Margo Harshman

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Margo Harshman
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Margo Harshman in January 2009
Born
Margo Cathleen Harshman

(1986-03-04) March 4, 1986 (age 39)
San Diego, California, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1997–present
Spouse
Austin Hooks
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(m. 2017;div. 2018)​

Margo Cathleen Harshman (born March 4, 1986) [1] is an American actress. She is known playing Tawny Dean on Even Stevens , [2] Alex Jensen on The Big Bang Theory , [3] and Delilah Fielding-McGee on NCIS . [4]

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Early life and family

Margo Harshman was born in San Diego, California, to David James Harshman and his wife (m. Columbus, Ohio, July 24, 1971) Janelle Louise Sorenson (Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 15, 1950 - Orange, California, May 14, 2014), who died after a 20 year battle with breast cancer. [5] [6] [7] She has two older sisters, Allison and Davielle, and an older brother, Daniel. [1] [7]

Harshman lived in La Costa, San Diego County, California and attended school there until she was 12, after which she moved to Orange County, California. There she finished the rest of her education, first at Hewes Middle School and then at Foothill High School.

Career

Harshman's grandmother entered her in a beauty pageant at the age of two. [1] In 2000, she was cast in the Disney Channel sitcom Even Stevens as Tawny Dean, the female best friend of series lead Louis. Harshman appeared in 47 episodes in the show's three-year run and reprised the role for the 2003 movie. Beginning in 2012, she appeared in The Big Bang Theory as Alex Jensen, the assistant of Sheldon Cooper, [3] and the following year debuted in the long-running series NCIS as Delilah Fielding, [4] the wheelchair user wife of Timothy McGee who works as an intelligence analyst at the US Department of Defense. Harshman starred on the short-lived TV shows Run of the House and Center of the Universe . Her film appearances include Sorority Row , College Road Trip and Fired Up!

Personal life

Harshman dated her Even Stevens co-star Shia LaBeouf while they were working on the show together. [8] She married Austin Hooks in 2017, but the couple filed for divorce on November 29, 2018, after an eight-week separation. [9]

Awards and nominations

In 2005, Harshman was nominated for two awards at the Young Artist Awards, one for Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special by a Supporting Young Actress for The Even Stevens Movie (2004) [10] (TV) and the other for Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) by a Supporting Young Actress for Even Stevens (2001). [10] In 2009, Harshman won the ShoWest "Female Stars of Tomorrow" award at the ShoWest Convention along with fellow Sorority Row cast members Briana Evigan, Leah Pipes, Rumer Willis, Jamie Chung and Audrina Patridge. [11] [12]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef(s)
1997The Elf Who Didn't BelieveJolieFilm debut [13] [14]
2001Murphy's DozenBridget[ citation needed ]
2003Recipe for DisasterRebecca Korda [15] [14]
2003 The Even Stevens Movie Tawny Dean [16] [14]
2005FellowshipGina[ citation needed ]
2006 Simon Says Kate [17] [14]
2006Hiding VictoriaVictoria Walker [14]
2007 Rise: Blood Hunter Tricia Rawlins [18] [19] [14]
2007Judy's Got a GunMaya Spektor[ citation needed ]
2008 College Road Trip Katie [20] [21] [22] [14]
2008 Keith Brooke [14]
2008 From Within Sadie [14]
2008 Legacy NinaAlso known as Pretty Little Devils [14]
2008 Extreme Movie Ted's Girlfriend[ citation needed ]
2009 Fired Up! Sylvia [23] [14]
2009 Sorority Row Charlene "Chugs" Bradley [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [14]
2015ToxinMandy [14]
2016Love on the VinesDiana Armstrong Hallmark Channel [14]
2023 Exposure NicoleMain role [29] [14]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef(s)
2000–2003 Even Stevens Tawny Dean47 episodes [30] [ better source needed ]
2003–2004 Run of the House Brooke FranklinMain cast [31]
2004 Without a Trace Harley PalmerEpisode: "Bait" [14]
2004 Center of the Universe Sara2 episodes [14]
2005 Everwood MauraEpisode: "Put on a Happy Face"[ citation needed ]
2006 Grey's Anatomy Jennifer MorrisEpisode: "Oh, the Guilt" [14]
2007 Journeyman Abby ArmstrongEpisode: "Winterland"[ citation needed ]
2008 90210 Detention girlEpisode: "Hollywood Forever"[ citation needed ]
2008 Boston Legal Margie CogginsEpisode: "Juiced" [14]
2009 Modern Family Jungle TanyaEpisode: "Fizbo" [14]
2010 $#*! My Dad Says KimEpisode: "Family Dinner for Schmucks" [14]
2012 House MelissaEpisode: "Love Is Blind" [32] [14]
2012 Bent Screwsie6 episodes [33] [3] [14]
2012–2013 The Big Bang Theory Alex Jensen4 episodes [3] [34] [14]
2013 Betas Lisa4 episodes [35] [36] [14]
2013 Bones Alison KidmanEpisode: "The Fury in the Jury"[ citation needed ] [14]
2014 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation April BrockEpisode: "Rubbery Homicide" [14]
2013–present NCIS Delilah Fielding18 episodes [34] [4] [14]
2022 How I Met Your Father MiaEpisode: "Stacey" [37]

Music videos

YearTitleArtistNotesRef(s)
2009"Get U Home" Shwayze [38]
2021"The Devil In Me" Garrison Starr

References

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  2. ↑ Terrace, Vincent (January 10, 2014). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010, 2d ed. McFarland. p. 313. ISBN   978-0-7864-8641-0 . Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 RAFTERY, LIZ (September 17, 2012). "Bent's Margo Harshman Joins The Big Bang Theory". TVGuide.com. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 "'NCIS' Season 16 Air Date, Spoilers: The McGee Family May Be the Show's Solution to a Dwindling Cast". EconoTimes. August 21, 2018. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Margo Harshman - Latest News, Updates, Photos and Videos | Yahoo". www.yahoo.com. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Margo Harshman - Actress". TV Insider. December 5, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  7. 1 2 "Janelle Louise Harshman 1950–2014". legacy.com. May 21, 2014.
  8. ↑ Carlson Romano, Christy. "Why I Don't Talk To Shia LaBeouf | Christy Carlson Romano". YouTube.com. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
  9. ↑ "'EVEN STEVENS' STAR FILES FOR DIVORCE FROM HUSBAND". Fox Corporation. TMZ.com. November 29, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
  10. 1 2 "Winners and Nominees". Young Artist Foundation. Archived from the original on March 17, 2005.
  11. ↑ "'Sorority' girls honored as ShoWest Female Stars of Tomorrow". LA Times Blogs. March 20, 2009. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  12. ↑ Kay, Jeremy (March 19, 2009). "Sorority Row cast named Showest Female Stars Of Tomorrow". ScreenDaily. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  13. ↑ "The Elf Who Didn't Believe". Radio Times. Archived from the original on April 23, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 "Margo Harshman". Rotten Tomatoes. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
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  24. ↑ "Sisters in a Slasher: 'Sorority Row' on DVD" . Washington Post. February 22, 2010. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  25. ↑ Vejvoda, Jim (September 11, 2009). "Sorority Row Review". IGN. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  26. ↑ OWEN, ROB (September 11, 2009). "'Sorority Row' pledges to uphold the familiar slasher film tradition". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  27. ↑ "Review: Sorority Row.(15)". Lancashire Telegraph. September 11, 2009. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  28. ↑ "Sorority Row". Time Out Worldwide. September 8, 2009. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  29. ↑ "EXPOSURE". EXPOSURE. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  30. ↑ Oswald, Anjelica (June 1, 2018). "WHERE ARE THEY NOW: The cast of 'Even Stevens' 15 years later". Insider. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  31. ↑ Heffernan, Virginia (September 11, 2003). "TELEVISION REVIEW; Just Like Your Neighbors (if You Live in a Sitcom)". The New York Times. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  32. ↑ Jeffery, Morgan (March 20, 2012). "'House': 'Love Is Blind' recap". Digital Spy. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  33. ↑ Genzlinger, Neil (March 20, 2012). "Restoration Comedy, Of a Sort". The New York Times. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  34. 1 2 Jeffery, Morgan (July 31, 2013). "'Big Bang Theory' star joins 'NCIS'". Digital Spy. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
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  38. ↑ Ditzian, Eric (August 28, 2009). "Shwayze Stages 'Hot, Sweaty, Sexy Dance Party' For 'Get U Home' Video". MTV News. Archived from the original on September 20, 2017. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
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