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Jessica Alba future the of hollywood
Jessica Marie Alba (born April 28, 1981) is an American television and film actress. She began her television and movie appearances at age 13 in Camp Nowhere and The Secret World of Alex Mack (1994). Alba rose to prominence as the lead actress in the television series Dark Angel (2000–2002). Alba later appeared in various films including Honey (2003), Sin City (2005), Fantastic Four (2005), Into the Blue (2005), Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer and Good Luck Chuck both in 2007.
Alba is considered a sex symbol and often generates media attention for her looks. She appears frequently on the "Hot 100" section of Maxim and was voted number one on AskMen.com's list of "99 Most Desirable Women" in 2006, as well as "Sexiest Woman in the World" by FHM in 2007. The use of her image on the cover of the March 2006 Playboy sparked a lawsuit by her, which was later dropped. She has also won various awards for her acting, including the Choice Actress Teen Choice Award and Saturn Award for Best Actress (TV), and a Golden Globe nomination for her lead role in the television series Dark Angel.
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| Born | Jessica Marie Alba
April 28, 1981 Pomona, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Spouse(s) | Cash Warren (2008–present) |
| Domestic partner(s) | Michael Weatherly (2000-2003) |
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Alba was born in Pomona, California to Catherine Alba (née Jensen) and Mark Alba. Her mother is of Danish and French Canadian descent. Her father is of Mexican American descent. Both of her paternal grandparents were born in California.[11][12] She has a younger brother, Joshua. Her father's Air Force career took the family to Biloxi, Mississippi, and Del Rio, Texas before settling back in California when she was nine years old. Alba described her family as being a "very conservative family—a traditional, Catholic, Latin American family" and herself as very liberal; she says she had described herself as a "feminist" as early as age five.
Alba's early life was marked by a multitude of physical maladies. During childhood she suffered from collapsed lungs twice, she had pneumonia 4-5 times a year, a ruptured appendix, and had a tonsillar cyst. Due to her illnesses Alba became isolated from other children at school because she was in the hospital so often due to her illnesses that no one knew her well enough to befriend her. Alba has also had asthma since she was a child. Alba has said that her family's frequent moving also contributed to her isolation from her peers Alba has also acknowledged that she has suffered from obsessive-compulsive disorder during her childhood. Alba graduated from high school at age 16, and she then subsequently attended the Atlantic Theater Company.
Alba expressed interest in acting since the age of five. In 1992, the 11-year-old Alba persuaded her mother to take her to an acting competition in Beverly Hills, California whose grand prize was free acting classes. Alba won the grand prize, and took her first acting lessons. An agent signed Alba nine months later. Her first appearance on film was a small role in the 1994 feature Camp Nowhere as Gail. She was originally hired for two weeks but her role turned into a two-month job in a leading role when one of the prominent actresses dropped out.
Alba appeared in two national television commercials for Nintendo and J.C. Penney as a child. She was later featured in several independent films. She branched out into television in 1994 with a recurring role as the vain Jessica in three episodes of the Nickelodeon comedy series The Secret World of Alex Mack.[3] She then performed the role of Maya in the first two seasons of the television series Flipper. Under the tutelage of her lifeguard mother, Alba learned to swim before she could walk, and she was a PADI-certified scuba diver, skills which were put to use on the show, which was filmed in Australia.
In 1998, she appeared as Melissa Hauer in a first-season episode of the Steven Bochco crime-drama Brooklyn South, as Leanne in two episodes of Beverly Hills, 90210, and as Layla in an episode of The Love Boat: The Next Wave. In 1999, she appeared in the Randy Quaid comedy feature P.U.N.K.S.. After Alba graduated from high school, she studied acting with William H. Macy and his wife, Felicity Huffman, at the Atlantic Theater Company, which was developed by Macy and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and film director, David Mamet.[20][24]
Alba rose to greater prominence in Hollywood in 1999 after appearing as a member of a snobby high school clique in the Drew Barrymore romantic comedy Never Been Kissed, and as the female lead in the 1999 comedy-horror film Idle Hands, opposite Devon Sawa.
Her big break came when writer/director James Cameron picked Alba from a pool of 1,200 candidates for the role of the genetically-engineered super-soldier, Max Guevara, on the Fox sci-fi television series Dark Angel. Co-created by Cameron, the series starred Alba, and ran for two seasons until 2002, earning her critical acclaim as well as a Golden Globe nomination. Alba later revealed that she had suffered from an eating disorder while in preparation for Dark Angel.
Alba has been well-received in popular culture. She received the Teen Choice Award for Choice Actress and Saturn Award for Best Actress (TV) for her role in Dark Angel. She has frequently appeared on Maxim's Hot 100 list. In 2006, Alba received an MTV Movie Award for "Sexiest Performance" for Sin City.[8][10][27] Her acting has also drawn criticism, however, as she was nominated for a 2007 Razzie Award for Worst Actress for her performances in Awake, Good Luck Chuck, and Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. She was also nominated for the same award in 2005 for her performances in Fantastic Four and Into the Blue.
Alba's most notable film roles have included an aspiring dancer-choreographer in Honey, exotic dancer Nancy Callahan in Sin City, and as the Marvel Comics character Sue Storm, the Invisible Woman in Fantastic Four, of which movie critic Mick LaSalle said that her performance while talking for long periods of time was on "shaky ground". She then appeared in its sequel, in Into the Blue later that year, and Good Luck Chuck a few years later.[4][30][31] Alba went on to host the 2006 MTV Movie Awards and performed sketches spoofing the movies King Kong, Mission Impossible 3, and The Da Vinci Code.[32] In February, she hosted the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Science and Technical Awards.[33] Alba has been represented by talent agents Patrick Whitesell[34] and Brad Cafarelli.
In 2008 Alba made her acting transition to the horror-film genre in The Eye, a remake of the Hong Kong original. The film was released on February 1, 2008. Though the film was not well received by critics, Alba's performance was both positively and negatively received. Alba won a Teen Choice for Choice Movie Actress: Horror/Thriller and a Razzie Award for Worst Actress-nomination. Also in 2008, Alba starred alongside Mike Myers and Justin Timberlake in "box office bomb" The Love Guru. Both the film and Alba's performance were panned by critics. Alba was nominated for a Razzie Award for Worst Actress.
In late 2008, Alba signed on to star as the lead role in An Invisible Sign of My Own. The movie finished filming in November, 2008. The film is currently in post-production and is set to be released in 2009 Ugly Betty star, America Ferrera was originally set to star as the lead but had to pull out due to filming commitments with her television show Ugly Betty.
Alba is set to star alongside Kate Hudson and Casey Affleck in the film adaption of the book of the same name, The Killer Inside Me. In the movie, currently filming, Alba will play Joyce Lakeland, a prostitute.[48][49] The film is set to be released in 2010. Alba has signed on to star in the 2010 romantic comedy Valentine's Day.[51][52][53] Alba will star alongside Julia Roberts, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Biel, Emma Roberts, Ashton Kutcher, and Jennifer Garner. The film is currently in pre-production and is set to be released February 12, 2010.
In 2001, Alba was ranked No. 1 on Maxim's Hot 100 list. She said that "I have to go to certain lengths to use sexuality to my advantage, while guiding people to thinking the way I want them to." In 2005, Alba was nmed one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People, and also appeared in the magazine's 100 Most Beautiful list in 2007. In 2002, Alba was voted as the fifth Sexiest Female Star for 2002 in a Hollywood.com poll, #4 in the Top 10 Sci-Fi Babes, #6 in FHM's Sexiest Girls for there poll, and ranked at #12 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the World" 2002 edition. In 2005 Alba was ranked at #5 on the Maxim magazine's Hot 100 list.
On the cover of the March 2006 issue, Playboy magazine named Alba among its 25 Sexiest Celebrities, and the Sex Star of the Year. Alba was involved in litigation against Playboy for its use of her image (from a promotional shot for Into the Blue) without her consent, which she contends gave the appearance that she was featured in the issue in a "nude pictorial". However, she later dropped the lawsuit after receiving a personal apology from Playboy owner Hugh Hefner, who agreed to make donations to two charities that Alba has supported.
Alba in 2006 In 2006, Alba ranked #3 on E! Television's 101 Sexiest Celebrity Bodies. In 2006 readers of AskMen.com voted Alba No. 1 on 99 Most Desirable Women, while in 2007, Maxim Magazine placed Alba on the number 2 spot of their "Top 100".Both GQ and In Style had Alba on their June covers, and in May, after eight million votes, FHM (UK and USA editions) named Alba the winner as "2007’s Sexiest Woman in the WorlAlba has been regarded as one of the world's most attractive women, being named to Maxim's Hot 100 in 2008. In 2007 Alba was ranked in at #1 in FHM's Sexiest Girls of 2007 poll, in the magazine's Latvian edition. Alba was ranked #4 on Empire Magazine's 100 Sexiest Movie Stars in 2007. In 2006 and 2007 Alba was voted #1 as the most sexy woman in the world by the Norwegian FHM. Alba appeared in the 2009 Campari calendar. Campari printed 9,999 copies of the calendar featuring photos of Alba posing sexually in swimsuits, and high heels. In 2008 Alba was ranked #34 on Maxim's magazine's Hot 100 list, was ranked #2 on Wizard magazine's "Sexiest Women of TV" list, and was named in GQ Magazine one of the 25 Sexiest Women in film of all time.
| " I think there are ambitious girls who will do anything to be famous, and they think men in this business are used to women doing that. Contrary to how people may feel, I've never used my sexuality. That's not part of it for me. When I'm in a meeting, I want to tell you why I'm an asset, how I'm a commodity, how I can put asses in the seats, not, 'There's a chance you're going to be able to f*** me.' That's never been my deal." —Alba on not using her sex appeal in order to get her goals in her acting career - 2008 |
Alba fears being typecast as a sex kitten based on the bulk of parts offered to her, commenting, "Somehow, I don't think this is happening to Natalie Portman." In the interview, Alba said she wants to be taken seriously as an actress but believes she needs to do movies that she would otherwise not be interested in to build her career, stating that eventually she hopes to be more selective in her film projects. Alba also maintains a strict no-nudity clause in her contract. She was given the option to appear nude in Sin City by the film's directors, Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez, but declined the offer, saying, "I don't do nudity. I just don't. Maybe that makes me a bad actress. Maybe I won't get hired in some things. But I have too much anxiety". She remarked of a GQ shoot in which she was scantily clad, "They didn't want me to wear the granny panties, but I said, 'If I'm gonna be topless I need to wear granny panties."
Religion
Alba was a Christian throughout her teenage years. but left the church after four years because she felt she was being judged for her appearance, explaining: "Older men would hit on me, and my youth pastor said it was because I was wearing provocative clothing, when I wasn't. It just made me feel like if I was in any way desirable to the opposite sex that it was my fault, and it made me ashamed of my body and being a woman".
Alba also had objections to the church's condemnations of premarital sex and homosexuality, and the lack of strong female role models in the Bible, explaining "I thought it was a nice guide, but it certainly wasn't how I was going to live my life." Her "religious devotion [began] to wane" at the age of 15 when she guest-starred as a teenager with gonorrhea in the throat in a 1996 episode of the television series Chicago Hope. Her friends at church reacted negatively to her role, making her lose faith in the church. However, she has stated that she still holds her belief in God despite leaving the church.
Relationships
While filming Dark Angel in January 2000, Alba began a three year relationship with her co-star Michael Weatherly, which caused controversy due to their 12 year age gap. Weatherly proposed to Alba on her twentieth birthday, which she accepted. In August 2003, Alba and Weatherly announced that they'd ended their relationship. In July 2007, Alba spoke out about the break up, saying "I don't know [why I got engaged]. I was a virgin. He was 12 years older than me. I thought he knew better. My parents weren't happy. They're really religious. They believe God wouldn't allow the Bible to be written if it wasn't what they are supposed to believe. I'm completely different." Alba had at one time said she envisioned a much older man as her ideal partner, making references to Morgan Freeman, Sean Connery, Robert Redford, and Michael Caine. She said, "I have this thing for older men. They've been around and know so much."
Alba met Cash Warren, son of actor Michael Warren, while making Fantastic Four in 2004. On December 27, 2007, Alba and Warren announced that they were engaged. Alba married Warren in Los Angeles on Monday, May 19, 2008. On June 7, 2008, Alba gave birth to a baby girl, Honor Marie Warren, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, Californ The first pictures of Honor Marie appeared in OK! magazine, which paid a reported $1.5 million for them. Alba has said that she would like to have more children.
Charity and politics
In 2005 Alba offered her acting talents for free, to raise money for AIDS charity Amfar at the Cannes Film Festival. The Industry had held a benefit for the US research foundation. Alba had caused "the greatest stir" by promising to star as an unpaid actress in one of The Lord of the Rings producer Bob Weinstein's movies, if Weinstein agreed to bid $100,000 for tennis lessons with sports stars Monica Seles and Boris Becker.[84]
Alba's charity work includes participation with Clothes Off Our Back, Habitat for Humanity, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Project HOME, RADD, Revlon Run/Walk for Women, SOS Children Villages, Soles4Souls, and Step up.[ Alba openly endorsed and supported Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama during the 2008 primary season.
Alba posed for a bondage-themed print advertising campaign by Declare Yourself, a campaign encouraging voter registration among youth for the 2008 United States presidential election. The ads photographed by Mark Liddell, which feature Alba wrapped in and gagged with black tape, drew national media attention. The ads were described by some as being "Shocking".Alba said of doing the advertisements that"It didn't freak me out at all." Alba also said "I think it is important for young people to be aware of the need we have in this country to get them more active politically," and "People respond to things that are shocking."
In June 2009, while filming The Killer Inside Me in Oklahoma City, Alba "provoked" residents when she pasted posters of sharks around town. Alba said that she was trying to bring attention to the diminishing population of Great White Sharks. Media outlets speculated that Alba would be pursued and charged with vandalism. On June 16, 2009, Oklahoma City police said that they wouldn't pursue criminal charges against Alba, because none of the property owners wanted to pursue it. Alba apologized in a statement to People Magazine and said that she regretted her actions. She later donated an undisclosed amount of money (over $500) to the United Way, whose billboard she had obscured with one of the shark posters.
Filmography
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1994 | Camp Nowhere | Gail | Film Debut |
| 1995 | Venus Rising | Young Eve | |
| 1999 | P.U.N.K.S. | Samantha Swoboda | |
| Never Been Kissed | Kirsten Liosis | | |
| Idle Hands | Molly | | |
| 2000 | Paranoid | Chloe | |
| 2003 | The Sleeping Dictionary | Selima | DVD Exclusive Award for Best Actress in a DVD Premiere Movie |
| Honey | Honey Daniels | Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Liplock (Shared with Mekhi Phifer)
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| 2005 | Sin City | Nancy Callahan | MTV Movie Award for Sexiest Performance
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| Fantastic Four | Sue Storm / Invisible Woman | Nominated — Imagen Foundation Award for Best Actress
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| Into the Blue | Sam | Nominated — Razzie Award for Worst Actress | |
| 2007 | Knocked Up | Herself | Cameo (Uncredited) |
| Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer | Sue Storm / Invisible Woman | Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award for Best Movie Actress
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| The Ten | Liz Anne Blazer | | |
| Good Luck Chuck | | Nominated — Premios Juventud for Premios Juventud for Actríz que se roba la pantalla | |
| Awake | Sam Lockwood | Nominated — Premios Juventud for Premios Juventud for Actríz que se roba la pantalla
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| 2008 | The Eye | Sydney Wells | Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress: Horror/Thriller
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| Meet Bill | Lucy | | |
| The Love Guru | Jane Bullard | Nominated — Razzie Award for Worst Actress | |
| 2009 | An Invisible Sign of My Own | Mona Gray | (Awaiting Relese) |
| 2010 | The Killer Inside Me | Joyce Lakeland[102] | (post-production) |
| Sin City 2 | Nancy Callahan | (Pre-production) | |
| Machete | Sartana | (filming) | |
| Valentine's Day | Morely Clarkson | (filming) | |
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1995-1997 | Flipper | Maya Graham | Recurring
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| 2000–2002 | Dark Angel | Max Guevara/X5-452 | Lead Role
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1994 | The Secret World of Alex Mack | Jessica | "School Dance" (Season 1, Episode 5)
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| 1996 | ABC Afterschool Special | Christy | "Too Soon for Jeff" (Season 25, Episode 1) |
| Chicago Hope | Florie Hernandez | "Sexual Perversity in | |
| 1998 | Brooklyn South | Melissa Hauer | "Exposing Johnson" (Season 1, Episode 12) |
| Beverly Hills, 90210 | Leanne | "Making Amends" (Season 8, Episode 23)
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| The Love Boat: The Next Wave | Layla | "Remember?" (Season 1, Episode 2) | |
| 2003 | MADtv | Jessica Simpson | "Episode #9.5" (Season 9, Episode 5) |
| 2004 | Entourage | Herself | "The Review" (Season 1, Episode 2) |
| 2005 | Trippin' | Herself | " |
| 2009 | The Office | Herself/Sophie | "Stress Relief" (Season 5, Episode 15) |
Awards
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| Year | Awards | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
| 2001 | ALMA Award | Breakthrough Actress of the Year | None | Won |
| 2005 | Young | Superstar of Tomorrow | None | Won |
| 2007 | TV Land Awards | Little Screen/Big Screen Star (Women) | None | Nominated |
| Spike TV Guys' Choice Awards | Hottest Jessica | None | Won | |
| 2008 | People's Choice Awards | Favorite Female Action Star | None | Nominated |
| People's Choice Awards | Favorite Leading Lady | None | Nominated | |
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Saturday, October 24, 2009
All about The Gorgeous Megan Fox
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EXCLUSIVE: Megan Fox Talks 'Jonah Hex,' Her Mysterious Character -- And Shooting People
For obvious reasons, people are excited about the upcoming film adaptation of “Jonah Hex.” And for even more obvious reasons, men are excited to see Megan Fox’s performance in the film.
Now, the stunner is finally talking about her deadly, beautiful and mysterious femme fatale.
“That movie is gonna be amazing,” explained the “Transformers” star. “It’s a post-civil war, apocalyptic type Western. The director Jimmy [Hayward] is a lunatic, and he might be a genius. From some of the things I’ve seen him shoot, it’s a badass movie.”
One of the big questions that have emerged since Fox’s on-set photos have emerged is a simple one: What character is she playing? And the answer is that it’s someone even the most die-hard fan of the comic series probably won’t remember.
“They’ve changed her name a couple of times -- it’s Leila now,” Fox explained. “She is a prostitute. She’s a good ol’ working girl, and she’s a love-interest to Jonah… of sorts. I mean, it’s by no means a classic type of relationship.”
“She wasn’t really featured in the comics,” Fox said of her character. “Her name was initially Liala, and now they changed it -- or it was Layla, and now they changed it to Leila. ... All the women in the movie are prostitutes. ... [I’m] sort of a tough, no-nonsense prostitute. Like, she’ll shoot you in the head if she has to. And she does!”
Asked if she means that literally, Fox revealed that she definitely gets to wield a handgun in the flick. “Not in the head,” she grinned. “[But I get to shoot someone] somewhere.”
Co-starring Josh Brolin, John Malkovich and Will Arnett, “Jonah Hex” hits theaters everywhere August 6, 2010.
Do Megan’s revelations get you even more excited about “Jonah Hex”? What do you hope they keep – or get rid of – in the comic-to-movie translation?
Megan Fox Profile
Name : Megan Fox
Birth Name : Megan Denise Fox
Nickname : Mega Fox , Foxy Megan
Birth Date : May 16, 1986
Birth Place : Rockwood, Tennessee, USA
Sex : Female
Nationality : American
Height : 5' 6" (1.68 m)
Weight : 114 lbs
Measurements : 34C-26-24
Hair Color : Brown - Dark
Eye Color : Blue
Zodiac Sign : Taurus
Sexual Orientation : Straight
Race or Ethnicity : White
Profession : Actress and Model
Major Genres : Comedy, Sci-Fi, Action, Documentary
First Major Screen Credit : Holiday in the Sun (2001)
Boyfriend : Brian Austin Green (Actor), David Gallagher (Actor)
Career Highlights : Entertainment Tonight, The Help, Hope & Faith
Claim to Fame : As Mikaela Banes in the Movie "Transformers" (2007)
Credits : #68 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006" supplement. (2006), #18 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007 list, #17 on interview magazines Hollywood faces to watch "Future Stars of Tomorrow", #1 sexiest woman by FHM readers for 2008
Favorite Movie : Scream
Favorite Band : Nirvana
Favorite Toys : Ninja Turtles
Favorite Sports : Basketball, Tennis, Volleyball, Golf.
Favorite Actress : Angelina Jolie
Fox is of Irish, French and Native American ancestry and was born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee to Darlene Tonachio and Franklin Foxx, who dropped an "x" from his surname. She has one older sister. Fox's parents divorced when she was young and she and her sister were raised by her mother and her stepfather. She said that the two were "very strict" and that she wasn't allowed to have a boyfriend. 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. She attended a dance class at the community center there and was involved in
Fox at the premiere of Jennifer's Body, during Midnight Madness at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival.
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). The film was released Direct-to-DVD on
In 2007, Fox won 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. 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, in the category of "Choice Movie Actress: Action Adventure", "Choice Movie: Breakout Female", and "Choice Movie: Liplock".[16] Fox has signed on for two more Transformers sequels.[15][17] In June 2007, Fox was cast in a minor role in How to Lose Friends & Alienate People, starring alongside Jeff Bridges, Simon Pegg and Kirsten Dunst. She portrayed Sophie Maes, a love interest of Sydney Young (Simon Pegg). The film premiered on
Fox with Jonah Hex co-stars Josh Brolin and Michael Fassbender at the 2009
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 movie's director, ordered the actress to gain 10 pounds.[21] Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen premiered on
Public image
Fox has said during an interview with The Times, on the topic of being a role model that: "It depends on what your idea of a role model is," and continued with, "If your idea of a role model is somebody who’s gonna preach to your kids that sex before marriage is wrong and cursing is wrong and women should be this and be that, then I’m not a role model. But if you want your girls to feel strong and intelligent and be outspoken and fight for what they think is right, then I want to be that type of role model, yeah." Fox said in the same interview, on the topic of being type-cast that: "Getting typecast as what? Attractive? How bad is that?" She feels that it isn't a bad thing to be type-cast in this way and considers it to be flattering. She also believes that it gives her an advantage because people will not expect her to be more than simply attractive and when she does give a good performance, people will be surprised. Fox has shown interest in portraying a character less sexualized than that of Mikaela Banes, whom she portrays in the Transformers film series.
Fox said of being a popular media topic that, though she is not on the same level as Jennifer Aniston, Britney Spears, or Lindsay Lohan, she does find it difficult and that there have been times when people have avoided being around her because they do not want to end up in the media's spotlight. "I need to behave in a way and handle myself in a way that will cause people to take me seriously," she said, "[and] you can be sexy and be intelligent and be taken seriously, or you can be sexy and you can be out at clubs every night and not be [taken seriously]" but that she has not gone "completely insane". Fox also said of going from being "relatively unknown" to her current celebrity status that: "I definitely feel ill-prepared; I mean, I don't know if anyone ever sits back and goes, 'Now is the moment that I think I should be a famous celebrity,' -- but I definitely feel it's premature. I mean, I was in one movie that people have seen."
Fox at the Seventh Annual Hollywood Life magazine "Breakthrough of the Year" Awards,
Fox has appeared on the covers of many magazines. In 2007, she appeared in Maxim; in 2008, the list had grown to include Cosmo Girl, Paw Print Jack (ITALY), FHM (UK), and GQ. In 2009, the list includes, USA Weekend, Esquire, Empire, Maxim, GQ (UK),[45] Entertainment Weekly and ELLE. Fox was ranked #17 on interview magazines Hollywood faces to watch "Future Stars of Tomorrow", ranked #16 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2008 list, named #68 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006" supplement, ranked #18 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007 list, she was ranked #1 on Moviefone's 'The 25 Hottest Actors Under 25' in 2008, and was ranked #2 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2009 list in 2009. FHM readers voted her the "Sexiest Woman in the World" in 2008.
In late July 2009, Fox's overexposure in parts of the media caused several men's websites to boycott her AOL's man-blog Asylum dubbed August 4 "A Day Without Megan Fox" with the promise that the site will never mention or feature her on this day; they asked other men's sites to copy this stance, and several (such as AskMen.com, Just a Guy Thing, and Banned in Hollywood) complied. "Listen, we love Megan," Eric Rogell of TheBachelorGuy.com told New York Daily News. "She's responsible for driving more eyeballs to our sites — just by getting photographed walking down the street in a white T-shirt — than any other celeb alive. [But] it's time to give another young actress a shot at the attention."[47] In response to this, Fox told magazine Nylon, in a September 2009 interview, that "the media blitz" for Transformers resulted in an over-extension of her welcome in the media. "I was part of a movie that [the studio] wanted to make sure would make $700 million, so they oversaturated the media with their stars," she said.[48] "I don’t want to have people get completely sick of me before I’ve ever even done something legitimate."[48]
On
Comparison to Angelina Jolie
Fox has often been compared to actress Angelina Jolie, with the media dubbing her as "next Angelina Jolie".[50][51][52] Fox has been compared to Jolie because they each have a "tattoo collection", and status as a "built in sex-symbol".[53][54][55] Fox commented that the comparisons indicate a lack of creativity on the part of the media, and are simply due to the dark hair and tattoos that she and Jolie have, and that both have been in action movies. There were several unconfirmed rumors that Fox was to replace Jolie in the next Lara Croft film.[56][57][58] Fox also said of the comparisons that: "I am a brunette with tattoos, I curse and I have made mention of sex before. I joked about it which people find outrageous so they want to constantly compare that to her."[59] Fox said of meeting Jolie that she had not had the opportunity to but that she tries "to avoid that because I'm afraid," because "she's a powerful person and I bet she would eat me alive".[56][60] Fox also continued with and remarked that, "I'm sure she has no idea who I am. But if I were her, I'd be like, 'Who the fuck is this little bullshit brat who was in Transformers that's going to be the next me?' I don't want to meet her. I'd be embarrassed."[53][61]
Personal life
Fox has been involved with actor Brian Austin Green since 2004, having first met on the set of Hope & Faith.[3][4] In 2006, the two got engaged, but said they had not had any marriage plans.[4] It was reported that the couple had ended their relationship in July 2008[62][63] and in February 2009;[64][65] however, Fox and Green both confirmed on both occasions that the two are still in a relationship.[3][66] On June 15, 2009, at the UK premiere of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Fox stated that she was single;[67] however, she was later seen with Green and the media is reporting that the two are in a relationship again.[68] Green also appeared in the SNL Digital Short "Megan's Roommate" in the Season 35 premiere episode of Saturday Night Live, which Fox hosted.
Fox at the premier of Jennifer's Body in September, 2009.
Fox is good friends with Jennifer Blanc, Kellan Rhude, Jennifer's Body co-star Amanda Seyfried, Michael Biehn and Transformers co-star Shia LaBeouf.[69] She is both a fan of comic books, anime, and video games, and has said that her interest in art began at 12 years old, when she watched animated shows during Adult Swim on the Cartoon Network.[14] Fox's favorite artist is Michael Turner whose Fathom comic she describes as a longtime obsession.[7] Fox has two dogs, including a Pomeranian named after the punk-icon Sid Vicious.[69][70] Fox has openly stated that she has taken drugs, and that it has meant she knows she doesn't like them, adding that she knows a few people who aren't on drugs, herself included.[71] Fox has also openly stated that she supports the legalization of marijuana, saying that she does not consider it a drug and that she would be first in line to buy a pack of joints.[72]
Sexuality
In September 2008, Fox alluded to being bisexual; in an interview with GQ magazine, she said that when she was 18 years old she fell in love with and sought to establish a relationship with a female stripper. She used this experience to illustrate her belief that "all humans are born with the ability to be attracted to both sexes" and additionally showed interest in Olivia Wilde and Jenna Jameson.[73][74][75] In May 2009, she confirmed her bisexuality.[76] In the June 2009 issue of ELLE, however, she stated that she somewhat distorted the events of her relationship with the stripper, saying she has given certain male writers "an amped-up version" of her past. "They’re boys; they’re easily toyed with," she said. "I tell stories and have them eating out of my hand. Not all of it is true. In fact, most of it is bullshit."[77] Fox said, "I never said she was my girlfriend! I just said that I loved her, and I did love her. The real story is more sobering. It’s not a sexy, fun-time, fantasy story. But that’s not the story you tell GQ."[77] On
Emotions
Fox has additionally been open about her insecurities, and self-harming. She also acknowledges that she has low self-esteem.
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| Yeah. But I don't want to elaborate. I would never call myself a cutter. Girls go through different phases when they're growing up, when they're miserable and do different things, whether it's an eating disorder or they dabble in cutting. I'm really insecure about everything. I see what I look like, but there are things that I like and things that I dislike. My hair is good. The color of my eyes is good, obviously. I'm too short. But overall, I'm not super excited about the whole thing. I never think I'm worthy of anything... I have a sick feeling of being mocked all the time. I have a lot of self-loathing. Self-loathing doesn't keep me from being happy. But that doesn't mean I don't struggle. I am very vulnerable. But I can be aggressive, hurtful, domineering and selfish, too. I'm emotionally unpredictable and all over the place. I'm a control freak.[82] |
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Further, Fox has a fear of flying; she said she developed this about the time she turned 20. She has had to come up with ways to deal with it in order to avoid having panic attacks when getting onto a plane, most notably by listening to Britney Spears songs.[83] In addition, she has expressed a distrust of men. "I just don’t like them or trust them," stated Fox.[77]
Tattoos
Fox in October, 2007 with two of her tattoos visible.
Fox has eight known tattoos,[84] including her ex-fiancé's name "Brian" on her lower hip and a picture of Marilyn Monroe's face on her right forearm.[85] Fox also has another tattoo on her right shoulder that reads, "We will all laugh at gilded butterflies" a line adapted from William Shakespeare's play King Lear, a yin and yang tattoo on her left inner wrist, a poem on the left side of her rib cage that reads "there once was a little girl who never knew love until a boy broke her HEART," and a Chinese word for "strength" on her neck.[86] Fox also has a crescent moon overlapping a five pointed star on the inner aspect of her lower leg above her right ankle.[87] This tattoo is the only known colored tattoo that Fox has.[88]
Fox said she has a Marilyn Monroe tattoo because, "she was one of the first people I saw on television, like, literally moments after I was born. Every time I heard her voice growing up I always would cry. I wouldn't know why when I was younger but had my own theories" and that Fox has always "empathized" with her.[89] Fox had shown interest in getting her yin/yang tattoo removed remarking that the tattoo artist "didn't do it correctly" because he was under the influence of marijuana; however, Fox still has that tattoo as of August 2009.[89] Fox has said of her tattoos that when she gets a tattoo, "It's a little 'fuck you' to anyone who tells me not to."[90]
Filmography
Fox with Transformers co-star Rachael Taylor at the film's Sydney, Australia premiere in June 2007.
| Film | |||
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2003 | Bad Boys II | Club Kid | Extra (Uncredited) |
| 2004 | Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen | Carla Santini | Supporting Role |
| 2007 | Transformers | Mikaela Banes | Lead Role |
| 2008 | How to Lose Friends & Alienate People | Sophie Maes | Supporting Role |
| Whore | Lost | Lead Role | |
| 2009 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | Mikaela Banes | Lead Role |
| Jennifer's Body | Jennifer Check | Lead Role | |
| 2010 | Jonah Hex | Leila | (Post-production) |
| Passion Plays | | (Announced) | |
| 2011 | The Crossing | TBA | Lead Role (Pre-production) |
| Film Made for Television or Video | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2001 | Holiday in the Sun | Brianna Wallace | Direct-to-DVD (Debut Role) |
| 2004 | Crimes of Fashion | Candace | TV Movie |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2002-2003 | Ocean Ave. | Ione Starr | Lead Role |
| 2004-2006 | Hope & Faith | Sydney Shanowski | Regular Role |
| Television Guest Appearances | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2003 | What I Like About You | | "Like a Virgin (Kinda)" (Season 2, Episode 5) |
| 2004 | Two and a Half Men | Prudence | "Camel Filters and Pheromones" (Season 1, Episode 12) |
| The Help | Cassandra Ridgeway | "Pilot" (Season 1, Episode 1)
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Awards
| Awards | ||||
| Year | Result | Award | Category | Nominated Work |
| 2005 | Nominated | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Supporting Young Actress | Hope & Faith |
| 2007 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie Actress: Action Adventure | Transformers | |
| Choice Movie: Breakout Female | ||||
| Choice Movie: Liplock | ||||
| National Movie Award | Best Performance by a Female | |||
| 2008 | MTV Movie Award | Breakthrough Performance | ||
| 2009 | Won[91] | Teen Choice Award | Choice Female Hottie | None |
| Choice Summer Movie Star Female | Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen | |||
| Scream Award[92] | Best Sci-Fi Actress | |||
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