Megan Fox

date of birth: May 16, 1986
place of birth: Oak, Ridge, Tennessee

The youngest daughter of Darlene and Franklin Fox, Megan Fox grew up in a Roman Catholic household in the foothills of the Appalachians in southern United States. Attributing her piercing blue eyes and enviable high cheekbones to her unique cultural background, Fox is of Irish, French, and Native American descent.

After her parents divorced, Fox’s mother remarried which led to a strict upbringing that disallowed friends sleeping over and even having boyfriends. Fox showed an early interest in the Performing Arts, being trained in dance and drama since the age of five. Moving to Florida with her mother at the age of 10, Fox soon after began modeling winning a Modeling and Talent competition at 17.

With problems with peers at school mounting, and a career foreseeable in show business on the horizon, Fox opted out of High School and moved to Los Angeles in order to pursue acting full time.

Making her acting debut alongside the Olsen twins in "Holiday in the Sun" (2001), Fox’s career was taking off. Soon after she starred in both film and television productions including the comedy series "Hope and Faith" with Kelly Ripa, and the teen comedy "Drama Queen" co-starring “It” girl at the time Lindsay Lohan.

Fox’s big break came in 2007 with a lead role in the Hollywood blockbuster "Transformers". She reprised her role as Mikaela Barnes in the 2009 sequel "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen". Often criticized as being known for her disparaging comments to the press more than her acting roles, Fox was replaced in the yet to-be-released Transformers film by director Michael Bay after Fox described his directing approach in a not so positive light. Despite this, Fox has subsequently starred in big-budget films such as "Jonah Hex", and the video to Eminem’s smash hit "Love the Way You Lie".

In 2012 she starred in "This is 40" alongside Leslie Mann and Paul Rudd. She also plays the character of April O'Neil in 2014's "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles".

Married to fellow actor Brian Austin Green, they have one son together, Noah Shannon Green. She is also stepmother to his son from another relationship. Fox lives and works in Los Angeles.