American Jewish Life Magazine - September 4, 2007

"Fall TV Preview: Alona Tal"

It seems fitting that a show with an ethnically diverse cast largely made up of Latinos of various heritages playing a family of Cuban-Americans would star an Englishwoman and an Israeli in love interest roles. In Cane, Sabra Alona Tal plays Rebecca, the girlfriend of Jaime Duque (Michael Trevino), the biggest role yet for the Herzliya native whose previous TV appearances included Meg on Veronica Mars and Jo on Supernatural.

"I picked up English from TV when I was four. I don't remember not speaking English," says Tal without a hint of an accent. "I always knew I wanted to come here," she notes. "I went to an arts high school and was in a theater group in the army, traveling to different bases and units to perform." She made a name for herself on Israeli TV first before moving to New York and then Los Angeles, where she landed guest spots on CSI, Cold Case, 7th Heaven, and Commander in Chief.

Also a talented singer, Tal recorded the Hebrew chorus for Wyclef Jean's song "Party to Damascus," and she'll next be seen in the teen movie Taking 5, about girls who kidnap a boy band.