan's Biography

July 2, 1986 was a very happy day for Dina and Michael Lohan. The ex-rockette mother and Wall-Street trader turned pasta magnate father welcomed their new daughter, Lindsay Morgan Lohan, to the world. This blessed event occurred in Cold Spring Harbor, New York. Lindsay was to be the oldest of four children for the couple. Siblings Michael, Aliana and Dakota would come into the family in subsequent years.

Lindsay Lohan began her professional career at the ripe old age of 3 with a contract from the Ford Modeling Agency. Coincidentally she was Ford’s first ever red-headed child ever signed. She garnered almost immediate attention and soon had starred in over 60 commercials including most notably ads for Wendy’s Restaurants, Pizza Hut, The Gap, and opposite Bill Cosby in a Jello-O Pudding commercial. With these successful credentials Lindsay was on the map.

Lindsay Lohan’s first major break when she was cast in the role of Alli Fowler on the NBC TV show Another World during late 1996 and 1997. Lindsay was the third actress to play the role.

Lindsay Lohan received some great news in January 1997. She found that she had earned the role of estranged twin sisters in Disney’s The Parent Trap. She was to work with debuting director Nancy Meyers on the film which is an adaptation of the novel by Erich Kastner. The Parent Trap was a fairly good commercial success, however Lindsay earned some critical acclaim. She also won the Young Artist Award for Best Leading Actress in a Feature Film as well as nominations for a Youngstar and Blockbuster Award. Lindsay had proven she was a capable actress with a wide range by portraying both twins’ vastly different personalities nearly perfectly. She aced both the roles of laid back Hallie Parker and the elegant and very refined Annie James. Most people were surprised to see that both roles were indeed played by the same actress.

Her next project was the made-for-TV movie Life-Size with Tyra Banks in 1999 made as a Wonderful World of Disney movie.

In 2000, Lindsay Lohan landed a promising role as “Rose” on a new shoe starring Bette Midler titled Bette. The production soon moved from New York to Los Angeles and Lindsay opted to drop out handing the role to actress Marina Malota. This move proved smart as the show was quickly cancelled.

Soon afterwards, Lindsay returned to Disney to complete her three-picture contract. She starred in Get a Clue in 2002. Lindsay played the role of Lexy Gold for the movie that aired as a Disney movie in June, 2002.

Then in July of 2002 Disney announced that Lindsay had signed on to play lead role in the remake of Freaky Friday. She was to co-star with former scream-queen Jamie Lee Curtis who would play the role of the mother with which Lindsay’s character switches bodies.  The film opened in August of 2003 and soon rocketed to the top of the box-office and eventually raked in a cool $160 million in receipts. Hollywood took notice. Lohan won the 2004 MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Female as well as nominations for both a Saturn award and a Young Artist award.

Meanwhile, Lindsay Lohan’s other dream was about to come true. In September, 2002 it was announced that Lindsay was being taken under the professional tutelage of renowned music  producer, Emilio Estefan, Jr. Estefan announced a five album deal with Lindsay and promised to take the world by storm with Lindsay’s pop style and edgy rock musical chops. This facet of her career would have to wait a little while though.

The year 2003, brought Lindsay another lead in Disney’s Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen. The picture was based on the novel by Dyan Sheldon. It was released In February of 2004 to unfortunately poor critical reviews and a very poor box-office. However, Lindsay was praised for her work on the picture in the role of Lola.

Lindsay Lohan’s next movie was 2004’s Mean Girls, written by SNL head writer, Tina Fey. The film was directed by Mark Waters who also directed Lindsay in Freaky Friday. The film was a high school based comedy/drama and was based on a book by author Rosalind Wiseman. The film was a darling with the critics and quickly went on to earn over $85 million in the domestic box office.

Lohan quickly followed up with 2005’s Herbie Fully Loaded, a remake of an old Disney franchise in which the lovable VW becomes a Nascar racer. The movie opened to mediocre reviews and was a slight disappointment at the box office.

Lindsay Lohan's string of success has cemented her as a bankable star in Hollywood. She now commands $7.5 million per picture which places her among the elite. Some of her future projects include movies titled Fashionistas, Just My Luck, Dramarama and a few other unnamed projects.

Lindsay also achieved success with her debut music album titled Speak that hit the market in late 2004. The album was best noted for the single Rumors that earned major radio play and frequent MTV time with its accompanying video.

Lindsay Lohan is truly a talented person. With so many talents and an incredible work-ethic we are sure to see her in the spotlight for years to come.