Los Angeles ( CNN ) -- Lindsay Lohan thanked the judge Thursday `` for being fair '' as the judge ended the felony probation that has followed the actress for nearly five years . Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Stephanie Sautner officially removed Lohan from probation from two 2007 drunken driving convictions , but she remain on informal probation for two more years on last year 's misdemeanor shoplifting conviction . `` The only terms on that case are to obey all laws , '' Sautner said . `` It 's not that hard . '' Lohan 's probation officer sent another good progress report to the judge , confirming that the actress has completed the 480 hours of community service and the four-times-a-month psychological counseling sessions ordered , Sautner said . `` I know it 's hard when people are following you all over the place , but that 's the life you chose , '' the judge told Lohan , advising her to `` live your life in a more mature way , stop the nightclubbing and focus on your work . '' Lohan , who has been in court at least 19 times since her first arrest in May 2007 , addressed the judge at the end of Thursday 's hearing . `` I just want to say thank you for being fair , '' Lohan said . `` It 's really opened a lot of doors for me , so I really appreciate it . '' The strict rules of formal probation that tripped up the actress and led to four probation violations in the past two years are now gone , but she could face another 245 days in jail if she is convicted of another crime before the theft probation ends on May 24 , 2014 . Instead of near-daily shifts working at the county morgue , weekly visits to her probation officer and monthly hearings , the actress can now focus on the career that ran off track after a May 2007 DUI arrest . Lohan , 25 , has spent 250 days in rehab , 35 days in home confinement , 67 days on community service , 19 days in court and made six trips to jail . The actress has been cast in an upcoming episode of FOX Television 's `` Glee '' and filming starts in May on a made-for-TV movie in which she will portray big-screen legend Elizabeth Taylor . Canadian authorities issued a permit Wednesday for Lohan to work in Toronto , where the Taylor biopic will be filmed , a source familiar with Lohan 's plans said Thursday . Her recent hosting stint on NBC 's `` Saturday Night Live '' was highly rated , and her nude photo spread in Playboy broke sales records for the magazine . With the legal scrutiny easing , Lohan must still contend with being the constant focus of the paparazzi 's cameras -- and some business security cameras -- which follow her day and night . A recent incident in a Hollywood parking lot threatened trouble for Lohan . A man said he was injured by Lohan 's Porsche , but her probation officer decided it was much ado about nothing , according to a source familiar with the case . HLN 's Selin Darkalstanian contributed to this report .
NEW : `` It 's really opened a lot of doors for me , '' Lohan says in thanking the judge for `` being fair '' NEW : The judge tells Toronto to `` live your life in a more mature way , stop the nightclubbing and focus on your work '' NEW : Lohan gives Lohan a work permit to film Lohan movie in Lohan . Her legal woes began with four drunk driving arrests in 2007 .