Alona Tal

Alona Tal, an Israeli American performer and actress, was born on October 20, 1983 in Herzliya. She began her career when she served in the Israeli Defense Forces. Her acting debut was in an Israeli film in 2003. At the time she also was a part of two TV shows in the country. She she also tried her hand at music and recorded a number of songs in collaboration with Israeli rapper Subliminal. Tal moved to New York with her sister. She collaborated with Wyclef Jean who is a Haitian artist, on the song "Party to Damascus". American television was also where she found herself. Her first role was a regular one on the TV show Veronica Mars. Tal eventually got an established role on the CBS series. Before going to New York, Tal starred in two Israeli television programs. Wyclef Jean recorded a song. Hebrew is her first language. The actress came in second place for the character as Veronica in Veronica Mars (2004).Originally she auditioned for Veronica Mars (2004) and was Rob Thomas' second choice for the title role. Thomas was so in love with her, he made the role of Meg Manning for her. Thomas was a member of The Israel Defense Forces. Both her parents are Jewish--her father is Turkish/Jewish while her mother is Polish/Jewish. The character is the daughter of Adrian Monk's murdered wife in the last episode of the last season of Monk (2002).Has one daughter, Charlie Ferraez (b.March 7, 2017) and her husband Marcos A. Ferraez.