Margo Harshman
Encyclopedia
Margo Cathleen Harshman (born March 4, 1986) is an American actress who played Tawny Dean on the Disney Channel
series Even Stevens
.
. She has two older sisters, one older brother and one 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 schooling, first at Hewes Middle School and then at Foothill High School. She played softball for eight years but quit in favor of acting. Harshman now lives in Los Angeles
.
She is related to former professional baseball pitcher Jack Harshman
.
, piano
, and bass guitar
.
Harshman starred on the short-lived shows Run of the House
and Center of the Universe
. In 2008, she co-starred in the film Keith
alongside Jesse McCartney
. She starred alongside fellow Disney Channel
celebrities Raven-Symoné
and Brenda Song
in the movie College Road Trip
. Harshman appeared in an episode of Grey's Anatomy
in which she played the daughter of two parents caught in an 'uncomfortable' situation. In 2009, she took on a supporting role for the horror movie remake Sorority Row
. She has also been in several films which, for unknown reasons, were not released.
(2003) (TV
) and the other for Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) by a Supporting Young Actress for Even Stevens
(2000).
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
.
Disney Channel
Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...
series Even Stevens
Even Stevens
Even Stevens is an American comedy television series that aired on Disney Channel with a total of three seasons and 65 episodes from June 17, 2000, to June 2, 2003...
.
Personal life
Harshman was born in San Diego, CaliforniaCalifornia
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. She has two older sisters, one older brother and one younger brother. Harshman lived in La Costa, San Diego County
San Diego County, California
San Diego County is a large county located in the southwestern corner of the US state of California. Hence, San Diego County is also located in the southwestern corner of the 48 contiguous United States. Its county seat and largest city is San Diego. Its population was about 2,813,835 in the 2000...
, California and attended school there until she was 12, after which she moved to Orange County
Orange County, California
Orange County is a county in the U.S. state of California. Its county seat is Santa Ana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,010,232, up from 2,846,293 at the 2000 census, making it the third most populous county in California, behind Los Angeles County and San Diego County...
, California. There she finished the rest of her schooling, first at Hewes Middle School and then at Foothill High School. She played softball for eight years but quit in favor of acting. Harshman now lives in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
.
She is related to former professional baseball pitcher Jack Harshman
Jack Harshman
John Elvin Harshman , is a former professional baseball pitcher who played from 1945 through 1960. He played for the New York Giants, Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, and Cleveland Indians....
.
Career
At the age of two, Harshman was entered into beauty pageants. At 3, she was involved in dance and gymnastics. At 5, she learned to play piano, and at 8, she began acting and met her first manager. She plays guitarGuitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, and bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
.
Harshman starred on the short-lived shows Run of the House
Run of the House
Run of the House is a sitcom on The WB, that aired between September 2003 and May 2004. 19 episodes were produced but only 16 were aired before the show was cancelled. The show was about a family of four siblings, whose parents moved from Grand Rapids, Michigan, to Arizona, because the weather...
and Center of the Universe
Center of the Universe
Center of the Universe is a television series on CBS, which ran from October 27, 2004, until January 19, 2005. The sitcom was canceled after just 10 episodes aired. It was set in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma....
. In 2008, she co-starred in the film Keith
Keith (film)
Keith is an independent film directed by Todd Kessler. It was written by Todd Kessler and David Zabel based on the short story "Keith" by author Ron Carlson, from his book The Hotel Eden...
alongside Jesse McCartney
Jesse McCartney
Jesse McCartney is an American singer-songwriter, actor and voice actor. McCartney achieved fame in the late 1990s on the daytime drama All My Children as JR Chandler. He later joined boy band Dream Street, and eventually branched out into a solo musical career...
. She starred alongside fellow Disney Channel
Disney Channel
Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...
celebrities Raven-Symoné
Raven-Symoné
Raven-Symoné Christina Pearman , known professionally as Raven-Symoné , or simply Raven, is an American actress, singer, songwriter, comedian, dancer, television producer and model. Symoné launched her successful career in 1989 after appearing in The Cosby Show as Olivia...
and Brenda Song
Brenda Song
Brenda Song is an American actress, film producer, and model. Song started in show business as a child fashion model. Her early television work included roles in the shows Fudge and 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd...
in the movie College Road Trip
College Road Trip
College Road Trip is a 2008 American family/comedy directed by Roger Kumble and starring Martin Lawrence, Raven-Symoné, Brenda Song, Margo Harshman, and Donny Osmond. The film centers on college-bound teen Melanie Porter , who goes on a road trip to different colleges with her father...
. Harshman appeared in an episode of Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series created by Shonda Rhimes. The series premiered on March 27, 2005 on ABC; since then, seven seasons have aired. The series follows the lives of interns, residents and their mentors in the fictional Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital in...
in which she played the daughter of two parents caught in an 'uncomfortable' situation. In 2009, she took on a supporting role for the horror movie remake Sorority Row
Sorority Row
Sorority Row is a 2009 American slasher film, and a re-imagining of the 1983 slasher film The House on Sorority Row. It was directed by Stewart Hendler, written by Josh Stolberg and Pete Goldfinger, and stars Briana Evigan, Leah Pipes, Rumer Willis, Jamie Chung, Margo Harshman, Audrina Patridge,...
. She has also been in several films which, for unknown reasons, were not released.
Awards and nominations
In 2004, 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 MovieThe Even Stevens Movie
The Even Stevens Movie is a 2003 American Disney Channel Original Movie that is based on the Disney Channel Original Series Even Stevens...
(2003) (TV
Television movie
A television film is a feature film that is a television program produced for and originally distributed by a television network, in contrast to...
) and the other for Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) by a Supporting Young Actress for Even Stevens
Even Stevens
Even Stevens is an American comedy television series that aired on Disney Channel with a total of three seasons and 65 episodes from June 17, 2000, to June 2, 2003...
(2000).
In 2009, Harshman won the ShoWest "Female Stars of Tomorrow" award at the ShoWest Convention along with fellow Sorority Row
Sorority Row
Sorority Row is a 2009 American slasher film, and a re-imagining of the 1983 slasher film The House on Sorority Row. It was directed by Stewart Hendler, written by Josh Stolberg and Pete Goldfinger, and stars Briana Evigan, Leah Pipes, Rumer Willis, Jamie Chung, Margo Harshman, Audrina Patridge,...
cast members Briana Evigan
Briana Evigan
Briana Barbara-Jane Evigan is an American actress and dancer. She is perhaps best known for her roles as Andie West in Step Up 2: The Streets and Cassidy Tappan in Sorority Row. She started dancing at the age of 9 and is still dancing as part of her career today.-Early life:Evigan was born in Los...
, Leah Pipes
Leah Pipes
Leah Marie Pipes is an American actress. She is most notable for starring in the television series Life Is Wild and slasher film remake Sorority Row.-Life and career:...
, Rumer Willis
Rumer Willis
Rumer Glenn Willis is an American actress, the oldest daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore and the stepdaughter of Emma Heming and Ashton Kutcher.-Personal life:...
, Jamie Chung
Jamie Chung
Jamie Jilynn Chung is an American actress known to reality television audiences as a cast member on the MTV reality television series, The Real World: San Diego and its spin-off show, Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno II, and for her appearances in TV and films, such as I Now...
and Audrina Patridge
Audrina Patridge
Audrina Cathleen Patridge is an American reality television personality, actress, and model. She is known for being one of the four original primary cast members featured on the MTV reality series The Hills. She has also starred in the films Sorority Row and Into The Blue 2...
.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Mentryville | Mandy | |
| 2009 | Sorority Row Sorority Row Sorority Row is a 2009 American slasher film, and a re-imagining of the 1983 slasher film The House on Sorority Row. It was directed by Stewart Hendler, written by Josh Stolberg and Pete Goldfinger, and stars Briana Evigan, Leah Pipes, Rumer Willis, Jamie Chung, Margo Harshman, Audrina Patridge,... |
Charlene Bradley | aka Chugs |
| Fired Up Fired Up (film) Fired Up! is a 2009 teen comedy film produced and directed by Will Gluck and written by Freedom Jones. The main plot revolves around two popular high school football players who create their lie to attend cheerleading camp for the summer and get close to its female cheerleaders.-Plot:Nick Brady... |
Sylvia | ||
| 2008 | Extreme Movie | Ted's Girlfriend | Deleted scene |
| Legacy | Nina | ||
| From Within From Within (film) From Within is a horror film directed by Phedon Papamichael Jr. and written by Brad Keene. Filming took place in Maryland in fall 2007. The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in April-May 2008.-Premise:... |
Sadie | ||
| Keith Keith (film) Keith is an independent film directed by Todd Kessler. It was written by Todd Kessler and David Zabel based on the short story "Keith" by author Ron Carlson, from his book The Hotel Eden... |
Brooke | ||
| College Road Trip College Road Trip College Road Trip is a 2008 American family/comedy directed by Roger Kumble and starring Martin Lawrence, Raven-Symoné, Brenda Song, Margo Harshman, and Donny Osmond. The film centers on college-bound teen Melanie Porter , who goes on a road trip to different colleges with her father... |
Katie | ||
| 2007 | Rise | Tricia Rawlins | |
| Judy's Got a Gun | Maya Spektor | Made for TV | |
| 2006 | Hiding Victoria | Victoria Walker | |
| Simon Says Simon Says (film) Simon Says is a 2006 horror film, directed by William Dear and stars Crispin Glover and Margo Harshman. It was premiered at Fantastic Fest on 24 September 2006 and on DVD in the U.S... |
Kate | ||
| The Adventures of Big Handsome Guy and His Little Friend | Jane | ||
| 2005 | Fellowship | Gina | |
| 2003 | The Even Stevens Movie The Even Stevens Movie The Even Stevens Movie is a 2003 American Disney Channel Original Movie that is based on the Disney Channel Original Series Even Stevens... |
Tawny Dean | Made for TV |
| Recipe for Disaster | Rebecca Korda | Made for TV | |
| Titletown Titletown Titletown, TitleTown, or Title Town or similarly Titletown USA, TitleTown USA, Title Town USA, or Titletown, USA may refer to:... |
Made for TV | ||
| 2001 | Murphy's Dozen | Bridgett | Made for TV |
| 1997 | The Elf Who Didn't Believe | Jolie |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Bent Bent (TV series) Bent is an upcoming American romantic comedy television series created by Tad Quill for NBC. It stars Amanda Peet as a recently divorced lawyer and David Walton as the irresponsible contractor hired to remodel her kitchen... |
Screwsie | Series regular |
| 2010 | $#*! My Dad Says | Kim | 1.11 "Family Dinner for Schmucks" |
| 2009 | Modern Family Modern Family Modern Family is an American television comedy series created by Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan, which debuted on ABC on September 23, 2009. Lloyd and Levitan serve as showrunner and executive producers, under their Levitan-Lloyd Productions label... |
Jungle Tanya | 1.9 "Fizbo" |
| 2008 | Boston Legal Boston Legal Boston Legal is an American legal dramedy created by David E. Kelley, which was produced in association with 20th Century Fox Television for the ABC... |
Margie Coggins | 5.11 "Juiced" |
| 90210 90210 (TV series) 90210 is an American teen drama television series developed by Rob Thomas, Jeff Judah and Gabe Sachs, and the fourth series in the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise created by Darren Star. 90210 is the first series produced by CBS Productions under the company's re-launch, but is now produced by CBS... |
Detention Girl | 1.07 "Hollywood Forever" | |
| 2007 | Journeyman Journeyman A journeyman is someone who completed an apprenticeship and was fully educated in a trade or craft, but not yet a master. To become a master, a journeyman had to submit a master work piece to a guild for evaluation and be admitted to the guild as a master.... |
Abby Armstrong | 1.08 "Winterland" |
| 2006 | Grey's Anatomy Grey's Anatomy Grey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series created by Shonda Rhimes. The series premiered on March 27, 2005 on ABC; since then, seven seasons have aired. The series follows the lives of interns, residents and their mentors in the fictional Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital in... |
Jennifer Morris | 3.05 "Oh, the Guilt" |
| 2005 | Everwood Everwood Everwood is an American drama television series that initially aired in the United States on The WB. The series is set in the fictional small town of Everwood, Colorado, and was filmed in Ogden, South Salt Lake, and Draper, Utah, except the series pilot which was filmed in Canmore, Alberta,... |
Maura | 4.03 "Put on a Happy Face" |
| 2004 | Center of the Universe Center of the Universe Center of the Universe is a television series on CBS, which ran from October 27, 2004, until January 19, 2005. The sitcom was canceled after just 10 episodes aired. It was set in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma.... |
Sara | 1.02 "The Lake House"; 1.04 "Good Parenting, Bad Parenting" |
| Without a Trace Without a Trace Without a Trace is an American television drama which originally ran on CBS from September 26, 2002 to May 19, 2009. The series was set in New York City and concerned a fictitious FBI Missing Persons Unit.-Premise:... |
Harley Palmer | 2.24 "Bait" | |
| Run of the House Run of the House Run of the House is a sitcom on The WB, that aired between September 2003 and May 2004. 19 episodes were produced but only 16 were aired before the show was cancelled. The show was about a family of four siblings, whose parents moved from Grand Rapids, Michigan, to Arizona, because the weather... |
Brooke Franklin | Series regular (2003–2004) | |
| 2000 | Even Stevens Even Stevens Even Stevens is an American comedy television series that aired on Disney Channel with a total of three seasons and 65 episodes from June 17, 2000, to June 2, 2003... |
Tawny Dean | Series regular (2000–2003) |