Megan Denise Fox (born May 16, 1986) is an American actress and model, perhaps best known for her roles on the television series "Hope & Faith" and in the 2007 film "Transformers".
Fox was born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee and has Native American, French and Irish ancestry. She grew up in a "very poor" household and has an older sister. Fox began her training in drama and dance at the age of five, and at the age of ten moved to Florida, where she continued her training and finished school. She began acting and modeling at the age of thirteen after winning several awards at the 1999 American Modeling and Talent Convention in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Fox is engaged to actor Brian Austin Green.
Fox made her film debut in the 2001 film "Holiday in the Sun" as the spoiled heiress and rival of Ashley Olsen. She then landed guest appearances on "Ocean Ave.", "What I Like About You", "Two and a Half Men" and "The Help" from 2003 to 2004. In 2004, she starred in "Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen" alongside Lindsay Lohan. She was also cast in her first regular role in a television series on "Hope & Faith", which she portrayed from 2004 until 2006.
Fox landed the role of female lead, Mikaela Banes, in the film "Transformers", where she plays the love interest of Shia LaBeouf's character Sam Witwicky. She also joined the cast of "How to Lose Friends" and "Alienate People" in June 2007. She will be playing a young Hollywood starlet getting her first taste of fame.
Fox appeared in a five page spread for the November 2005 issue of the popular men's magazine FHM. She was ranked number sixty-eight on the FHM 100 Sexiest Women of 2006. Fox also posed for the March 2007 issue of FHM, the June 2007 issue of GQ and the July 2007 issue of Maxim. She is represented by The Gersh Agency. Wikipedia
