Lindsay Lohan
Lindsay Lohan was born on 2 July 1986 in New York City.
Lindsay Lohan began modeling at just three years old.
She then got TV roles in Guiding Light and Another World, before getting her big break in the movies, when she played twins in The Parent Trap.
Lohan was then contracted to appear in made-for-TV movies Life-Size and Get a Clue.
In the early 21st century, she moved into music. Her debut album, Speak, was a US top 10 hit.
The 21st Century also saw an evolution in her film roles. After the hits Mean Girls and Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, Lindsay Lohan moved into more serious territory with Bobby and Georgia Rule.
The filming of Georgia Rule hit trouble and James G Robinson, the chief executive of the production company, sent Lohan a letter complaining:
" ... your actions on Georgia Rule have been discourteous, irresponsible and unprofessional. You have acted like a spoiled child ..."
Lohan's lifestyle continued to attract criticism and media coverage. She spent a couple of stints in rehab and got arrested for driving under the influence, possession of cocaine and driving on a suspended license.
Over the years Lindsay Lohan has been romantically linked with Aaron Carter (also linked to rival Hilary Duff), Harry Morton, Wilmer Valderrama, Jared Leto (co-star of Chapter 27) and Calum Best.
In 2005, Lindsay Lohan's parents divorced and only reached a settlement after a feud over rights to their daughter's earnings.
On August 23, 2007, AP reported that Lindsay Lohan was being charged with seven misdemeanors arising from two drunken-driving arrests, avoiding more serious felony drug charges because tests showed there was not enough cocaine on her to warrant them.
The following day the BBC explained that Lindsay Lohan would spend one day in jail after pleading guilty to drink driving and drug charges.
In May 2008, the BBC reported that Lindsay Lohan was to appear in Ugly Betty.