Alona Tal

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Alona Tal

Born	October 23, 1983 (age 23) Herzelia, Israel
Years active	2003 - present
Official site	http://alona-tal.org/
Notable roles	Meg Manning on Veronica Mars (2004-2006) Jo Harvelle on Supernatural (2006)

Alona Tal (born October 20, 1983 in Herzelia, Israel) is an Israeli actress.

[edit] Career

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 movie 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 to live with her sister. In New York, she met singer Wyclef Jean and recorded a song with him. In a recent interview he referred to himself as her mentor, seeking to help her with her true passion, music.

She then got the recurring role of Meg Manning, one of Veronica's only remaining 09'er friends, in the UPN television series Veronica Mars. Tal had originally auditioned for Veronica Mars, and was Rob Thomas' second choice for the title role. Thomas liked her so much that he created the recurring role of Meg Manning specifically for her.

Tal had a cameo appearance on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. She is also guest starring in a recurring role as Jo on Supernatural.