July 2, 1986
Lindsay Dee Lohan is born in New York City to Michael and Dina Lohan.

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1998
Stars in her first film, The Parent Trap, with Dennis Quaid and Natasha Richardson.

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2003
Stars in the hit film Freaky Friday with Jamie Lee Curtis. She performs the song "Ultimate" for the soundtrack.

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2003
She is Punk'd by Ashton Kutcher.

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2004
Stars in the Disney film, Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen. Records four songs for the soundtrack, including "Drama Queen (That Girl)."

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2004
Stars in the film Mean Girls, written by Saturday Night Live writer Tina Fey.

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Spring 2004
At the age of 17, moves in with boyfriend Wilmer Valderamma.

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Nov. 8, 2004
Makes a cameo appearance on her then-boyfriend Wilmer Vaderrama's show, That '70s Show, in the episide, "Mother's Little Helper." Lindsay and Valderamma break up around the time the show airs.

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Dec. 7, 2004
Releases her first album, Speak. It hits #4 on the Billboard charts.

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Early 2005
Appears to lose a significant amount of weight, leading to rumors that she is suffering from anorexia or is abusing drugs. She tells People magazine: "I got a trainer ... Just old-school working out."

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May 2005
Her father, Michael Lohan, pleads guilty to aggravated unlicenses driving and attempted assault and is sentence to 1 1/2-4 years in prison.

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May 31, 2005
She is involved in a car accident after a paparazzo intentionally hits her car. The paparazzo is arrested for assault with a deadly weapon. Lohan suffers minor injuries.

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2005
Stars in the Disney film, Herbie: Fully Loaded, with Michael Keaton and Matt Dillon.

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June 2005
On Father's Day, Lindsay talks to reporters about her father: "I hope he's well. God bless him and I love him."

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July 2005
Mattel releases the Lindsay Lohan My Scene doll.

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July 2005
She finishes filming Robert Altman's The Last Broadcast, which is scheduled to be released in March 2006.

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Aug. 26, 2005
A judge denies Michael Lohan a percentage of his daughter's earnings in the divorce settlement with Dina Lohan.

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Sept. 2005
She begins working on her second album, A Little More Personal (Raw).

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Oct. 4, 2005
She is involved in a car accident in West Hollywood when a van makes an illegal u-turn and collides with Lohan's black Mercedes.

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Oct. 2005
The first single, "Confessions of a Broken Heart (Daughter to Father)," hits radio airwaves. The full album is planned for release in Nov. 2005.