Alona Tal

• Name — Alona Tal • Native Name — אלונה טל • Born — 20 October 1983 • Birthplace — Herzliya, Israel • Occupation — * Actress • singer • Years Active — 2003–present • Children — 2 • Height — 1.63 m

Alona Tal was born and raised in Herzliya, Israel. Her father Ami Tal is a computer professional of Sephardi Jewish and Mizrahi Jewish (Turkish-Jewish) descent, whose original surname was "Mizrahi"; whereas her mother Ayala (née Sabat) is a lawyer and is of Ashkenazi Jewish (Polish-Jewish) descent. Both her parents were born in Israel. Her parents divorced when she was 9. She has two sisters as well as two half-sisters from her father's later relationship. She attended the Thelma Yellin High School in Givatayim, Israel, majoring in theatre. She is Jewish and has described herself as a "spiritual person". She served in the military theatre of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

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; 2003). • Illustration — Tal at the Children Uniting Nations Academy Award Viewing Party in 2009 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 recorded a song with Wyclef Jean (the song "Party to Damascus" has Tal singing the chorus in Hebrew). • Illustration — Tal in 2015. 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. She also played the role of Devon Thompson in the movie "Taking 5" in 2007. 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. She was later cast as Chloe MacKenzie on Fire Country.

On 23 March 2005, Tal married American actor Marcos A. Ferraez. Tal announced on 23 October 2016, at a Supernatural panel that she was expecting her first child. She celebrated her pregnancy with a baby shower on 29 January 2017. Guests included fellow Israeli actresses Gal Gadot and Noa Tishby. She has two daughters, born in March 2017 and September 2022.

• 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 — The — Jackie Kemp — Episode: "Rag Dolls" • 2008 — Ghost Whisperer — Fiona Raine — Episode: "Firestarter" • 2009 — The — 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 — 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 — 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–present — Cross — Kayla Craig — Main role • 2025–present — Fire Country — Chloe McKenzie — 4 Episodes

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

Her recorded languages were English and Hebrew. Her recorded confession was Judaism. She married Marcos Antonio Ferraez. One child is recorded: Charlie Ferraez.