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Alia Shawkat
Highest Rated: 96% First Cow (2019)
Lowest Rated: 6% Deck the Halls (2006)
Birthday: Apr 18, 1989
Birthplace: Riverside, California, USA
A young and charming character actress, Alia Shawkat first caught attention for her turn as sensitive preteen on the coming-of-age comedy drama "State of Grace" (Fox Family Channel/ABC Family 2001-02), before breaking out as Mae "Maeby" Fünke on "Arrested Development" (Fox, 2003-06). Full of cunning and angst-ridden rebelliousness, Shawkat stood out among her more flamboyant co-stars and elevated her career to the next level. But in the end, "Arrested Development" was too smart for its own good and was canceled due to low ratings, leaving Shawkat to return to making guest starring appearances on other shows. Meanwhile, she delivered quality supporting turns in popular indie films like "Amreeka" (2009), "Whip It" (2009), "The Runaways" (2010) and "Ruby Sparks" (2012), only to struggle to find that next career defining role. In a strange twist of fate, Shawkat was able to reprise Maeby Fünke for the resurrected "Arrested Development," which was set to air on Netflix in 2013 and allowed the actress the rare opportunity to reprise the role that turned her into a star.
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Filmography
Movies
| Credit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Blink Twice | Unknown (Character) | - | 2024 |
| 75% | 40% | Drift | Callie (Character) | - | 2023 |
| 73% | No Score Yet | The Listener | Unknown (Character) | - | 2022 |
| 68% | 75% | Being the Ricardos | Madelyn Pugh (Character) | - | 2021 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Love Spreads | Kelly (Character) | - | 2020 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Letter Room | Rosita (Character) | - | 2020 |
| 87% | 61% | Animals | Tyler (Character) | - | 2019 |
| 96% | 65% | First Cow | Woman With Dog (Character) | $161.0K | 2019 |
| 95% | 67% | Blaze | Rosen (Character) | $698.6K | 2018 |
| 55% | 40% | Duck Butter |
Naima (Character), Screenwriter, Executive Producer |
$6.3K | 2018 |
| 55% | 60% | Izzy Gets the F... Across Town | Agatha Benson (Character) | - | 2017 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Good Time Girls | Ruth (Character) | - | 2017 |
| 83% | 61% | Pee-wee's Big Holiday | Bella (Character) | - | 2016 |
| 88% | 48% | Paint It Black | Josie (Character) | - | 2016 |
| 88% | 74% | 20th Century Women | Trish (Character) | $5.7M | 2016 |
| 78% | 49% | The Intervention | Lola (Character) | - | 2016 |
| No Score Yet | 71% | Adam Green's Aladdin | Emily (Character) | - | 2016 |
| 90% | 75% | Green Room | Sam (Character) | $3.2M | 2015 |
| No Score Yet | 24% | The Driftless Area | Carrie (Character) | - | 2015 |
| 50% | 48% | Me Him Her | Laura (Character) | - | 2015 |
| 68% | 40% | Nasty Baby | Wendy (Character) | $79.8K | 2015 |
| 76% | 71% | The Final Girls | Gertie (Character) | - | 2015 |
| 83% | 42% | Wild Canaries | Jean (Character) | - | 2014 |
| 45% | 31% | Life After Beth | Roz (Character) | $80.3K | 2014 |
| 11% | 14% | The Moment | Jessie (Character) | - | 2013 |
| 86% | 42% | Night Moves | Surprise (Character) | $252.9K | 2013 |
| 56% | 46% | The To Do List | Fiona (Character) | $3.4M | 2013 |
| 31% | 51% | The Brass Teapot | Louise (Character) | $6.6K | 2012 |
| 8% | 31% | That's What She Said | Clementine (Character) | - | 2012 |
| 79% | 75% | Ruby Sparks | Mabel (Character) | $2.5M | 2012 |
| 31% | 32% | The Oranges | Vanessa (Character) | $319.4K | 2011 |
| 75% | 39% | Damsels in Distress | Mad Madge (Character) | $1.0M | 2011 |
| 74% | 48% | The Lie | Seven (Character) | - | 2011 |
| 86% | 59% | Cedar Rapids | Bree (Character) | $6.9M | 2011 |
| 69% | 55% | The Runaways | Robin (Character) | $3.6M | 2010 |
| 85% | 74% | Whip It | Pash Amini (Character) | $13.0M | 2009 |
| 88% | 76% | Amreeka | Salma (Character) | - | 2009 |
| No Score Yet | 30% | Prom Wars | Diana Riggs (Character) | - | 2008 |
| 70% | 56% | Bart Got a Room | Camille (Character) | $53.8K | 2008 |
| No Score Yet | 54% | Not Like Everyone Else | Brandi Blackbear (Character) | - | 2006 |
| 6% | 30% | Deck the Halls | Madison Finch (Character) | $35.1M | 2006 |
| 14% | 38% | Rebound | Amy (Character) | $16.8M | 2005 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Queen of Cactus Cove | Billie (Character) | - | 2005 |
TV
| Credit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97% | 76% | The Old Man | Angela Adams (Character) | 2022 |
| 96% | 73% | Search Party | Dory (Character) | 2016-2017 2020-2022 |
| 88% | No Score Yet | Ultra City Smiths | Little Grace (Voice) | 2021 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cinema Toast | Unknown (Voice) | 2021 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Search Party: The Podcast | Guest | 2020 |
| 58% | 67% | Moonbase 8 | Aiix (Guest Star) | 2020 |
| 75% | 85% | Arrested Development | Maeby Funke (Character) | 2003-2006 2013 2018-2019 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Conan | Guest | 2018 |
| No Score Yet | 48% | The Late Show With Stephen Colbert | Guest | 2017 |
| 91% | 76% | Transparent | Lila (Guest Star) | 2017 |
| 100% | 94% | Adventure Time | Betsy (Guest Voice) | 2015-2017 |
| No Score Yet | 81% | Drunk History | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2014-2016 |
| No Score Yet | 61% | Late Night With Seth Meyers | Guest | 2016 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Party Legends | Self | 2016 |
| 94% | 80% | Portlandia | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2016 |
| 99% | 87% | Broad City | Adele (Guest Star) | 2015 |
| No Score Yet | 91% | Robot Chicken | Unknown (Guest Voice) | 2014 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Inside the Actors Studio | Guest | 2013 |
| 81% | 82% | The League | April (Guest Star) | 2010 |
| 91% | 78% | Veronica Mars | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2006 |
| 27% | No Score Yet | Presidio Med | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2006 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Without a Trace | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2003 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | JAG | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1999 |