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Alona Tal | |
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אלונה טל | |
 Tal at the Children Uniting Nations Academy Award Viewing Party in 2009 | |
| Born | (1983-10-20)October 20, 1983 (age 41) |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, singer |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
Alona Tal (Hebrew:אלונה טל,IPA:[aˈlonaˈtal]; born(1983-10-20)October 20, 1983[1]) is an Israeli actress and singer. She is known for her roles inVeronica Mars as cheerleaderMeg Manning, inSupernatural as budding monster hunterJo Harvelle, asSonya Lebedenko in the final season ofBurn Notice, inSEAL Team as grad studentStella Baxter and as Kayla Craig in the Amazon Studios miniseriesCross.
Alona Tal was born and raised inHerzliya,Israel.[2] Her father Ami Tal is a computer professional of bothSephardi Jewish andMizrahi Jewish (Turkish-Jewish) descent, whose original surname was originally "Mizrahi"; whereas her mother Ayala (née Sabat) is a lawyer and is ofAshkenazi Jewish (Polish-Jewish) descent.[3] Both her parents wereborn in Israel. Her parents divorced when she was 9.[2] She has two sisters as well as two half-sisters from her father's later relationship.[2] She attended the Thelma Yellin High School inGivatayim, Israel, majoring in theatre.[2] She isJewish and has described herself as a "spiritual person".[4] She served in themilitary theatre of theIsrael Defense Forces (IDF).[2]
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 theIsraeli filmLihiyot 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 namedTzimerim, about the life of a family that runs a hotel; the second one wasHaPijamot (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", bySkylar Grey.
Tal moved toNew York City, where she recorded a song with Wyclef Jean (the song "Party to Damascus" has Tal singing the chorus in Hebrew).[citation needed]
She landed a role onVeronica Mars, that ofMeg Manning, one of Veronica Mars's few friends. She also played the recurring roleJo Harvelle on the second, fifth, and seventh seasons ofSupernatural. Tal also guest-starred on theseries finale ofMonk asAdrian Monk's stepdaughter,Molly Evans. In 2010, she performed the voice of Catherine-B320 (also known as Kat) in the video gameHalo: Reach. In 2013, she starred in the mystery seriesCult. She played the role of "Sonya" in the seventh and final season ofBurn Notice.
In November 2020, Tal was cast as Ivy in the second season of the drama seriesTruth be Told.[5]
On March 23, 2005, Tal married American actorMarcos A. Ferraez. Tal announced on October 23, 2016, at aSupernatural panel that she was expecting her first child. She celebrated her pregnancy with ababy shower on January 29, 2017. Guests included fellow Israeli actressesGal Gadot andNoa Tishby.[6] She has two daughters, born in March 2017 and September 2022.[7][8]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 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 |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Tzimerim | Maya | Israeli TV series[citation needed] |
| 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 | 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)[citation needed] |
| 2013 | Cult | Kelly Collins | Main role[9] |
| 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)[5] |
| 2024 | Law & Order | Deborah | |
| 2024 | Cross | Kayla Craig | 8 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2010 | Halo: Reach | Kat | Voice role |
| 2019 | Gears 5 | Kat | Voice role; guest appearance |
Trivia: Alona was born October 20.
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