Alia Shawkat
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 Shawkat in October 2011 |
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| Born | Alia Martine Shawkat April 18, 1989 Riverside, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1999–present |
Alia Martine Shawkat (pron.: /ˈæliə ˈʃoʊkɑːt/ AL-ee-Ə SHO-kaht; born April 18, 1989) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Maeby Fünke in the Fox television series Arrested Development.
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Personal life [edit]
Shawkat was born in Riverside, California to Dina (née Burke) and actor Tony Shawkat. She grew up in nearby Palm Springs.[1] She has two brothers.[2] Her maternal grandfather is actor Paul Burke. She is of Kurdish descent on her father's side[3] and Irish, Sicilian and Norwegian descent on her mother's side.
She dated Jack Antonoff from 2007 to 2010.[4] When she is not working (acting), she likes to paint; she participated in gallery shows in Los Angeles, Mexico City and Paris. She also likes to make music and sing in jazz bars.[5]
Career [edit]
As Maeby Fünke, Shawkat was a regular cast member of Arrested Development for the entire run of the show from 2003 to 2006.[6] The series received nearly universally positive reviews, with Shawkat's performance occasionally singled out for praise. Pop-culture commentator Brian M. Palmer remarked that she was "one of the brightest lights on a show populated solely by bright lights,"[7] and Scott Weinberg of eFilmCritic described her as "one funny young lady."[8] In an interview with The A.V. Club in 2010, Shawkat remarked that many of her "formative moments" as an actress took place on the Arrested Development set: " [Show creator] Mitch Hurwitz was like a father figure to me. In a way, it was great to be around [the cast], because I feel that my understanding of comedy was able to grow really well during that time."[9]
In 2009, Shawkat appeared in Whip It co-star Har Mar Superstar's music video for "Tall Boy", which also featured Eva Mendes and Eric Wareheim. In October 2009, it was announced that Shawkat, Har Mar, and fellow Whip It co-star Page would produce and write a show for HBO called Stitch N' Bitch.[9] According to the Hollywood Reporter, the show "follows two painfully cool hipster girls as they relocate from Brooklyn's Williamsburg neighborhood to Los Angeles' Silver Lake enclave in hopes of becoming artists--of any kind."[10]
Shawkat, along with Arrested Development co-star Mae Whitman, sang guest vocals on a number of tracks from indie-punk band Fake Problems' 2010 album Real Ghosts Caught on Tape.[11]
Filmography [edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1999 | JAG | Young Mac | 1 Episode |
| Three Kings | Amir's Daughter | ||
| 2000 | The Trial of Old Drum | Dee | TV film |
| 2002 | State of Grace | Young Hannah Rayburn | 9 Episodes |
| Presidio Med | Tara Wegman | 1 Episode | |
| 2003 | Without a Trace | Siobhan Arintero | 1 Episode |
| Boomtown | Denise Stein | 1 Episode | |
| 2003-2006, 2013 | Arrested Development | Mae "Maeby" Fünke | Series regular (53 Episodes) |
| 2005 | Rebound | Amy | |
| Queen of Cactus Cove | Billie | ||
| Last Call with Carson Daly | Herself | 1 Episode | |
| Blow Out | Herself | 1 Episode | |
| 2006 | Veronica Mars | Stacy Wells | 1 Episode |
| Not Like Everyone Else | Brandi Blackbear | TV Film | |
| Deck the Halls | Madison Finch | ||
| 2007 | The Business | Screenwriting Manicurist | 2 Episodes |
| 2008 | The Bad Mother's Handbook | Charlotte | TV Film |
| Bart Got a Room | Camille | ||
| Prom Wars | Diana Riggs | ||
| The Starter Series | Robin | 3 Episodes | |
| 2009 | Amreeka | Salma | |
| Whip It | Pash | ||
| Arrested Development Documentary Project | Herself | ||
| Made in Hollywood | Herself | 1 Episode | |
| Sundance Directors Lab | Herself | 1 Episode | |
| 2010 | The Runaways | Robin | |
| The League | April | 1 Episode | |
| The Lie | Seven | Post-production | |
| 2011 | Cedar Rapids | Bree | |
| The Oranges | Vanessa | ||
| "Our Deal" | Best Coast music video | ||
| 2012 | Damsels in Distress | Madge | |
| That's What She Said | Clementine | ||
| Ruby Sparks | Mabel | ||
| 2013 | "The To Do List" | ||
| Night Moves | Post-production |
References [edit]
- ^ "Alia Shawkat – DVD – Interview". The A.V. Club.
- ^ "Internet Movie Database – Alia Shawkat – Biography". IMDb.
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0790057/bio
- ^ Profile at FamousHookups.com
- ^ Cheirif, Samantha (October 1, 2012). "Alia Shawkat Talks THE ORANGES, Cut Scenes and Alternate Ending, and Returning to ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT". Collider.com. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
- ^ "Internet Movie Database – Alia Shawkat". IMDB.
- ^ "Interview with Brian M. Palmer".
- ^ "eFilmCritic – DVD Review: Arrested Development Season 1".
- ^ a b "Interview". The A.V. Club.
- ^ "Ellen Page, Arrested Development's Alia Shawkat, and Har Mar Superstar (!) working on HBO show". The A.V. Club.
- ^ Alia Shawkat reference in CD release announcement
External links [edit]
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- 1989 births
- 20th-century American actresses
- 21st-century American actresses
- Actresses from California
- American child actresses
- American film actresses
- American people of Iraqi-Kurdish descent
- American people of Irish descent
- American people of Norwegian descent
- American television actresses
- Living people
- People from Riverside, California
