Megan Denise Fox (born May 16, 1986) is an American actress and model . Fox was born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee to Darlene Tonachio, former Roane County , Tennessee Tourism Director, and Franklin Foxx. Fox's father dropped an "x" from his surname. Fox has one older sister. Fox's parents divorced when she was young and she and her sister were raised by her mother and her stepfather. Fox said of her mother and her stepfather that they "were really strict" and Fox said of her childhood that "I was grounded for all of my childhood. Not most — all” and Fox said that “I wasn’t doing anything particularly crazy,” and that “I just never appreciated authority figures preaching to me.” Fox is of Irish , French and Native American ancestry . Fox grew up in nearby Rockwood, Tennessee and she began her training in drama and dance at age five, in Kingston, Tennessee . She attended a dance class at the community center there and was involved in Kingston Elem