The actress who managed to make a name for herself with her role in the "Transformers" series: Who is Megan Fox?

Her full name is Megan Denise Fox, she was born on May 16, 1986 in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. She was born to her mother, Gloria Darlene Cisson, and father, Franklin Thomas Fox. Spending her early childhood in Rockwood, Fox was three years old when her father and mother divorced. Later, her mother decided to remarry. Fox was raised, along with her sister, by her mother and stepfather, Tony Tonachio, and lived with her family until she earned enough to support herself.

Starting her dance and drama training at an early age in Kingston, Tennessee, Fox attended a dance class. She then took part in the school's choir and the Kingston Clippers swim team while studying at Kingston Elementary School. Fox, who won awards at the 1999 American Modeling and Talent Convention in Hilton Head, South Carolina at the age of 13, started modeling after that. Speaking freely about her time in school, Fox said she was bullied in middle school and was misled because she got along better with boys.

She made her acting debut in 2001, when she starred in the romantic comedy "Holiday in the Sun" as the spoiled heiress Brianna Wallace. Later, she made guest appearances in the tv sitcom "What I Like About You" and the tv sitcom "Two and a Half Men". She also appeared as an unnamed extra in the sequel action movie "Bad Boys II" (2003).

Fox made her feature film debut in the 2004 musical comedy film "Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen" as Carla Santini with Lindsay Lohan. Critically received, the film was a modest success at the box office. She also played Sydney Shanowski, a regular role on the ABC tv sitcom "Hope & Faith". Fox also appeared in the second and third seasons of the series in the same role.

In 2007, Fox starred as Mikaela Banes in the live-action movie "Transformers," based on the toy and cartoon saga of the same name. Fox's performance earned one MTV Movie Award nomination and three Teen Choice Award nominations in the "Breakthrough Performance" category. Released on July 3, 2007, the movie was a huge win for the production budget. Thus, it became the fifth highest-grossing film of 2007. Additionally, it garnered mostly positive reviews and earned many awards and nominations.

Later, she reprized the role of Mikaela in the sci-fi action movie "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen", the sequel. The film, which received generally negative reviews after its release, won three awards at the 30th Golden Raspberry Awards. Thus, it became the highest-grossing film, winning the "Worst Movie Award" at the Golden Raspberry Awards ceremony. Regardless, it was the fourth highest-grossing film of 2009, with excellent commercial success at the box office.

In 2009, Fox co-starred with Amanda Seyfried in the horror movie "Jennifer's Body," written by Diablo Cody and directed by Karyn Kusama. Fox's performance was praised in the film, which received mixed to average reviews upon release. Subsequently, the film became a cult following and was critically renamed as a "forgotten feminist classic". It was also able to achieve a healthy commercial success at the box office as well. In April of the same year, she began appearing in the western superhero movie "Jonah Hex", where she played the gun-wielding beauty Tallulah Black/Leila. The film, which was released on June 18, 2010, resulted in both negative reviews and box office failure. It was also declared as the "worst movie of the year" by some critics and institutions.

In 2011, Fox co-starred with Mickey Rourke and Bill Murray in the drama film "Passion Play," written and directed by Mitch Glazer. The film did not smile at both the box office and critically. Fox appeared with Dominic Monaghan in the music video for Eminem and Rihanna's song "Love the Way You Lie". In 2012, Fox briefly appeared in the comedy film "The Dictator," written and starring Sacha Baron Cohen. That same year, she starred in the comedy-drama film "This Is 40" directed by Judd Apatow, with Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann and John Lithgow as one of the leading roles. The film was met with mixed reviews and was successful at the box office. She then voiced the role of Lois Lane in the animated comedy "Robot Chicken DC Comics Special".

In January 2013, Fox appeared in a Brazilian television commercial for "Brahma" beer. The following month, she played the human lead character of April O'Neil in the reboot of the superhero movie "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" (2014), directed by Jonathan Liebesman and collaborated with Michael Bay. The film, which received negative reviews from critics after its release, was successful with a large amount of revenue.

In 2015, Fox appeared in the 'Plarium' enterprise video game "Stormfall: Rise of Balur" as Amelia Delthanis. It was later rumored that Fox would temporarily replace Zooey Deschanel on the television sitcom "New Girl," and appeared as Reagan Lucas in the fifth and sixth seasons of the series. With her performance, she managed to garner positive reviews from critics. In 2016, Fox reprized the role of April O'Neil in its sequel, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows." The film, which received mixed reviews after its release, was not financially successful. Thus, the third film of the planned series was suspended.

On September 12, 2018, it was reported that Fox will play an American news reporter, Marguerite Higgins, in the Korean War action movie "The Battle of Jangsari," along with Korean actor Kim Myung-min. Released in South Korea on September 25, 2019, the film received generally positive reviews and debuted at number one at the box office.

The following year, she starred with Olivia Thirlby and Alan Ritchson in the mystery-fantasy film "Beyond the Shadows," directed by Claudia Myers. Released by Gravitas Ventures on July 19, 2019, the film was generally appreciated. That same year, Fox starred in the 2014 comedy-drama film "Zeroville" directed and starring James Franco. The film was not successful both by critics and at the box office.

Later, Fox co-starred with Josh Duhamel in the family comedy movie "Think Like a Dog," released on video-on-demand on June 9, 2020. Also that year, she co-starred with Philip Winchester in the action movie "Rogue" directed by MJ Bassett, which was released on August 28, 2020. In 2021, she starred alongside Emile Hirsch and Bruce Willis in the crime thriller "Midnight in the Switchgrass" directed by Randall Emmett. The movie, which was released on July 23, 2021, caused a great panic by the critics. In the same year, she starred in the thriller "Till Death" directed by S.K.Dale. The film, which was released in limited theaters on July 2, 2021, was mostly interpreted positively, especially the performance of both director Dale and Fox.

In 2022, Fox co-starred with Oscar Isaac, Andy García, Lucy Hale and Emory Cohen in the drama black comedy "Big Gold Brick" directed by Brian Petsos. Fox appeared on the cover of "Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue" in 2023. Fox is scheduled to voice voices in the 3D documentary film "Naya Legend of the Golden Dolphins." Fox will portray the role of crime boss Alana in the thriller "Johnny & Clyde," playing alongside Tyson Ritter. It has also been reported that Fox will star in the musical drama movie "Taurus" alongside Machine Gun Kelly, Naomi Wild, and Lil Tjay.

Private life

In 2004, Fox began a relationship with actor Brian Austin Green. The couple got engaged in November 2006 but later announced their decision to separate. Then, on June 1, 2010, they announced their engagement again. The couple got married on June 24, 2010 in a private ceremony. The couple has three sons born in 2012, 2014 and 2016.

In an interview in 2013, Fox said that her Christian faith is very important to her, adding that she believes this keeps her alive. Fox, who also has brachydactyly, a shape called club thumb, also admitted to obsessive-compulsive disorder, insecurities, and low self-esteem. The couple, who decided to separate in May 2020, divorced on October 15, 2021. In June 2020, Fox publicly announced their relationship with singer Machine Gun Kelly. The couple got engaged on January 12, 2022.

Fox is a supporter of associations, institutions and organizations in various categories. In addition, they are included in the meaning of material-spiritual, time and effort. Fox has been featured in many magazines and newspapers over the years. Fox, who was mentioned as the "hottest" and "most beautiful woman" on the covers of magazines and was on their lists, was recognized as the "top sex symbol".