People.com Entertainment Movies See the Cast of 'Mean Girls' Then & Now We can't help that it's popular. Catch up with the cast of the iconic teen hit, 17 years later By Laura Cohen and Kate Hogan Kate Hogan Instagram Twitter Kate Hogan is Director of Digital Specials and Features at PEOPLE. In her 14 years at the brand, she has covered everything from pets and babies to style and Sexiest Man Alive, interviewing celebrities including Céline Dion, Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Hudson and Chris Evans. Currently, she oversees the creation of photo galleries that complement breaking news and major PEOPLE moments like The Beautiful Issue and 100 Reasons to Love America. She has offered expert celebrity commentary on Good Morning America and Access Hollywood. Before joining PEOPLE in 2008, Kate was an editorial assistant at Morris Visitor Publications. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a Bachelor's degree in journalism and mass communication and resides outside of Chicago with her husband and three kids. People Editorial Guidelines Updated on October 3, 2021 10:41 AM Share Tweet Pin Email 01 of 38 Cady Heron Snap Stills/REX Shutterstock Best known for: Being the new girl in school who went bad before going good again. And for telling Aaron Samuels it's October 3rd. 02 of 38 Lindsay Lohan Julien Hekimian/Getty Mean Girls launched Lohan into mega-fame, which landed her several roles after her turn as Cady. As for what she's up to now? Netflix announced in May that Lohan will play a spoiled hotel heiress in a new holiday rom-com, which does not have a title yet. "Lindsay Lohan will star in a new romantic comedy about a newly engaged and spoiled hotel heiress who finds herself in the care of a handsome, blue-collar lodge owner and his precocious daughter after getting total amnesia in a skiing accident," Netflix's tweet read. 03 of 38 Regina George Everett Best known for: The most popular, most terrifying girl in school, half a virgin who wears pink on Wednesdays. 04 of 38 Rachel McAdams Jim Spellman/WireImage She's been in everything from The Notebook and Wedding Crashers to True Detective and Spotlight, for which she earned an Oscar nomination. Next up: McAdams will reprise her role as Dr. Christine Palmer in the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe sequel Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. 05 of 38 Karen Smith Amanda Seyfried in Mean Girls (2004). Everett Best known for: Having ESPN. 06 of 38 Amanda Seyfried Swan Gallet/WWD/REX/Shutterstock Seyfried is now mom to a daughter and son with husband Thomas Sadoski. She's kept busy in Hollywood, too, with a long run on Big Love, leading roles in the Mamma Mia! movies and a Screen Actors Guild Awards-nominated part in Les Misérables. 07 of 38 Gretchen Wieners Everett Best known for: Trying to make "fetch" happen. 08 of 38 Lacey Chabert Paul Archuleta/Getty Chabert retreated from the spotlight a bit after Mean Girls, opting for TV movie and voiceover work. She also became a mom; she and her husband had daughter Julia in 2016. 09 of 38 Ms. Norbury Best known for: The empathetic teacher who asks her students to "stop calling each other sluts and whores." And IRL, the one who wrote the screenplay. 10 of 38 Tina Fey Andrew H. Walker/REX/Shutterstock Fey brought Mean Girls to Broadway, and even scored a Tony nomination for her work (and cast herself as a lead in a hilarious SNL spoof). She's kept busy writing, producing and acting on Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, too. 11 of 38 Mrs. George Moviestore/REX/Shutterstock Best known for: Not being like a regular mom, but a cool mom to Regina. 12 of 38 Amy Poehler Frederick M. Brown/Getty Poehler remained on SNL through 2010, moving on to NBC's beloved Parks and Recreation afterward. Most recently, she hosted the reality competition show Making It with Parks costar Nick Offerman. 13 of 38 Mrs. Heron Everett Best known for: Being the supportive, if not oblivious, mom to Cady. 14 of 38 Ana Gasteyer (Photo by JB Lacroix/WireImage) A former SNL star, too, Gasteyer continued to work in TV (most recently The Goldbergs) and starred in the Chicago production of Broadway's Wicked. 15 of 38 Mr. Duvall Michael Gibson/Paramount/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock Best known for: Mispronouncing "Cady" and telling Coach Carr to step away from the underage girls. 16 of 38 Tim Meadows Andy Kropa/Invision/AP/REX/Shutterstock He's kept busy in the TV world since Mean Girls, most recently on The Goldbergs and as himself on Funny You Should Ask. 17 of 38 Damian Paramount/Everett Best known for: Being "too gay to function" (but it's only okay when Janis says that). It should also be noted he makes an excellent Santa Claus, and is the originator of "Four for you Glen Coco! You go Glen Coco!" 18 of 38 Daniel Franzese Paul Archuleta/Getty Franzese went on to star in Looking, Recovery Road and Conviction, and split from his fiancé, Joseph Bradley Phillips, in 2018. 19 of 38 Janis Ian Paramount/Everett Best known for: Being Regina George's best friend up until eighth grade when Regina started spreading rumors that Janis was a lesbian. She was also the original choreographer for the "Jingle Bell Rock" performance, and her legacy would live on through numerous Winter Talent Shows. 20 of 38 Lizzy Caplan Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty In real life, Janis Ian is a total babe, as we frequently see Caplan stun on the red carpet for her acting roles in Masters of Sex, and Now You See Me 2. 21 of 38 Aaron Samuels Alamy Best known as: Regina George's man candy, who looks sexy with his hair pushed back. On October 3rd, he asked what day it was. Two weeks later, he observed that it was raining. 22 of 38 Jonathan Bennett Jason Kempin/Getty These days, Bennett still looks sexy with his hair pushed back, and has had recurring guest-roles on shows like Veronica Mars and All My Children. He also made it to week 6 on Dancing with the Stars season 19. In addition, he was among the original stars who appeared in the epic Mean Girls tribute scene in the 2018 Ariana Grande video for "thank u, next." 23 of 38 Crying Girl Paramount Best known for: Being very upset that her classmates can't just get along like they used to in middle school and wishes she could bake a cake made out rainbows and smiles and we'd all eat and be happy. She doesn't even go here, but just has a lot of feelings. 24 of 38 Jill Morrison Source: Jill Morrison/Twitter Morrison actually looks quite lovely when she's not bawling her eyes out over high school drama, and was also in the 2014 film Big Eyes. 25 of 38 Jason Paramount Best known as: A member of the varsity jock clique who went to a party at Regina's house with Gretchen Weiners, but then went to the mall with Taylor Wedell. He also asked Cady Heron if her muffin is buttered, and ended up being told to shave his back. 26 of 38 Daniel Desanto Joey Foley/FilmMagic DeSanto has also had some notable voice roles in The Magic School Bus, the Beyblade series and Totally Spies. 27 of 38 Bethany Byrd Paramount Best known for: That one time Regina punched her in the face (and it was awesome). She also saw Cady Heron wearing army pants and flip-flops, so she bought army pants and flip-flops. 28 of 38 Stefanie Drummond Fox Searchlight She's still working as an actress and appeared in Spotlight — and hopefully still wears her army pants and flip-flops. 29 of 38 Kevin Gnapoor Paramount Best known as: Kevin G, Bad-Ass M.C. He may be a mathlete, so nerd is inferred, but forget what you heard, he's like James Bond the third. 30 of 38 Rajiv Surendra Source: Rajiv Surendra/Instagram Kevin G is now what Damian would call a "regulation hottie." Surendra has a calligraphy company called Letters in Ink and a pretty cool career as a chalkboard artist. 31 of 38 Lea Edwards Paramount Best known for: Being impressed that Regina has two Fendi purses and a silver Lexus, as well as for wearing a skirt that was her mom's in the '80s — it's vintage and so adorable, but in reality, the "ugliest f-ing skirt" that Regina has ever seen. She also gets her hair soaked by a sprinkler and it's the worst thing to ever happen to her. 32 of 38 Alisha Morrison Source: Alisha Morrison/Instagram Her Instagram bio says #UnfriendlyBlackHottie, so she's clearly still as obsessed with the movie as we are. 33 of 38 Shane Oman Paramount Best known for: Secretly hooking up with Regina while she was dating Aaron — and then being her rebound after they broke up. He's the Spring Fling King and also a Kalteen Bar truther. 34 of 38 Diego Klattenhoff Michael Kovac/WireImage Mean Girls was only the beginning for Klattenhoff, who had roles on Homeland and Mercy, and currently stars as FBI Agent Donald Ressler in The Blacklist. 35 of 38 Emma Gerber Paramount Best known for: Saying that Regina George is flawless, and later, being awarded a small chunk of the Spring Fling Queen crown (her hairdo must have taken hours and she looked really pretty). At lunch she sits with "girls who eat their feelings." 36 of 38 Jan Caruana Source: Jan Caruana/Instagram She later reunited with Rachel McAdams when both were in the 2009 film The Time Traveler's Wife, in which she played a nurse. 37 of 38 Amber D'Alessio Paramount Best known for: Making out with a hot dog, but it was only one time! She's also heard that Regina does car commercials in Japan. 38 of 38 Julia Chantrey Source: Julia Chantrey/Instagram Amber D'Alessio is all grown up and definitely wouldn't be sitting at the "burnouts" table in the cafeteria anymore. Chantrey most recently had a small role in The Handmaid's Tale in 2019.