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Alona Tal
אלונה טל
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Tal at the Children Uniting Nations Academy Award Viewing Party in 2009
Born (1983-10-20) October 20, 1983 (age 41)
Herzliya, Israel
Occupation Actress, singer
Years active 2003–present
Spouse(s)
Marcos A. Ferraez
(m. 2005)
Children 2

Alona Tal is a talented actress and singer from Israel. She is well-known for her roles in popular TV shows like Veronica Mars, where she played Meg Manning, and Supernatural, where she was Jo Harvelle. She also appeared as Sonya Lebedenko in Burn Notice and Stella Baxter in SEAL Team. More recently, she played Kayla Craig in the miniseries Cross.

Early Life and Background

Alona Tal was born and grew up in Herzliya, Israel. Her father, Ami Tal, works with computers, and his family has roots in both Sephardi and Mizrahi Jewish traditions, including Turkish-Jewish heritage. Her mother, Ayala, is a lawyer and comes from an Ashkenazi Jewish family with Polish-Jewish roots. Both of Alona's parents were born in Israel.

Alona's parents divorced when she was nine years old. She has two sisters and two half-sisters from her father's later marriage. She studied theatre at the Thelma Yellin High School in Givatayim, Israel. Alona is Jewish and has said she is a "spiritual person." She also served in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in their military theatre group.

Alona Tal's Acting Journey

Alona Tal began her acting career after her time in the military. Her first role was in a children's musical video, where she played a witch. After that, she appeared in a TV commercial. Soon, she landed the main role in an Israeli film called Lihiyot Kochav, which means To Be A Star.

While filming the movie, Alona was offered roles in two different Israeli TV shows, and she took both! One was a soap opera called Tzimerim, about a family running a hotel. The other was HaPijamot (The Pyjamas), a sitcom about a band trying to make it big. She was a main character in the first three seasons of HaPijamot and later returned as a guest star, showing off her singing skills.

Alona then moved to New York City. There, she recorded a song called "Party to Damascus" with the famous musician Wyclef Jean, singing the chorus in Hebrew.

Notable TV Roles

Alona became well-known for her role as Meg Manning in the American TV series Veronica Mars. Meg was one of Veronica Mars's few friends. She also had a recurring role as Jo Harvelle in the second, fifth, and seventh seasons of Supernatural.

Alona also made a guest appearance in the final episode of Monk, playing Molly Evans, who was Adrian Monk's stepdaughter. In 2010, she lent her voice to the character Catherine-B320, also known as Kat, in the popular video game Halo: Reach. In 2013, she starred in the mystery series Cult. She also played Sonya in the seventh and final season of Burn Notice.

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

Personal Life

Alona Tal married American actor Marcos A. Ferraez on March 23, 2005. In October 2016, during a Supernatural event, Alona announced that she was expecting her first child. She celebrated her pregnancy with a baby shower in January 2017, with friends including Israeli actresses Gal Gadot and Noa Tishby. Alona and Marcos have two daughters, who were born in March 2017 and September 2022.

Filmography

Film Roles

Year Title Role Notes
2002 Pim Pam Po In the Magic Castle Shusha the Witch Original title: Pim Pam Po BeArmon HaKsamim
2003 To Be a Star Lilach 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
2022 Grimcutty Melinda Jaynes
2024 Guns & Moses Hindy Zaltzman

Television Roles

Year Title Role Notes
2003 Tzimerim Maya Israeli TV series
2003–2004, 2006 HaPijamot Alona Tal Main role (seasons 1–3)
2004–2006 Veronica Mars Meg Manning Recurring role (seasons 1–2), 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 (season 2);
Guest role (seasons 5, 7)
2007 Frangela Sara Television film
2007 Cane Rebecca King Vega Main role
2008 Cleaner, TheThe Cleaner Jackie Kemp Episode: "Rag Dolls"
2008 Ghost Whisperer Fiona Raine Episode: "Firestarter"
2009 Mentalist, TheThe 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 Defenders, TheThe 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 Killing, TheThe 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 (season 7), 8 episodes
2016 Hostages Zohar Main role (season 2)
2014–2017 Hand of God Jocelyn Harris Main role
2017–2024 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"
2021 Truth Be Told Ivy Abbott Recurring role (season 2)
2024 Law & Order Deborah
2024 Cross Kayla Craig 8 episodes

Video Game Roles

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

See also

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