Lindsay Dee Lohan (;
born July 2, 1986)
is an American
actress,
model, and
pop singer. She began her career as a
child fashion model before making her motion picture debut in
Disney's 1998 remake of
The Parent Trap at the age of 11.
Lohan first gained fame between 2003 and 2005 with leading roles in the films
Freaky Friday,
Mean Girls and
Herbie: Fully Loaded, subsequently appearing in independent films including
Robert Altman's
A Prairie Home Companion and
Bobby. Her career was interrupted in 2007 as two
DUI incidents and three visits to
rehabilitation facilities led to several lost movie deals. Resuming her career, she guest starred in the TV series
Ugly Betty in 2008 and filmed
Robert Rodriguez's
Machete in 2009.
Lohan launched a second career in pop music in 2004 with the album
Speak and followed up with
A Little More Personal (Raw) in 2005. She has attracted significant publicity, particularly surrounding her personal life. As such, she is often photographed by
paparazzi photographers.
