Fox was born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee to Darlene Tonachio, former Roane County, Tennessee Tourism Director, and Franklin Fox. Fox’s father dropped an “x” from his surname prior or subsequent to Megan’s birth. Fox has one older sister. She is of Irish, French and Native American ancestry. Fox’s big break arrived when she acquired the lead female role of Mikaela Banes in the 2007 live-action film Transformers, based on the toy and cartoon saga of the same name. She played the love interest of Shia LaBeouf’s character Sam Witwicky. In June 2007, Fox was cast in How to Lose Friends & Alienate People, starring alongside Jeff Bridges, Simon Pegg and Kirsten Dunst. The character Fox portrayed is that of a young Hollywood starlet getting her first taste of fame. The film premiered in October 2008, and she has signed on for two more Transformers sequels. As a model, Fox has been featured in the men’s magazines FHM, GQ and Maxim. FHM voted her the, “Sexiest Woman in the World,” in 2008. Fox is working with Amanda Seyfried and Adam Brody in Diablo Cody’s second feature film titled Jennifer’s Body, which is due to be released in 2009
