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Home/People/Alia Shawkat
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Born
Apr 18, 1989
Age 36
Place of Birth
Riverside, California, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female

Career Highlights

64
Movies
42
TV Shows
2
Directed
Also Known As
Άλια Σόουκατ
Alia Martine Shawkat
Алия Шокат
אלייה שאוקט
آلیا شوکت
IMDb Profile

Alia Shawkat

Acting

Biography
Alia Martine Shawkat (born April 18, 1989) is an American actress. She is known for her performances as Maeby Fünke in the Fox/Netflix television sitcom Arrested Development (2003–2006; 2013–2019), Dory Sief in the TBS and HBO Max dark comedy series Search Party (2016–2022), and Gertie Michaels in the 2015 horror-comedy film The Final Girls, as well as her roles in State of Grace and The Old Man. She has also guest-starred as historical figures Frances Cleveland, Virginia Hall, and Alexander Hamilton on Comedy Central's Drunk History.
Atropia poster

Atropia

as Fayruz
2025
Blink Twice poster

Blink Twice

as Jess
2024
The Listener poster

The Listener

as Sharon (voice)
2024
Drift poster

Drift

as Callie
2024
Byron Bowers: Spiritual N***a poster

Byron Bowers: Spiritual N***a

as Self
2022
Jackass Forever poster

Jackass Forever

as Self
2022
Being the Ricardos poster

Being the Ricardos

as Madelyn Pugh
2021
Love Spreads poster

Love Spreads

as Kelly
2021
The Thanksgiving Play poster

The Thanksgiving Play

as Alicia
2021
Eer poster

Eer

as Woman with JFD
2021
The Letter Room poster

The Letter Room

as Rosita
2020
First Cow poster

First Cow

as Woman with Dog
2020
Alina poster

Alina

Cast
2019
Transparent: Musicale Finale poster

Transparent: Musicale Finale

as Lila
2019
Animals poster

Animals

as Tyler
2019
Shako Mako poster

Shako Mako

as Laila
2019
Blaze poster

Blaze

as Sybil Rosen
2018
Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town poster

Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town

as Agatha Benson
2018
Duck Butter poster

Duck Butter

as Naima
2018
The Good Time Girls poster

The Good Time Girls

as Ruth
2017