Alona Tal

Alona Tal
Tal at the Children Uniting Nations Academy Award Viewing Party in 2009
Born	(1983-10-20) October 20, 1983 Herzliya, Israel
Nationality	Israeli
Occupation(s)	Actress, singer
Years active	2003–present
Spouse	Marcos A. Ferraez ​ (m. 2005)​
Children	1

Alona Tal (Hebrew: אלונה טל, IPA: [aˈlona ˈtal]; born (1983-10-20)October 20, 1983) is an Israeli singer and actress. She is known for her roles in Veronica Mars as cheerleader Meg Manning and in Supernatural as Jo Harvelle.

Early life

Tal was born and raised in Herzliya, Israel. She is Jewish and has described herself as a "spiritual person". Her father Ami Tal is a computer professional of Sephardic Jewish (Turkish-Jewish) descent, whose original surname was "Mizrahi". Her mother Ayala (née Sabat) is a lawyer and is also Jewish. Both her parents were born in Israel.

She served in the Israel Defense Forces's military theatre.

Career

Tal started her career after her military service, with a children's musical video tape in which she played an evil witch. Following that, she appeared in a commercial for a laundry detergent, and then appeared in the lead role in the Israeli film Lihiyot Kochav (To Be A Star).

During the filming of the movie Tal was offered two roles in two different Israeli television shows, and she took both. The first was a soap opera named Tzimerim, about the life of a family that runs a hotel; the second one was HaPijamot (The Pyjamas), a sitcom about a struggling band determined to make it in the real world. She took part in the first three seasons and later took part as a guest star which gave her the chance to show her musical talent. Although she was the main character only in the first three seasons, she appeared in the fourth season for several episodes.

Tal also appeared in the music video for Final Warning, by Skylar Grey.

Tal moved to New York City, where she met singer Wyclef Jean and recorded a song with him (the song "Party to Damascus" has Tal singing the chorus in Hebrew).

She landed a role on Veronica Mars, that of Meg Manning, one of Veronica Mars's few friends. She also played the recurring role Jo Harvelle on the second, fifth, and seventh seasons of Supernatural. Tal also guest-starred on the series finale of Monk as Adrian Monk's stepdaughter, Molly Evans. In 2010, she performed the voice of Catherine-B320 (also known as Kat) in the video game Halo: Reach. In 2013, she starred in the mystery series Cult. She played the role of "Sonya" in the seventh and final season of Burn Notice.

In November 2020, Tal was cast as Ivy in the second season of the drama series Truth be Told.

Personal life

On March 23, 2005, Tal married fellow American actor Marcos A. Ferraez. Tal announced on October 23, 2016, at a Supernatural panel that she was expecting her first child. She celebrated her pregnancy with a baby shower on January 29, 2017. Guests included fellow Israeli actresses Gal Gadot and Noa Tishby. She gave birth to a daughter in March 2017.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Pim Pam Po In the Magic Castle	Shusha the Witch	Israeli production; original title: Pim Pam Po BeArmon HaKsamim
2003	To Be a Star	Lilach	Israeli production; original title: Lihiyot Kochav
2007	Taking 5	Devon Thompson
2007	Half Past Dead 2	Ellie Burke	Direct-to-video film
2008	College	Gina Hedlund
2010	Undocumented	Liz
2010	Kalamity	Ashley
2013	Broken City	Katy
2014	Rescuing Madison	Madison
2015	Night of the Living Dead: Darkest Dawn	Helen Cooper	Voice role
2016	Opening Night	Chloe

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Tzimerim	Maya	Israeli TV series
2003–2004, 2006	HaPijamot	Alona Tal	Israeli TV series; main role (seasons 1–3)
2004–2005	Veronica Mars	Meg Manning	Recurring role; 10 episodes
2005	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Tally Jordan	Episode: "Room Service"
2006	Cold Case	Sally (1988)	Episode: "8 Years"
2006	7th Heaven	Simon's Mystery Friend	Episode: "Highway to Cell"
2006	Commander in Chief	Courtney Winters	Episode: "State of the Unions"
2006	Split Decision	Bex Christensen	Television film
2006–2007, 2009, 2011	Supernatural	Jo Harvelle	Recurring role; 7 episodes
2007	Frangela	Sara	Television film
2007	Cane	Rebecca King Vega	Main role
2008	The Cleaner	Jackie Kemp	Episode: "Rag Dolls"
2008	Ghost Whisperer	Fiona Raine	Episode: "Firestarter"
2009	The Mentalist	Natalie	Episode: "Crimson Casanova"
2009	Knight Rider	Julie Nelson	Episode: "Knight and the City"
2009	Party Down	Heather	Episode: "California College Conservative Union Caucus"
2009	Monk	Molly Evans	Episode: "Mr. Monk and the End: Part 2"
2010	Independent Lens	Hannah Senesh	Voice role; episode: "Blessed Is the Match"
2010	Lie to Me	Becky Turley	Episode: "React to Contact"
2010	Leverage	Kaye Lynn Gold	Episode: "The Studio Job"
2010	The Defenders	Ashley	Episode: "Nevada v. Carter"
2011	Pretty Little Liars	Simone	Episode: "Careful What U Wish 4"
2011	Prime Minister's Children	Libi Agmon	Main role
2011	The Killing	Aleena Drizocki	Episode: "Beau Soleil"
2011	Against the Wall	Nicki	Episodes: "Baby, Did a Bad Thing", "Lean on Me or Die"
2011	Three Inches	Lily Thereoux	Television film
2012	Powers	Zora	Pilot Television film (released on the Internet only)
2013	Cult	Kelly Collins	Main role
2013	Burn Notice	Sonya	Recurring role; 8 episodes
2016	Hostages	Zohar	Israeli series. Main role (season 2)
2014–2017	Hand of God	Jocelyn Harris	Main role
2017–present	SEAL Team	Stella	Recurring role
2019	The Spy	Julia Schneider	Episode: "What's New, Buenos Aires?"
2020	Little Fires Everywhere	Young Linda McCullough	Episode: "The Uncanny"
2020	Away	Young Miriam	Episode: "A Little Faith"

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Halo: Reach	Kat	Voice role
2019	Gears 5	Kat	Voice role; guest appearance

External links

• Alona Tal at IMDb
• Alona Tal on Twitter