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Megan was ambitious to become an actress from a young age. During her childhood, she faced backlash over her choices hence moved to Los Angeles to pursue her dreams. After working in television shows for a couple of years, she received her breakthrough role in an action-packed movie that made her one of Hollywood's most popular and desirable actresses. Over the last two decades, Fox has steadily worked in movies, endorsed various brands, and modeled for fashion houses. Her charming personality and attractive looks have gained her astronomical success, and she has amassed an $8 million net worth showcasing her stunning acting range for audiences.
From her humble beginnings in Florida to make it big in Hollywood, the star has had a slow yet steady path towards becoming a successful actress and a desirable model.
A Teen Drama Movie Queen
Fox was only five years old when she took drama and dance lessons. When she moved to Connecticut with her mother after her parents got divorced, she began to pursue acting and modeling. At the American Modeling and Talent Convention in 1999, Megan won several awards, giving her the confidence to believe in her dreams. While her career as a model was soaring, the star continued to fulfill her desire to become an actress. According to Britannica, in high school, the actress was also ridiculed by her classmates due to her dream, but she put the criticism away and moved to Los Angeles towards her goal.
She made her film debut in 2001 in Holiday In The Sun, a direct-to-video, and later played a supporting role in the sitcom Hope And Faith, starring the character Sydney Shanowski. Her big break occurred in 2007 when she portrayed the character of a high school heroine in Transformers. The Michael Bay-directed movie was a blockbuster hit and made $708 million at the box office worldwide. She reprised her role as Mikaela Banes for the second sequel of Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen which grossed $836.5 million, her highest-grossing film.
The actress lent her voice to the video game Transformers: The Game and the TV movie reboot as Lois Lane. To step out of her comfort zone of acting in comic movies and video games, she took the titular role in the black comedy Jennifer’s Body, who is a man-eating zombie. As mentioned by Collider, the movie has earned the status of being a cult classic in pop culture. In 2010, she starred in Jonah Hex.
Fighting Against Injustice
After Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen, Megan was outspoken about the hypersexualization of women in Hollywood. In 2009, she criticized Michael Bay for sexualizing her character for the movies rather than focusing on her talent on screen. Her character dropped from the Transformers' third sequel and partially retreated from Hollywood after 2010. The actress returned to the big screen in 2014 when she starred as a broadcast journalist in the reboot of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Apart from that franchise, she made a recurring appearance on the show New Girl.
While she didn’t act in many movies during the 2010s, she endorsed a variety of high-end brands and became the face of many fashion campaigns. As noted by NBC News, she became the face of Emporio Armani and football star Cristiano Ronaldo. The actress reportedly earned upwards of $2 million for starring in the underwear and jeans campaign.
Resurrecting From The Ashes
Megan Fox made a major comeback in 2020 when she starred in the action-thriller Rogue. The actress was in South Africa when she had an epiphany that she had overblown her failures and promised herself not to live in fear and started actively working on several projects in Hollywood. Between 2020 and 2021, she starred in five movies, Think Like A Dog, Rogue, Midnight In The Switchgrass, Till Death, and Night Teeth.
She also bagged new brand endorsements and became the face of Lotus Watches. In January 2021, she became the new creative director and brand ambassador of Frederick’s Of Hollywood lingerie brand. The actress has taken stake ownership in the company, which was bought by Authentic Brands Group for $22.5 million, as reported by People. With ownership and creative freedom provided to Fox, she has already begun working on exciting campaigns.
Sources: Britannica, Collider, People, NBC News
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