Biography
Date of Birth
2 December 1986, The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Birth Name
Lindsay Dee Lohan
Nickname
Linds
La Lohan
LL
LiLo
Height
5' 5" (1.65 m)
Mini Biography
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 The Wonderful World of Disney: 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 (1968)) 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).
Trivia
Older sister of Michael Lohan, Aliana Lohan (aka Aliana Lohan) and Dakota Lohan (aka Cody). Half-sister of Ashley Kaufmann and Landon Lohan.
She took voice lessons as a girl and started modeling at age 3.
Her mother is Dina Lohan, née Donata Sullivan, a former Wall Street analyst, who now helps managing her daughter's career.
Her father is Michael Lohan, a longtime Wall Street trader who developed his family's multi-million-dollar pasta business, then sold it to pursue funding and development of major studios and independent Hollywood projects.
Provides a track on the soundtrack for Freaky Friday (2003), in which she also stars. The song "Ultimate" is performed by her character at the beginning of the movie's end credits.
Her mother, Dina Lohan; her sister, Aliana Lohan and her brother, Dakota Lohan, had cameos in The Parent Trap (1998) during the airport scene and Freaky Friday (2003) during the wedding scene.
At age 7, she got to dress as garbage ("Things You Find on the Bottom of the Subway") for a Halloween skit on [error].
She was originally offered the role of Penny in Inspector Gadget (1999) but turned it down.
Emilio Estefan Jr. took her under his professional wing in September 2002. Estefan Enterprises announced a five-album production deal and the promise of an aggressive effort to sell her popular style with a rock edge to a major record label. She eventually signed a recording contract with Casablanca/Universal Records and has two albums under her belt.
She has worked as a model for Abercrombie & Fitch Kids (A&F Kids) and Calvin Klein Kids.
Following a self-imposed hiatus, she successfully auditioned for Freaky Friday (2003).
A straight-A student at school, she excelled in maths and science.She also enjoys gymnastics, swimming, ice skating, roller blading, singing, biking, reading, writing and playing with her siblings.
Her father has German, Irish and Italian ancestry. Her mother has Irish and Italian ancestry.
(June 5, 2004) The youngest person to host an MTV Movie Award show, and also the first host to win an award (for Freaky Friday (2003)).
Admitted on Last Call with Carson Daly (2002) that she fell asleep during the premiere of The Parent Trap (1998).
Attends the famous school for the stars, Laurel Springs School.
At age 17, she was 2003's fifth hottest teen female star.
For a short time, she attended a public high school, Sanford H. Calhoun High School, in a suburban town called Merrick on Long Island.
Released her debut album in December 2004. She co-wrote her debut single, which was "Rumors".
Attended Cold Spring Harbor Jr./Sr. High School on Long Island for several years following her role in The Parent Trap (1998). Her family's home was in Laurel Hollow before moving to Merrick, where she attended Sanford H. Calhoun High School (where Debbie Gibson also attended high school years before) for only a few months before resuming her acting career.
Is allergic to blueberries and horses. Lindsay has suffered from bronchial asthma since she was little. She had an emergency appendectomy in 2007.
Her debut album "Speak" was certified for platinum sales in the United States.
Was in the hospital for a second time in less than a year (the first time was last year while filming Herbie Fully Loaded (2005) after working 17 hours on her movie Just My Luck (2006).
One of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in the World (2004).
When auditioning for Mean Girls (2004), she originally wanted to play Regina George.
Lindsay Lohan originally intended to play Regina George in Mean Girls (2004). She was exactly what they needed in terms of her aggressive screen presence, but the director felt they would have trouble finding someone to go up against her in the role of Cady.
Ranked #10 in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women in the World (2005).
Broadway producer Barry Weissler is interested in having Lohan star in the musical version of Amy Heckerling's Clueless (1995). [April 2005]
Along with Tara Reid, Paris Hilton, Nicky Rothschild, Bijou Phillips, Kimberly Stewart, Nicole Richie and Kim Kardashian, Lohan is one of Hollywood's most famous party girls.
Dyed her hair blond for her role in A Prairie Home Companion (2006).
Named #4 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2005 list.
Nicole Richie and David Spade were among the guests at her 19th birthday party.
Won the 2006 Kids Choice Award for Best Female Actress at the 19th Annual show on Nickelodeon.
Named #10 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement.
Participated in the 13th Annual Race to Erase M.S. charity event by modeling clothes along with her friend Nicole Richie.
Her idols are Marilyn Monroe and Ann-Margret.
Has appeared on the daytime soap opera Another World (1964). Had the role of Alli Fowler from December 1996 to July 1997. She left the soap opera after winning the lead roles in the remake of The Parent Trap (1998).
Has a net worth of approximately $7 million dollars based on her movies, albums and other works.
Has starred in three remakes/new versions of Disney movies: The Parent Trap (1998), Freaky Friday (2003) and Herbie Fully Loaded (2005).
Was hospitalized for the second time in a year from heat exhaustion after working 12 hours straight on the set of her movie Georgia Rule (2007).
Her real middle name is Dee, but she sometimes uses Morgan as a stage name.
(September 15, 2006) Fractured her wrist after she fell at a Fashion Week party in New York City.
Named #14 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006" supplement.
(January 4, 2007) Underwent emergency surgery to remove her appendix.
(January 18, 2007) Entered rehab at the Wonderland Center in Los Angeles, according to her publicist Leslie Sloane after confirming in December 2006 that she was attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.
Named #1 on Maxim magazine's Hot 100 of 2007 list.
Named #3 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2006 list.
Her stylist is Rachel Zoe, who's also the stylist of Nicole Richie.
Is often seen singing karaoke alongside Emile Hirsch, Bo Barrett, Michelle Rodriguez and Nicole Richie at Beverly Hills hot spot "Guys".
Was the subject of "Lindsay Fully Loaded", a music video by Omovies.
Once saved her brother and youngest sibling, Dakota Lohan (aka "Cody Lohan"), from drowning.
Was ranked #18 on The 20 Top-Earning Young Superstars list by Forbes magazine (2007).
Recreated Marilyn Monroe's final photo shoot in the 2008 Spring Fashion edition of New York, including partial nudity. Coincidentally, the shoot was conducted by photographer Bert Stern who had, 46 years earlier, photographed Monroe for the series "The Last Sitting", a mere 6 weeks before her untimely death. [February 2008]
After two DUI arrests, she was sentenced to one day in jail and ten days community service at the American Red Cross in Pomona, California. [August 2007]
Ranked #9 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2008 list.
Campaigned for the role of Alice in Alice in Wonderland (2010) but lost the part to Mia Wasikowska.
Was in a relationship with Samantha Ronson (2008-March 2009).
Was originally cast as Caitlin MacNamarra in The Edge of Love (2008), but dropped out before filming began. Sienna Miller was then given the part.
Was offered the role of Jade in The Hangover (2009), but she turned it down and Heather Graham was cast instead.
Friends with Victor Formosa and good friends with Jessica Alba, Nathan Folks and Mean Girls (2004) co-star, Amanda Seyfried.
Considers Niagara (1953) and Kitten with a Whip (1964) her favorite movies.
(July 8, 2010) Was sentenced to 90 days in jail for the violation of her probation as she failed to complete her weekly alcohol education class following her 2007 DUI arrest. Following her trial, Shawn Chapman Holley resigned as her attorney.
(August 2, 2010) Was released from the Century Regional Detention Facility, having served 12 days of her 90 day prison sentence.
Niece of Matt Sullivan and Paul Sullivan.
Granddaughter of John L. Sullivan and Ann Sullivan.
Was originally cast as Linda Lovelace in Lovelace (2013) (aka Inferno: A Linda Lovelace Story (????)), but after being admitted to the Betty Ford Center following her DUI prison stint, she was replaced by Amanda Seyfried.
Her Herbie Fully Loaded (2005) director Angela Robinson based the character of Niki Stevens on The L Word (2004) on her.
(April 21, 2011) Was sentenced to serve 120 days in jail at Lynwood Correction Facility for grand theft, having stolen a $250,000 necklace three months previously.
Was released from the Lynwood Correction Facility on bail set at $75,000 after just five hours in custody. Lohan has instead been ordered to serve 480 hours community service, including 300 at a women's center.
(May 26, 2011) Turned herself over to the authorities at Lynwood Correction Facility, where she was fitted with an electronic tag on her ankle and sent to her Venice, California home where she will spend 35 days under house arrest.
Ranked #38 on the 2011 Maxim list "Hot 100" women.
Ranked #16 in FHM's "Sexiest Women" list in 2008.
Ranked #59 in the 2011 FHM list of "100 Sexiest Women in the World".
(June 8, 2012) Was briefly hospitalized after totaling her Porsche, in a collision with a dump truck, on the Pacific Coast Highway, near Los Angeles.
Her publicist is Steve Honig.
Suffered exhaustion and dehydration while filming the Elizabeth Taylor biopic Liz & Dick (2012). [June 2012]
(September 23, 2012) Rushed to La's Mount Sinai medical center with pneumonia and complications from her asthma.
Turned down starring roles in The Day After Tomorrow (2004), Lords of Dogtown (2005), Poseidon (2006) and Veronika Decides to Die (2009).
Auditioned for the role of "O" in Savages (2012) but lost to Blake Lively.
Was strongly considered for the lead role in Side Effects (2013). The director, Steven Soderbergh, wanted her for the role and even had her audition several times. A decision was finally made by producers that hiring Lohan was to risky due to her legal problems. Blake Lively was then cast but replaced by Rooney Mara before filming began.
Court ordered to attend 90 days of lock down rehab, 18 months of psychiatric counseling, and community service for violating her probation again. If she violates her probation one more time, she will go straight back to jail. [March 2013]
Attended the premiere of her movie Herbie Fully Loaded (2005), while also doing promotional work for it. [June 2005]
Has been ordered back to jail to serve out the remainder of 90 day sentence (76 days). She failed a drug test, again. She was paroled due to over crowding in July after serving only 14 days of her sentence. [September 2010]
Arrested for suspicion of driving under influence of alcohol, after her third car crash in two years. [May 2007]
(April 20, 2014) Admitted she suffered a miscarriage while filming on Lindsay (2014).
She was suggested by Stephen King for the title role in Carrie (2013). The part eventually went to Chloe Grace Moretz.
Can speak English and French fluently, is also learning Turkish, Italian and Arabic.
On November 28, 2021, Lohan has been announced her engagement to financier Bader Shammas.
Was asked for the role of Jenny Gordon on Charmed (1998), but she turned down and Karis Paige Bryant got cast instead.
In 2022, she admitted on social media that her surname is mispronounced all the time. The proper pronunciation is "Low-in" and not "Low-han".
Born at 4:40 AM (EDT).
Trademarks:
Long red hair
Husky voice
Quotes
Life is full of risks anyway; why not take them?
I write a lot of lyrics and I'm involved in the producing process, because it's like, if I'm singing it, I want it to be something that I can relate to.
If I can change bodies with anyone, it would be Britney Spears because how can you not like Britney Spears?
I am happy being able to play roles with people my age because once you do something really mature there is no turning back.
I don't like to talk about politics. If you say you're a Democrat, that'll turn off Republicans, and that's half of your fan base.
When I'm walking down the red carpet and everybody is screaming my name, all I'm doing is worrying that they're thinking, like, "Oh, she didn't wave at me, she's such a bitch!".
I'll probably pursue doing more movies but not horror movies or movies with killers in them. I'll try to stick to happy movies. I want to act and direct like Jodie Foster. I admire her because she went to college and she is still doing the same thing.
It's flattering that people want to know so much about me and want to take the time to make up that many things about me.
I don't want to keep doing all commercial stuff. But timing is everything. I got this one script where this girl wants to join a Latino gang and she gets raped. I can't be doing that right now. I don't think that's appropriate.
But I'm not going to go and lose my virginity in a movie, yet, because the second I do that, you can't go back. That makes me much older in terms of film and on the screen.
Girls my age dress so much raunchier than I'd ever imagine myself dressing. I understand that I'm a role model, though, and I have to look out for that. I have a 10-year-old sister, too. But you also want to be appealing to guys and stuff, that's just something girls feel. It's hard. You want to be that girl that's unattainable to all the guys because there are so many other girls out there that are like that.
People go to college to find who they are as a person and find what they want to do in life, and I kind of already know that so it would be like I'd be taking a step back or something.
[on not having privacy] You can't really complain because it's what you have to accept is going to happen when you're in the spotlight, and you want this. And I understand that. At the same time, it's hard when you're just waking up, and you're going out to get your mail and there are people there. It bugs me sometimes, of course, but I don't do it on purpose, you know? I try to just live my life; I'm not doing stuff like that to get noticed.
[on December 20, 2004] I'm not doing Playboy, no. Never. They contacted my publicist and they asked if I would do their 20 questions spread, which is not a nude photo that they do with it. It's a regular photo. But I do have a Disney movie coming out and a young fan base and I'm not interested in doing Playboy right now in my life.
Say no more than yes, and just make sure you surround yourself with good people.
[on relocating to Los Angeles, California and moving in with Raven-Symoné] We met recently at the Vanity Fair shoot and got along. Our apartment complex has chef and maid services.
I was sick. I had people sit me down and say, "You're going to die if you don't take care of yourself.".
Because I'm so much in the spotlight, people lose sight of why I'm in the industry. In fact, I'm doing all this because I love to act. I love to perform, to sing.
I go out because it's a release. Going out for me is about seeing my friends and not working. Being seen is just something that comes along with it.
I hate it when people call me a teen queen. The past year has felt like five lifetimes because I've grown up a lot.
[Wilmer Valderrama] was my first love. But the timing was bad. And there were all these girls around; he would flirt with them. And I couldn't handle that. I really didn't trust him. So that was hard, too.
[on Samuel L. Jackson] I'm a huge fan of his, and as I was walking off the stage with him he started asking me, "How are you? Are you OK from your accident?" He said, "I've seen your movie Mean Girls (2004) about five times and I love it.". I said, "Not only is it amazing to hear that from you, but it's so nice to hear that from someone, because all you read is, 'Lindsay is out 'til four in the morning partying, da, da, da, da'.".
I don't even know how to take a break, because I go crazy. I just sit in a room and I don't know what to do. I went to the Metropolitan Museum and just sat there. But they didn't take any pictures of that, which sucks, because that would have been more interesting than pictures of me coming out of a club.
I have this Playboy book called "Redheads", and I was reading all these things about how redheads are more passionate and apparently they're much more sexual than girls with other hair colors. I think I'm more sexual than my friends. More comfortable in my skin. I'm a sexual person, definitely.
It's so weird that I went to rehab. I always said I would die before I went to rehab.
Partying and having all of those pictures taken distracts from the work that I do. It's not why I started acting. I didn't get into acting to be written about. It kind of just happened - so I accept that it's my life. But there are some things that I can do to make changes and grow up. I want to act like a woman rather than a teenager. I am doing the best I can. It was hard surrendering and having people tell me what to do. It was really humbling for me, but I liked how I was treated as a normal person. I kept the common areas clean. I liked making coffee for the gym the best. I'm planning a trip to Africa during the second week in December. I'm working with the American Red Cross, but it is not finalized yet. I just want to apologize to any of my fans that look up to me, especially my younger fans, for setting the examples that I didn't mean to set. That is one of the reasons that I want to change things. I don't want to be known as that person. I have a younger sister and she looks up to me, too. All the negative stuff that gets said hurts my feelings, it hurts my sister, Ali, and my family.
It's hard in L.A. not to go out; it gets lonely. Being an actress is lonely, and I never want to be alone. I hate sleeping alone.
I'm Irish-Italian so I've got a really bad temper.
I talk about my impulses with my therapist -- I have a shopping problem; I love to shop too much.
I want to get a nomination. I want to win an Oscar. I want to be known for more than, like, going out. For being "the party girl", I hate that. I bust my ass when I'm filming and when I have time off, yeah, I like to go out and dance.
I say too much sometimes, but I'm honest, that's the important thing.
[To the judge when he sentenced her to jail for violating probation]: Are you serious?
Sex and sexuality are a part of nature, and I go along with nature. I think Marilyn Monroe once said that. I certainly agree with her.
[on the death of James Gandolfini] James Gandolfini was a dear friend and a great man. My heart goes out to his family. He will be greatly missed.
[on her interest in Islam] I'm a very spiritual person and I'm really open to learning.
We all believe in something and at the end of the day, it all ties to a God or a spiritual advisor.
I'm a normal, nice person. A good person. I don't have any bad intentions. And my past has to stay in the past. Like, people have to just let go of it and stop bringing it up because it's not-it's gone. It's dead. And that's the most important thing to me.
[in 2004, on the Saturday Night Live (1975) parody of Hilary Duff] We didn't do anything derogatory towards her. I'm sorry if she felt offended but I thought things were cool so, Hilary, (I) don't want to start anything again.
