Actor Shia LaBeouf's new leading lady – both on and off screen - is rumored to be Carey Mulligan, 24, a redhead who hails from the great nation of England.

Carey was seen cuddling and kissing the Transformers star in NYC, where the two have been filming Oliver Stone's Wall Street sequel, Money Never Sleeps.

"They seemed very, very happy," says an onlooker of the pair, who were seen dining together. "They were talking, laughing, smiling and seemed very close."

Is Carey Mulligan dating Shia LaBeouf? Does anyone care? "We don't know for sure" is the answer to both questions, but she seems nice looking, don't you think?

As her big break, Mulligan landed the role of Kitty Bennet in Pride & Prejudice alongside star Keira Knightley with the help of her school headmistress.

She credits Keira Knightley as her acting coach: "I was a real tomboy until was 15 – I didn't have my first kiss until a month away from 16," she said.

We're guessing she has plenty coming her way now.