Alia Martine Shawkat (/ˈæliÉ™ ˈʃoÊŠkÉ'Ë t/ AL-ee-É™ SHOH-kaht;
born April 18, 1989) is an American actress and artist. She is known
for her roles as Hannah Rayburn in State of Grace, Maeby Fünke in the
Fox/Netflix television sitcom Arrested Development (2003â€"2006; 2013;
2018â€"2019), Gertie Michaels in the 2015 horror-comedy film The Final
Girls, and Dory Sief in the TBS comedy series Search Party
(2016â€"present). She also guest starred as Frances Cleveland,
Virginia Hall, and Alexander Hamilton on Comedy Central's Drunk
History.Shawkat was born in Riverside, California, to Dina Shawkat
(née Burke) and film producer Tony Shawkat. She grew up in Palm
Springs. She has two brothers. Her father is of Arab descent, from
Iraq. Her mother is of Norwegian, Irish, and Italian descent.From
2001â€"2004, Shawkat played Hannah in State of Grace. As Maeby Fünke,
Shawkat was a regular cast member of Arrested Development for the
entire run of the show from 2003 to 2018. 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," and Scott Weinberg of eFilmCritic described
her as "one funny young lady." 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."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 Whip It co-star
Ellen Page would produce and write a show for HBO called Stitch N'
Bitch. 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 artistsâ€"of any kind."
born April 18, 1989) is an American actress and artist. She is known
for her roles as Hannah Rayburn in State of Grace, Maeby Fünke in the
Fox/Netflix television sitcom Arrested Development (2003â€"2006; 2013;
2018â€"2019), Gertie Michaels in the 2015 horror-comedy film The Final
Girls, and Dory Sief in the TBS comedy series Search Party
(2016â€"present). She also guest starred as Frances Cleveland,
Virginia Hall, and Alexander Hamilton on Comedy Central's Drunk
History.Shawkat was born in Riverside, California, to Dina Shawkat
(née Burke) and film producer Tony Shawkat. She grew up in Palm
Springs. She has two brothers. Her father is of Arab descent, from
Iraq. Her mother is of Norwegian, Irish, and Italian descent.From
2001â€"2004, Shawkat played Hannah in State of Grace. As Maeby Fünke,
Shawkat was a regular cast member of Arrested Development for the
entire run of the show from 2003 to 2018. 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," and Scott Weinberg of eFilmCritic described
her as "one funny young lady." 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."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 Whip It co-star
Ellen Page would produce and write a show for HBO called Stitch N'
Bitch. 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 artistsâ€"of any kind."
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