Megan Denise Fox (born May 16, 1986) is an American film and television actress. Fox began her acting career in 2001 with a supporting role as Brianna Wallace in the film Holiday in the Sun. Fox then guest-starred in various television series, including What I Like About You and Two and a Half Men, and played a recurring role on Hope and Faith. In 2004, Fox relaunched her film career starring opposite Lindsay Lohan in Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, but it was not until 2007 that she had her breakout role as Mikaela Banes, the love interest of Shia LaBeouf's character in the blockbuster film Transformers, a role for which Fox was nominated and won various Teen Choice Awards.[1] She reprised her role in the sequel, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.
Fox frequently appears in men's magazine "Hot Lists". She was listed #18, #16, and #2 on Maxim magazine's yearly Hot 100 list in 2007, 2008 and 2009 respectively, while FHM readers voted her the "Sexiest Woman in the World" in 2008.[2] Fox ranked number one on Moviefone's "The 25 Hottest Actors Under 25" in 2008.[3]
In 2004, Fox began dating Brian Austin Green, of Beverly Hills 90210 fame, after reportedly having met on the set of Fox's show Hope and Faith.[4][5] In 2006, the two got engaged, but said they had not had any marriage plans.[5] In 2008 and 2009, rumors that they had ended their engagement circulated,[6] until in June 2009 Fox stated that she was single,[7] having ended their engagement, though there is media speculation that the two have continued dating.
