Origins: Herzlia, Israel
Date of Birth: 20 October , 1983
Height: 5'4 ; 163
Hair Color: Blonde
Star Sign: Libra
Biography:
Alona Tal was born 20.October 1983, is an Israeli television actress. Tal started her career fresh out of the Israeli army, 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. After that she got the lead role in the Israeli film Lihiyot Kohav (Being a Star).
During the filming of the movie, she 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 "The Pyjamas", a sitcom about a struggling band, determined to make it in the real world. This sitcom ran for four seasons, and gave Tal 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. Following that, Tal recorded several songs with Israeli rapper Subliminal.
Seeking some rest from her busy schedule, Tal went to New York City to live with her sister. In New York, she met singer Wyclef Jean and recorded a song with him (the song Party to Damascus has Tal singing the chorus in Hebrew). In a recent interview he referred to himself as her mentor, seeking to help her with her true passion, music. She landed a role on Veronica Mars, that of Meg Manning, one of Veronica Mars' few friends. Tal had originally auditioned for the lead eponymous role on the show, which went to Kristen Bell, but Rob Thomas liked her so much that he created the recurring role of Meg Manning specifically for her. She had also guest-starred as "Jo Harvelle", a recurring character, on Supernatural--at least until Season 3 whereupon her character disappeared without warning. Some fans speculate that she was cut from the cast to make way for other characters with more male audience appeal, such as Ruby (played by Katie Cassidy), although this is up for debate. Alona still maintains a very loyal and intense, though relatively small, fan base. Will become an American citizen once she gets a visa. Tal married actor Marcos Ferraez on June 5, 2007.
Filmography:
- 2013 Night of the Living Dead: Origins 3D
- 2013 Cult
- 2013 Broken City
- 2012 Powers
- 2011 Three Inches
- 2006-2011 Supernatural - Zur Hölle mit dem Bösen
- 2011 Against the Wall
- 2011 The Killing
- 2011 Yaldey Rosh Ha-Memshala
- 2011 Pretty Little Liars
- 2010 Kalamity
- 2010 The Defenders
- 2010 Undocumented
- 2010 Halo: Reach
- 2010 Leverage
- 2010 Lie to Me
- 2010 Independent Lens
- 2009 Monk
- 2009 Party Down
- 2009 Knight Rider
- 2009 The Mentalist
- 2008 Ghost Whisperer - Stimmen aus dem Jenseits
- 2008 College
- 2008 Blessed Is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh
- 2008 The Cleaner
- 2007 Cane
- 2007 Halb tot 2 - Das Recht des Stärkeren
- 2007 Taking 5
- 2007 Frangela
- 2006 Split Decision
- 2003-2006 Ha-Pijamot
- 2006 Welcome Mrs. President
- 2004-2006 Veronica Mars
- 2006 Eine himmlische Familie
- Simon's Mystery Friend
- 2006 Cold Case
- 2005 CSI - Den Tätern auf der Spur
- 2003 To Be a Star
Links: Alona Tal – Twitter / Alona Tal – Facebook
