Lindsay Dee Lohan ; born July 2, 1986 is an American actress, businesswoman, fashion designer, and singer. Born and raised in , Lohan was signed to as a child. Having appeared as a regular on the television soap opera at age 10, her breakthrough came in the film 1998. The film's success led to appearances in a string of for and the theatrical film 2003. She then starred in 2005 , and 2006. Lohan quickly became the subject of intense media coverage following a series of heavily publicized personal struggles and legal trouble, as well as stints in. Thereafter, she focused on more mature roles in 2006 , 2006 , and 2007. Continued legal trouble led to the loss of several roles and significantly impacted her career and public image. In the 2010s, she appeared in films 2010 , 2012 and 2013 , among others. Following a highly publicized interview with , Lohan was subject of the documentary series 2014—2015. In 2015, she made her stage debut in the London production of. She has also contributed vocals to the soundtracks of her acting projects. Lohan also dabbled in fashion, beginning a line of her own titled and briefly serving as artistic advisor for in 2009. Lindsay Lohan was born on July 2, 1986, in borough of , and grew up in and on , New York. Her father, a former , has been in trouble with the law on several occasions, while her mother is a former singer and dancer. Lohan is of and heritage, and she was raised as a Catholic. Sullivan, was a co-founder of the Party on Long Island. Lohan attended and , where she did well in science and mathematics, until grade 11, when she started homeschooling. Lohan's parents have a turbulent history. They married in 1985, separated when Lindsay was three, and later reunited. They separated again in 2005 and finalized their divorce in 2007. Lohan began her career as a child model with at the age of three. She modeled for Kids and , and appeared in over 60 television commercials for brands like and , as well as a spot with. She played dual roles of twins, separated in infancy, who try to reunite their long-divorced parents, played by and. Lohan received unanimous acclaim for her debut performance. At the age of 14, Lohan played 's daughter in the pilot episode of the short-lived series , but she resigned her role when the production moved from New York to Los Angeles. She also starred in two Disney television movies: alongside in 2000, and in 2002. Lohan in 2002 2000s Breakthrough and Mean Girls Next Lohan starred alongside in the 2003 remake of Disney's family comedy , playing a mother and daughter who switch bodies and have to take on each other's roles. At Lohan's initiative, her character was rewritten and changed from a style to be more mainstream. Her performance was once again met with significant praise. In 2004, Lohan had two lead roles. Based in part on the non-fiction book , the film stars Lohan as a previously 16-year-old learning to navigate the social of a public high school. Mean Girls also earned her two awards at the. With Mean Girls, Lohan's public profile was raised significantly. Vanity Fair described how she became a household name. In 2004, when Lohan was 17, she became the youngest host of the and in 2006 she hosted the 2006. Lohan had planned on releasing an album in the summer of 2001, according to her official website, llrocks. No album was released in 2001, but Lohan had begun recording demo tracks with. He and his wife, , signed Lohan to a five-album production deal in September 2002. Also in September, Lohan landed the role as the daughter in 's remake, , which required her to learn how to play the guitar and to sing. The song peaked at 18 on Radio Disney's Top 30. Lohan announced that the song was separate from her singing career, since many teen idols such as and were expanding their careers from acting to singing. Lohan began writing the tracks on her album in April 2004. Lohan's debut album, , was released in the United States on December 7, 2004. The album was the first high-seller from Casablanca Records in several years, selling 1,000,000 units in the United States. In Germany the album debuted at the 53 position and took four weeks to complete its chart run. The song also did well internationally in countries such as , , and the. Both songs received heavy airplay on 's. The song earned small success in Australia and Germany. Lohan promoted the album by performing the songs in a number of live appearances. A tour in was planned, but later scrapped. Lohan's second album, , was released in December 2005. It peaked at number 20 on the Billboard 200 chart, and was eventually certified Gold. Lohan co-wrote most of the songs on the album, which received a mixed critical response. The video is a dramatization of the pain Lohan said her family suffered at the hands of her father. It was her first song to chart on the , peaking at number 57. According to Vanity Fair, the breakup with Valderrama
