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Mean Girls became the most iconic teen comedy film in the early 2000s. The narrative is woven seamlessly with and hilarious script and interesting characters. Lindsay Lohan's character development comes full circle when she finds out how to adapt to her new school rediscovering her true essence.
But let's not forget about the true issue: "Evil takes a human form in Regina George." The undisputed ruler of North Shore High. The Queen of the Plastics has all the trappings to remain as the most popular girl. How is the Mean Girls' cast doing? Keep reading to learn more about where are they now.
Lindsay Lohan (Cady Heron)
Lohan began her entertainment career as a child model when she was three years old. After a promising start, she modeled for big brands such as Calvin Klein and appeared in over 60 commercials including Pizza Hut and Wendy's. She started in Disney's family comedy The Parent Trap playing dual roles of twins. The film earned $92 million worldwide and won Lindsay a Young Artist Award.
She continued her work with Disney and starred between her most famous movies Freaky Friday and Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen. Finally, in 2004, the actress cemented her status as the new teen movie queen with Cady's role in Mean Girls. After several scandals and struggles with drug addiction, Lindsay seems to be doing well these days. This year, Lindsay is 33 years old and re-signed with Casablanca Records to release her third studio album and has announced several upcoming films including Frame, which she is set to star in, as well as a film based on the book Honeymoon, which Lindsay is writing the script for.
Rachel McAdams (Regina George)
The Canadian actress enrolled in York University's four years theatre program and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts honors degree in 2001. McAdams made her Canadian film debut in the comedy My Name is Tanino. And in 2002 she starred in Hollywood movie The Hot Chick. Her break-out role came in 2004 when she starred in the comedy film Mean Girls.
Since then, the talented artist has appeared in successful projects such as The Notebook, Sherlock Holmes, and Spotlight. The actress was nominated for an Academy Award for her role as Sacha Pfeiffer in this last one. In 2016, she married Jamie Linden and the couple had one son together. Her upcoming films for 2021 include Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and Sherlock Holmes 3 with Robert Downey Jr.
Amanda Seyfried (Karen Smith)
The American actress started her career modeling when she was 11 and acting at 15. After Mean Girls, her second-biggest film as a supporting actress was the musical film, Mamma Mia! in 2008 and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again in 2018. Seyfried has had lead roles in several successful films such as Letters To Juliet, Les Misérables, and The Art of Racing in the Rain. Last year, she starred as Anon in the Netflix original film Anon. Her most recent project was The Art of Racing in the Rain, a comedy-drama based in New York City in which she starred as Eve. Even if the star has previously stated that she suffers from anxiety and panic attacks, she came back to performing in theatre productions in 2015. Seyfried began dating actor Thomas Sadoski early in 2016 and confirmed their engagement in September of the same year. Next year, Seyfried gave birth to their first child, Nina Sadoski. She is 34 years old now.
Lacey Chabert (Gretchen Wieners)
The "You can't sit with us!" actress played a role in Lés Miserables in Broadway and brought to life Meg Griffin's character with her voice during the first season of the animated sitcom Family Guy. She also played the DC Comics superheroine Zatanna Zatara.
In 2017, Chabert won Independent Filmmakers Showcase IFS Film Festival award for Best Supporting Actress in the film The Lost Tree. From 2013 to 2014, the actress had a recurring role on the ABC Family sitcom Baby Daddy as Dr. Amy Shaw. She married her longtime boyfriend David Nehdar in 2013 and gave birth to the couple's daughter Julia in 2016.
Tina Fey (Sharon Norbury)
Fey is an actress, comedian, and writer that penned the screenplay for Mean Girls, which you can now see on Broadway. The star broke through in 1995 as a writer on the famous national television show Saturday Night Live. According to biography.com she and husband Jeff Richmond live in New York City with their daughters Alice Zenobia Richmond and Penelope Athena Richmond. Fey is also known for her work in films starring roles in Muppets Most Wanted, Baby Mama, Date Night, Megamind, and Wine Country. Tina is now 49 years old and has remained active in her charity work supporting organizations like Autism Speaks, Mercy Corps in their campaign to end world hunger, and has granted wishes for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Lizzy Caplan (Janis Jian)
The "you smell like a baby prostitute" actress played the charming role of Janis in Mean Girls. We need to give more credits to Janis since it was her idea to make Cady one of the plastics to take revenge against Regina. Caplan married actor Tom Riley in September 2017, making their red carpet debut as a couple at the Prague Opera Ball at the beginning of 2016.
In 2013, she was cast on the Showtime series Masters of Sex as human sexuality pioneer Virginia E. Johnson. Her performance on the show won her a nominee for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. Her role as the sexologist was earned her nominations for the Satellite Award and Critics' Choice Television Award, for Outstanding Lead Actress.
Jonathan Bennet (Aaron Samuels)
Bennet's good looks are a major asset; after starring in Mean Girls, Johnathan Bennet, known best as Aaron Samuels in Mean Girls, went on to work professionally as an actor and model. He came out as gay in October 2017 and revealed he was in a relationship with Jaymes Vaughan. He has worked on various popular TV dramas such as Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Smallville, and Veronica Mars. He wrote a "pop culture cookbook" titled The Burn Cookbook with celebrity chef Nikki Martin. In January of this year, CBS announced that Bennet would join the cast of Celebrity Big Brother Season 2 as a house guest.