Lindsay Lohan
At the age of three she was modelling. By 12 she was stealing the show from Hollywood A-listers Dennis Quaid and Natasha Richardson. Then, when she was just shy of her 20th birthday, she saw her pay packet leap to $7.5 million a film. There's no doubt that Lindsay Lohan has earned her Tinseltown stripes, surprising studio bosses with the revelation that the fresh-faced natural redhead also has bags of talent.
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The reason Hollywood directors have her on speed-dial is her 2004 breakthrough performance in Mean Girls. The smart, adolescent comedy pulled in $67 million at the box-office, and earned her the title of reigning teen queen.
Lindsay Morgan Lohan was born on July 2, 1986, to a Long Island, New York, family, headed by mum Dina, a Broadway dancer, and father Michael, who made it big in a family-run pasta business after quitting as a Wall Street trader. Signed to the Ford Model Agency as a toddler, Lindsay appeared in some 60 commercials for the likes of Gap and Calvin Klein Kids before turning to movies.
Cinema audiences got their first glimpse of the child star in Disney's 1998 comedy The Parent Trap , after she beat Scarlett Johansson to the part of winsome twins who reunite their estranged father and mother. Always closely involved with Lindsay's career, her mum, who has since split with dad Michael, imposed a three-year break on her daughter following the success of the film so she could go through adolescence away from the cameras. "If she'd stayed in Hollywood, she'd be a nightmare by now," explains Dina. "Kids need boundaries."
When she did return, it was with a vengeance. Disney producers who had cast her in Parent Trap were so impressed with their find they had already signed Lindsay up for a multi-picture deal. The result was 2003's body-swap comedy Freaky Friday, with Jamie Lee Curtis, quickly followed by Confessions Of A Teenage Drama Queen and Herby: Fully Loaded in successive years.
Then in 2004, aged 18, in confirmation of her position as the ultimate teen icon, she became the youngest person ever to host the MTV Movie Awards. Meanwhile, between modelling for Vogue and releasing a platinum pop album, Speak, she's had little time for normal adolescent pursuits.
As her profile rocketed, the auburn locks were replaced by a sleeker blonder image and a wardrobe of sexy outfits, which came in handy for stepping out with high-profile pals like the Hilton sisters and Kimberley Stewart. Romantically, she's been linked to pop singer Aaron Carter and That 70s Show actor Wilmer Valderama, as well as movie hunks Colin Farrell and Bruce Willis.
Despite being a hot star on the rise, Lindsay says she tries to keep her feet on the ground. "I don't take anything for granted," she said in 2005. "I feel blessed and lucky, and I'm appreciative and I'm thankful, and I'm not some crazy party girl. I want to be in this for the long run."
Unfortunately, the spotlight hasn't just been on Lindsay for the more glamorous side of fame. In May 2005 her father made headlines when he was sentenced to up to four years in jail for attempted assault and other charges. And there was further upheaval when Lindsay was called upon to testify in the highly public divorce proceedings between him and her mother later in the year. "I don't think any girl wants to see her parents in this situation," she said at the time. "I've been hurt."
Facing the ups and downs of the Hollywood whirlwind with a cool confidence beyond her years, 5ft 5in Lindsay insists she'll forge her own path to the top in the Tinseltown. "You will never see me in a nude scene," she says. "I don't think that's what's needed to win an Oscar for me. Personally I think there are other things you can do to show people you have talent."
Lindsay Morgan Lohan was born on July 2, 1986, to a Long Island, New York, family, headed by mum Dina, a Broadway dancer, and father Michael, who made it big in a family-run pasta business after quitting as a Wall Street trader. Signed to the Ford Model Agency as a toddler, Lindsay appeared in some 60 commercials for the likes of Gap and Calvin Klein Kids before turning to movies.
Cinema audiences got their first glimpse of the child star in Disney's 1998 comedy The Parent Trap , after she beat Scarlett Johansson to the part of winsome twins who reunite their estranged father and mother. Always closely involved with Lindsay's career, her mum, who has since split with dad Michael, imposed a three-year break on her daughter following the success of the film so she could go through adolescence away from the cameras. "If she'd stayed in Hollywood, she'd be a nightmare by now," explains Dina. "Kids need boundaries."
When she did return, it was with a vengeance. Disney producers who had cast her in Parent Trap were so impressed with their find they had already signed Lindsay up for a multi-picture deal. The result was 2003's body-swap comedy Freaky Friday, with Jamie Lee Curtis, quickly followed by Confessions Of A Teenage Drama Queen and Herby: Fully Loaded in successive years.
Then in 2004, aged 18, in confirmation of her position as the ultimate teen icon, she became the youngest person ever to host the MTV Movie Awards. Meanwhile, between modelling for Vogue and releasing a platinum pop album, Speak, she's had little time for normal adolescent pursuits.
As her profile rocketed, the auburn locks were replaced by a sleeker blonder image and a wardrobe of sexy outfits, which came in handy for stepping out with high-profile pals like the Hilton sisters and Kimberley Stewart. Romantically, she's been linked to pop singer Aaron Carter and That 70s Show actor Wilmer Valderama, as well as movie hunks Colin Farrell and Bruce Willis.
Despite being a hot star on the rise, Lindsay says she tries to keep her feet on the ground. "I don't take anything for granted," she said in 2005. "I feel blessed and lucky, and I'm appreciative and I'm thankful, and I'm not some crazy party girl. I want to be in this for the long run."
Unfortunately, the spotlight hasn't just been on Lindsay for the more glamorous side of fame. In May 2005 her father made headlines when he was sentenced to up to four years in jail for attempted assault and other charges. And there was further upheaval when Lindsay was called upon to testify in the highly public divorce proceedings between him and her mother later in the year. "I don't think any girl wants to see her parents in this situation," she said at the time. "I've been hurt."
Facing the ups and downs of the Hollywood whirlwind with a cool confidence beyond her years, 5ft 5in Lindsay insists she'll forge her own path to the top in the Tinseltown. "You will never see me in a nude scene," she says. "I don't think that's what's needed to win an Oscar for me. Personally I think there are other things you can do to show people you have talent."
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