- She was included in FHM magazine's list of '100 Sexiest Women in the World' in 2006 (#68) and 2008 (#1); Maxim magazine's Hot 100 Women in 2007 (#18), 2008 (#16), 2009 (#2) and 2010 (#5); and Ask men's top 99 'most desirable' women of 2011 (#49) and 2012 (#96).
- Returned to work seven weeks after giving birth to her son Bodhi in order to complete filming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014).
- 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 in Hawaii with his son Kassius as their only witness.
- 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.
- Has approximately ten tattoos so far, including her husband's name "Brian" on her hip. Although she is removing the tattoo of Marilyn Monroe on her right forearm (2011).
- 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 Adolf Hitler.
- She and Brian Austin Green are supporters of Generosity Water, and have funded the creation of over 10 water wells for the charitable organization.
- Has a condition called Brachydactyly type D, which caused her to have unique-looking thumbs. Has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), for which she has been medicated since childhood. Has also discussed her obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), 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. Also, her six times great-grandmother, Mary Powhatan, was said to be of the Powhatan Native American tribe; if so, this would make Megan 1/256th Native American ancestry.
- Has a quote from William Shakespeare's "King Lear" tattooed on her right shoulder that reads: "We will all laugh at gilded butterflies.".
- Her sister Kristi Branim Fox is 11 years older.
- Ranked #17 on Interview magazine's Hollywood faces to watch "Future Stars of Tomorrow".
- Is the first actress to grace the front cover of Gorezone magazine.
- Auditioned for the role of Lisa the babysitter in The Amityville Horror (2005), which went to Rachel Nichols.
- Named #50 on Channel 4's television episode "50 Greatest Plastic Surgery Shockers" (2010).
- Filed for divorce from Brian Austin Green on August 21, 2015, a few days after they announced their separation. By early 2016, they were back together and expecting their third child. On April 25, 2019, Fox filed to dismiss the divorce in Los Angeles, California.
- Is the first actress who was born after the comic debut of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to portray April O'Neil in a live-action movie.
- Says she's a huge fan of both Star Trek and Star Wars.
- Ranked #1 on Moviefone magazine's "The 25 Hottest Actors Under 25" (2008).
- Ranked #14 in the 2011 Men's Health 100 Hottest Women of All Time list, she placed behind Angelina Jolie, Sharon Stone, Scarlett Johansson and Catherine Deneuve.
- She was the Brahma (beer trademark) muse at the Brazilian carnival at Rio de Janeiro (2013).
- She found out that she was pregnant with her son Bodhi just two weeks into filming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014). Some costume changes had to be added to disguise her growing stomach (such examples include the trampoline scene), and some action scenes had to be removed or rewritten.
- Has two goats (Lulu and Coco), a dog, and a cat.
- On March 5, 2020, she separated from her husband of nine years, Brian Austin Green. Fox filed for divorce from Green for the second time on November 25, 2020, the day before Thanksgiving.
- Born at 12:35 AM (EDT).
- 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.
- 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).
- She began her dance and drama training 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.
- On March 13, 2023, she and singer-songwriter 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 with a dazzling diamond necklace as she posed alongside Eilish.
- On February 5, 2023, she and musician Colson Baker attended the 65th Annual Grammy Awards at the Crypto.com Arena after she suffered from a concussion and a broken wrist. Fox wore a stunning cream cady beaded mermaid gown with a corset bodice and heart embroidered applique with Lorraine Schwartz jewelry.
- Currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
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