Margo Harshman

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
Harshman in January 2009
Born	Margo Cathleen Harshman (1986-03-04) March 4, 1986 (age 39) San Diego, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1997–present
Spouse	Austin Hooks ​ ​ (m. 2017; div. 2018)​

Early life and family

Margo Harshman was born in San Diego, California, to Janelle and David.^[5][6] She has two older sisters, an older brother^[1] and a younger brother.

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.^[7] She married Austin Hooks in 2017, but the couple filed for divorce on November 29, 2018, after an eight-week separation.^[8]

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)^[9] (TV) and the other for Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) by a Supporting Young Actress for Even Stevens (2001).^[9] 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.^[10][11]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
1997	The Elf Who Didn't Believe	Jolie	Film debut	[12][13]
2001	Murphy's Dozen	Bridget		[citation needed]
2003	Recipe for Disaster	Rebecca Korda		[14][13]
2003	The Even Stevens Movie	Tawny Dean		[15][13]
2005	Fellowship	Gina		[citation needed]
2006	Simon Says	Kate		[16][13]
2006	Hiding Victoria	Victoria Walker		[13]
2007	Rise: Blood Hunter	Tricia Rawlins		[17][18][13]
2007	Judy's Got a Gun	Maya Spektor		[citation needed]
2008	College Road Trip	Katie		[19][20][21][13]
2008	Keith	Brooke		[13]
2008	From Within	Sadie		[13]
2008	Legacy	Nina	Also known as Pretty Little Devils	[13]
2008	Extreme Movie	Ted's Girlfriend		[citation needed]
2009	Fired Up!	Sylvia		[22][13]
2009	Sorority Row	Charlene "Chugs" Bradley		[23][24][25][26][27][13]
2015	Toxin	Mandy		[13]
2016	Love on the Vines	Diana Armstrong	Hallmark Channel	[13]
2023	Exposure	Nicole	Main role	[28][13]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
2000–2003	Even Stevens	Tawny Dean	47 episodes	[29][better source needed]
2003–2004	Run of the House	Brooke Franklin	Main cast	[30]
2004	Without a Trace	Harley Palmer	Episode: "Bait"	[13]
2004	Center of the Universe	Sara	2 episodes	[13]
2005	Everwood	Maura	Episode: "Put on a Happy Face"	[citation needed]
2006	Grey's Anatomy	Jennifer Morris	Episode: "Oh, the Guilt"	[13]
2007	Journeyman	Abby Armstrong	Episode: "Winterland"	[citation needed]
2008	90210	Detention girl	Episode: "Hollywood Forever"	[citation needed]
2008	Boston Legal	Margie Coggins	Episode: "Juiced"	[13]
2009	Modern Family	Jungle Tanya	Episode: "Fizbo"	[13]
2010	$#*! My Dad Says	Kim	Episode: "Family Dinner for Schmucks"	[13]
2012	House	Melissa	Episode: "Love Is Blind"	[31][13]
2012	Bent	Screwsie	6 episodes	[32][3][13]
2012–2013	The Big Bang Theory	Alex Jensen	4 episodes	[3][33][13]
2013	Betas	Lisa	4 episodes	[34][35][13]
2013	Bones	Alison Kidman	Episode: "The Fury in the Jury"	[citation needed][13]
2014	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	April Brock	Episode: "Rubbery Homicide"	[13]
2013–present	NCIS	Delilah Fielding	18 episodes	[33][4][13]
2022	How I Met Your Father	Mia	Episode: "Stacey"	[36]

Music videos

Year	Title	Artist	Notes	Ref(s)
2009	"Get U Home"	Shwayze		[37]
2021	"The Devil In Me"	Garrison Starr