Margo Harshman | |
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Born | Margo Cathleen Harshman March 4, 1986 San Diego, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1997–present |
Spouse | Austin Hooks (m. 2017;div. 2018) |
Margo Cathleen Harshman (born March 4, 1986) [1] is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Tawny Dean on Even Stevens , [2] Alex Jensen on The Big Bang Theory , [3] and Delilah Fielding-McGee on NCIS . [4]
Margo Harshman was born in San Diego, California, to Janelle and David. She has two older sisters, an older brother [1] and a younger brother, and is related to former baseball pitcher Jack Harshman and former University of Washington and Washington State University basketball coach Marv Harshman.[ citation needed ]
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. In August 2002, she became a freshman in Community College.[ citation needed ]
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!
Harshman dated her Even Stevens co-star Shia LaBeouf while they were working on the show together. [5] She married Austin Hooks in 2017, but the couple filed for divorce on November 29, 2018, after an eight-week separation. [6]
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) [7] (TV) and the other for Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) by a Supporting Young Actress for Even Stevens (2001). [7] 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. [8] [9]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
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1997 | The Elf Who Didn't Believe | Jolie | Film debut | [10] |
2001 | Murphy's Dozen | Bridget | [ citation needed ] | |
2003 | Recipe for Disaster | Rebecca Korda | [11] | |
2003 | The Even Stevens Movie | Tawny Dean | [12] | |
2005 | Fellowship | Gina | [ citation needed ] | |
2006 | Simon Says | Kate | [13] | |
2006 | Hiding Victoria | Victoria Walker | [ citation needed ] | |
2007 | Rise: Blood Hunter | Tricia Rawlins | [14] [15] | |
2007 | Judy's Got a Gun | Maya Spektor | [ citation needed ] | |
2008 | College Road Trip | Katie | [16] [17] [18] | |
2008 | Keith | Brooke | [ citation needed ] | |
2008 | From Within | Sadie | [ citation needed ] | |
2008 | Legacy | Nina | Also known as Pretty Little Devils | [ citation needed ] |
2008 | Extreme Movie | Ted's Girlfriend | [ citation needed ] | |
2009 | Fired Up! | Sylvia | [19] | |
2009 | Sorority Row | Charlene "Chugs" Bradley | [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] | |
2015 | Toxin | Mandy | [ citation needed ] | |
2016 | Love on the Vines | Diana Armstrong | Hallmark Channel | [ citation needed ] |
2023 | Exposure | Nicole | Main role | [25] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
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2000–2003 | Even Stevens | Tawny Dean | 47 episodes | [26] [ better source needed ] |
2003–2004 | Run of the House | Brooke Franklin | Main cast | [27] |
2004 | Without a Trace | Harley Palmer | Episode: "Bait" | [ citation needed ] |
2004 | Center of the Universe | Sara | 2 episodes | [ citation needed ] |
2005 | Everwood | Maura | Episode: "Put on a Happy Face" | [ citation needed ] |
2006 | Grey's Anatomy | Jennifer Morris | Episode: "Oh, the Guilt" | [ citation needed ] |
2007 | Journeyman | Abby Armstrong | Episode: "Winterland" | [ citation needed ] |
2008 | 90210 | Detention girl | Episode: "Hollywood Forever" | [ citation needed ] |
2008 | Boston Legal | Margie Coggins | Episode: "Juiced" | [ citation needed ] |
2009 | Modern Family | Jungle Tanya | Episode: "Fizbo" | [ citation needed ] |
2010 | $#*! My Dad Says | Kim | Episode: "Family Dinner for Schmucks" | [ citation needed ] |
2012 | House | Melissa | Episode: "Love Is Blind" | [28] |
2012 | Bent | Screwsie | 6 episodes | [29] [3] |
2012–2013 | The Big Bang Theory | Alex Jensen | 4 episodes | [3] [30] |
2013 | Betas | Lisa | 4 episodes | [31] [32] |
2013 | Bones | Alison Kidman | Episode: "The Fury in the Jury" | [ citation needed ] |
2014 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | April Brock | Episode: "Rubbery Homicide" | [ citation needed ] |
2013–present | NCIS | Delilah Fielding | 18 episodes | [30] [4] |
2022 | How I Met Your Father | Mia | Episode: "Stacey" | [33] |
Year | Title | Artist | Notes | Ref(s) |
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2009 | "Get U Home" | Shwayze | [34] | |
2021 | "The Devil In Me" | Garrison Starr | ||
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