Megan
Denise Fox was born May 16, 1986, she is
an American actress and model.She
began her acting career in 2001 with several minor television and film roles,
and played a regular role on the Hope & Faith television show.In
2007, she was cast as Mikaela Banes, the love interest of Shia LaBeouf's
character, in the blockbuster film, Transformers, which became her breakout
role.Fox reprised her role in the 2009 sequel, Transformers:
Revenge of the Fallen.At
16, Fox made her acting debut in the 2001 film Holiday in the Sun, as spoiled
heiress Brianna Wallace and rival of Alex Stewart (Ashley Olsen), which was
released direct-to-DVD on November 20, 2001.Fox was also cast in a regular role on the ABC sitcom Hope
& Faith, in which she portrayed Sydney Shanowski, replacing Nicole Paggi.
Fox appeared in seasons 2 to 3, until the show was cancelled in 2006.
Fox
played the love interest of Shia LaBeouf's character Sam Witwicky. Fox was
nominated for an MTV Movie Award in the category of "Breakthrough
Performance", and was also nominated for three Teen Choice Awards.Fox
reprised her role as Mikaela Banes in the Transformer sequel, Transformers:
Revenge of the Fallen. There was some controversy surrounding Fox's appearance
while filming the sequel of Transformers when Michael Bay, the film's director,
ordered the actress to gain 10 pounds.Fox with Friends with Kids co-stars Jennifer Westfeldt, Adam
Scott, and Jon Hamm at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival..
Personal Life
Megan Fox is of Irish, French and Native American ancestry ,She was born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee to Darlene
and Franklin Fox. She was raised as a Roman Catholic and attended Catholic
school for 12 years.Fox's
parents divorced when she was young at 7 years old.she's
mother later remarried, and she and her sister[8] were raised by her mother and
her stepfather.She
lived with her mother until she made enough money to support herself,Fox
began her training in drama and dance at age five, in Kingston, Tennessee.[13]
She attended a dance class at the community center there and was involved in
Kingston Elementary School's chorus and the Kingston Clippers swim team.
At
10 years of age, after moving to St. Petersburg, Florida, Fox continued her
training, When she was 13 years old, Fox began modeling after winning several
awards at the 1999 American Modeling and Talent Convention in Hilton Head,
South Carolina At age 17.Jonah
Hex was universally panned by critics and was a box office bomb in the U.S.,
having its international distribution cancelled after its poor performance.In
early April 2009, Fox signed on to star as the lead female role in the upcoming
2011 film The Crossing, about a young couple who get caught up in a drug
trafficking scheme during their vacation to Mexico.
