What did Lindsay Lohan get famous for? What was Lindsay Lohan’s first big role?

Lindsay Lohan gained prominence through her work in the Walt Disney Pictures film The Parent Trap. Lohan’s first big role was in the film, The Parent Trap (1998), a remake of The Parent Trap (1961).

The film was a modest commercial success which earned her widespread critical acclaim and a Young Artist award for Best Leading Young Actress in a Feature Film. She also received Blockbuster Entertainment and YoungStar award nominations.

The teen comedy sleeper hit Mean Girls (2004) affirmed Lindsay Lohan’s status as a teen idol in Hollywood. Lohan started out as a child model with Ford Models when she was just three years old and had modeled for Calvin Klein Kids and Abercrombie.

Lindsay Lohan made appearances in the television films Life-Size (2000) and Get a Clue (2002), and the big-screen productions Freaky Friday (2003) and Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004).

Lindsay Lohan starred in the comedies Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005) and Just My Luck (2006). In April 2014, Lindsay Lohan guest-starred in an episode of the CBS sitcom 2 Broke Girls.