Margo Cathleen Harshman (born March 4, 1986) is an American actress known for the roles of series regular Tawny Dean on ''

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'',

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's assistant

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on ''

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'', and

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's wife Delilah Fielding-McGee on '' NCIS''.

Early life and family

Margo Harshman was born in

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. She has two older sisters, an older brother and a younger brother. She's related to former baseball pitcher Jack Harshman and former

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and

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basketball coach Marv Harshman. Harshman lived in

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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. In August 2002, she became a freshman in

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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

, and the following year debuted in the long-running series '' NCIS'' as Delilah Fielding, the wheelchair user wife of

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'' and ''

College Road Trip ''College Road Trip'' is a 2008 American family comedy film directed by Roger Kumble and starring Martin Lawrence, Kym Whitley, Raven-Symoné, Brenda Song, Margo Harshman, and Donny Osmond. The film centers on college-bound teen Melanie Port ...

'' and ''

Fired Up! ''Fired Up!'' is a 2009 American teen sex comedy film directed by Will Gluck (in his directorial debut) who is also credited with writing the film under the pseudonym Freedom Jones. The film's plot revolves around two popular high school foo ...

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 long separation. Harshman now lives in

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Awards and nominations

In 2005, Harshman was nominated for two awards at the

Young Artist Awards The Young Artist Award (originally known as the Youth in Film Award) is an accolade presented by the Young Artist Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1978 to honor excellence of youth performers, and to provide scholarships for young ...

, 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

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