Lindsay Lohan
Lindsay Lohan turns 40! See the 'Mean Girls' star then and now
Updated July 2, 2026, 12:44 p.m. ET

Much like her character in "Life-Size" (pictured), Lindsay Lohan is marking a major birthday milestone: the big 4-0!
As the actress celebrates her 40th birthday, here's a look back at her career, from her style evolution to her rom-com renaissance.
ABC Photo Archives, Disney General Entertainment Content Via Getty ImagesAs the actress celebrates her 40th birthday, here's a look back at her career, from her style evolution to her rom-com renaissance.
Lohan, then 12, attends the premiere of "The Parent Trap" on July 20, 1998, in California.
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Lohan appears on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" for a July 1998 episode.
Paul Margaret Norton, NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal Via Getty ImagesLohan (center) poses with her "Parent Trap" co-stars Natasha Richardson and Dennis Quaid at the film's 1998 premiere.
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Lohan, then 15, attends a private screening of "Dinner With Friends" on July 28, 2001, in New York.
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Lohan arrives at the world premiere of "Ice Age" on March 10, 2002, at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
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Lohan attends the premiere of "The Rookie" on March 26, 2002, in New York City.
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Lohan attends the film premiere of "Treasure Planet" at the Cinerama Dome on Nov. 17, 2002, in Hollywood.
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Jamie Lee Curtis (left) and Lohan, then 17, present at the Teen Choice Awards on Aug. 2, 2003, in Universal City, California.
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Curtis (left) and Lohan pose together at the Hollywood premiere of "Freaky Friday" on Aug. 4, 2003.
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Lohan appears during "TRL BreakOut Stars Week" on MTV's Total Request Live at the MTV Times Square Studios Jan. 12, 2004, in New York City.
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Lohan (right) poses with her "Mean Girls" co-stars Tina Fey (left) and Jonathan Bennett (center) at the movie's after-party on April 19, 2004, in Los Angeles.
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Lohan attends the MTV Movie Awards at Sony Pictures Studios on June 5, 2004, in Culver City, California.
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A year later, Lohan (left) and Nicole Richie pose backstage during the MTV Movie Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in LA on June 4, 2005.
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Lohan attends the premiere of "A Prairie Home Companion" at the 56th Berlin International Film Festival on Feb. 12, 2006, in Germany.
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Lohan arrives at the premiere screening of Showtime's "The Tudors" at the Egyptian Theatre on March 26, 2007, in LA.
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Lohan in the front row of the Charlotte Ronson spring/summer 2009 fashion show at the National Stadium on Oct. 22, 2008, in Tokyo.
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Lohan (left) and Taylor Momsen attend the G Star spring 2010 fashion show at Hammerstein Ballroom on Sept. 15, 2009, in New York.
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Lohan arrives at the MTV Movie Awards on June 6, 2010, in Universal City, California.
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Lohan catches a game between the New York Knicks and the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center on Jan. 9, 2011, in LA.
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Lohan attends a Sundance Film Festival press conference on Jan. 20, 2014, in Park City, Utah, where she announced her intended movie comeback in "Inconceivable." Ultimately, she did not appear in the film.
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Lohan attends a Daily Mail holiday party on Dec. 6, 2017, at the Magic Hour in New York City.
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Lohan poses on the red carpet ahead of the MTV Europe Music Awards on Nov. 4, 2018.
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Lohan attends the Channel 10 Marquee on Melbourne Cup Day at Flemington Racecourse on Nov. 5, 2019, in Melbourne, Australia.
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Lohan attends Netflix’s "Falling for Christmas" fan screening on Nov. 9, 2022, in New York City.
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Lohan attends the Christian Siriano fall/winter NYFW show at Gotham Hall on Feb. 9, 2023, in New York City.
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Lohan and her husband Bader Shammas attend the 2024 Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, California.
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Lohan (left) and Curtis preview "Freakier Friday" at CinemaCon 2025 in Las Vegas.
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Lohan attends the Disney Upfront at Jacob Javits Center on May 12, 2026, in New York City.
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Lohan attends the Gucci Cruise 2027 collection fashion show at Times Square in New York on May 16, 2026.
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