Margo Cathleen Harshman (born March 4, 1986) is an American actress. She is known playing Tawny Dean on ''

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'', Alex Jensen on ''

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'', and Delilah Fielding-McGee on ''

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''.

Early life and family

Margo Harshman was born in

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, to David James Harshman and his wife (m.

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, July 24, 1971) Janelle Louise Sorenson (

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, July 15, 1950 -

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, May 14, 2014), who died after a 20 year battle with

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. She has two older sisters, Allison and Davielle, and an older brother, Daniel. Harshman lived in La Costa,

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, 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

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at the age of two. In 2000, she was cast in the

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sitcom ''

'' 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 ''

'' as Alex Jensen, the assistant of

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, and the following year debuted in the long-running series ''

'' as Delilah Fielding, the wheelchair user wife of Timothy McGee who works as an

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at the

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. Harshman starred on the short-lived TV shows '' Run of the House'' and '' Center of the Universe''. Her film appearances include '' Sorority Row'', ''

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'' and '' Fired Up!''

Personal life

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

Awards and nominations

In 2005, Harshman was nominated for two awards at the

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, one for Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special by a Supporting Young Actress for '' The Even Stevens Movie'' (2004) ( TV) and the other for Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) by a Supporting Young Actress for ''

'' (2001). In 2009, Harshman won the

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"Female Stars of Tomorrow" award at the ShoWest Convention along with fellow '' Sorority Row'' cast members

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, Leah Pipes, Rumer Willis,

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and Audrina Patridge.

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

References

External links