Trivia

Has a condition called Brachydactyly type D, which caused her to have unique-looking thumbs. Has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, for which she has been medicated since she was a child. Has also discussed her obsessive-compulsive disorder, insecurities, self-harming, and has acknowledged that she has low self-esteem.

Her ancestry is mainly English, with small amounts of German, Scottish and Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, and distant French and Welsh. She has also described herself as being of part Cherokee Native American ancestry. These Cherokee roots have not yet been substantiated.

Has a quote from William Shakespeare's "King Lear" tattooed on her right shoulder that reads: "We will all laugh at gilded butterflies.". Has a quote from Friedrich Nietzsche tattooed on her back that reads: "And those that were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.". Has a poem tattooed on her side that reads: "There was once a little girl, who never knew love until a boy broke her heart.".

Good friends with Amanda Seyfried and Shia LaBeouf.

Has around ten tattoos until now. Although she has removed the tattoo of the immortal Marilyn Monroe on her right forearm (2011). She also has replaced her ex-husband's name "Brian" with a snake winding through a bouquet of flowers on her right pelvis (2023).

Was scheduled to be in the "Transformers" movie series, but was dismissed after the second movie because of her statements comparing director Michael Bay to Napoléon Bonaparte and Adolf Hitler.

Filed for divorce from Brian Austin Green on August 21, 2015, days after she and Green announced their separation. By early 2016, they were back together and she was expecting their third child. On April 25, 2019, Fox filed to dismiss her second attempt for the divorce in Los Angeles, California. On March 5, 2020, she separated from Green and filed for divorce again on the day before Thanksgiving.

She practices meditation as her pursuit for personal growth and mindfulness. She also has expressed her affinity for astrology as her dedication for understanding herself and the world on a deeper level.

To prepare for her role as a possessed living-dead teenager in Jennifer's Body (2009), she lost around 15 lbs., bringing her weight down to a near-frail 97 lbs., and stayed out of the sun for four months to keep her skin pale.

Ranked #17 on Interview magazine's Hollywood faces to watch "Future Stars of Tomorrow".

Says she's a huge fan of both Star Trek and Star Wars.

She was the Brahma (beer trademark) muse at the Brazilian carnival at Rio de Janeiro (2013).

On August 8, 2023, Fox announced the launch of her first book "Pretty Boys Are Poisonous", a collection of her own poetry. The book was released on November 7 the same year and she revealed from there that she has suffered a miscarriage from her pregnancy with what would have been her fourth child.

Is a staunch advocate for environmental conservation and wildlife protection. She uses her digital platform to raise awareness about the importance of sustainable practices and animal rights.

Has two goats (Lulu and Coco), four dogs and two cats.

Speaks multiple languages fluently.

Says she's a huge fan of comic books and video games.

Ranked #1 on Moviefone magazine's "The 25 Hottest Actors Under 25" (2008).

She began her training into dance and drama at age five in Kingston, Tennessee. She attended a dance class at the community center there and was involved in Kingston Elementary School's chorus and the Kingston Clippers swim team. At age 10, she moved to St. Petersburg, Florida where she continued her training and finished school.

At age 15, she was banned from Walmart for shoplifting (stealing cosmetics), and never came back.

On June 16, 2020, she and musician Colson Baker announced their relationship, several weeks after the release of Baker's song "Bloody Valentine", whose music video features Fox. On January 12, 2022, Fox announced that the two were engaged. However on March 21, 2024, Fox announced their engagement was cancelled, and will no longer discuss their relationship in the media.

In 2009, she made headlines for controversial comments about director Michael Bay, leading to her temporary dismissal from "Transformers: Dark of the Moon.

She and Brian Austin Green are supporters of Generosity Water, and have funded the creation of over 10 water wells for the organization. She also has participated into charity auctions for organizations like the Make-A-Wish Foundation and Stand Up to Cancer.

She cannot ride a motorcycle during the shooting of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009), so when she shot her riding scenes someone had to push her so that she could have a good start, and when shooting ended someone was always on hand to catch her motorcycle.

Megan maintains a healthy lifestyle and is often seen working out or sharing fitness tips.

Megan Fox began her acting career at the age of 10, taking dance classes and modeling.

On June 24, 2010, she married her boyfriend of six years Brian Austin Green following a three-year on-and-off engagement. They married in a secret wedding ceremony at the Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea with his son Kassius as their only witness.

Is the first actress to ever grace the front cover of Gorezone magazine.

On March 12, 2023, she and singer Billie Eilish attended the 2023 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, California. Fox wore a plunging black velvet dress and a dashing diamond necklace as she posed alongside Eilish.

Ranked #14 in the 2011 Men's Health list of 100 Hottest Women of All Time, she placed behind Angelina Jolie, Sharon Stone, Scarlett Johansson and Catherine Deneuve.

Named #50 on Channel 4's television episode "50 Greatest Plastic Surgery Shockers" (2010).

Auditioned for the role of Lisa the babysitter in Michael Bay's remake The Amityville Horror (2005), which went to Rachel Nichols.

Megan has graced the covers of numerous magazines, including Vogue, Elle, and Maxim.

She gained recognition for her role as Mikaela Banes in the "Transformers" franchise, earning Teen Choice Awards.

Returned to work seven months after giving birth to her son Noah to begin filming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014). Also returned to work eight months after giving birth to her son Bodhi to begin filming Zeroville (2019).

Her sister Kristi Branim Fox is 12 years older than her and is a high school education counselor.

Currently resides in Los Angeles, California.

She found out that she was pregnant with her son Bodhi just two weeks into filming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014). Some costumes changes had to be added to disguise her growing stomach (such examples include the trampoline scene), and some action scenes had to be removed to rewritten. She returned to work seven weeks after giving birth to her son Bodhi in order to complete filming.

She was included in FHM magazine's list of '100 Sexiest Women in the World' in 2006 (#68), 2008 (#1), 2009 (#2), 2010 (#2), 2011 (#4), 2012 (#7), 2013 (#17), 2014 (#29) and 2017 (#8); Maxim magazine's Hot 100 Women in 2007 (#18), 2008 (#16), 2009 (#2), 2010 (#5), 2011 (#17), 2012 (#8), 2013 (#20), 2018 (#72) and 2022 (#71); and AskMen's Top 99 Women of 2011 (#49) and 2012 (#96).