Margo Cathleen Harshman (born March 4, 1986) is an American actress known for the roles of series regular Tawny Dean on '' Even Stevens'', Sheldon Cooper's assistant Alex Jensen on '' The Big Bang Theory'', and Timothy McGee's wife Delilah Fielding-McGee on ''

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

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

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'' and '' 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. 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, 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 '' Even Stevens'' (2001). In 2009, Harshman won the ShoWest "Female Stars of Tomorrow" award at the ShoWest Convention along with fellow ''

'' cast members

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Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Harshman, Margo 1986 births 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses Actresses from San Diego American child actresses American film actresses American television actresses Living people People from Carlsbad, California