Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

114

Gender

Female

Birthday

1989-04-18 (36 years old)

Place of Birth

Riverside, California, USA

Also Known As

Άλια Σόουκατ

Alia Martine Shawkat

Алия Шокат

אלייה שאוקט

آلیا شوکت

Alia Shawkat

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.

Known For

Ruby Sparks

Ruby Sparks

Byron Bowers: Spiritual N***a

Byron Bowers: Spiritual N***a

20th Century Women

20th Century Women

First Cow

First Cow

The Thanksgiving Play

The Thanksgiving Play

Acting

Bart Got a Room

2008

Bart Got a Room

as

Camille

Whip It

2009

Whip It

as

Pash

Rebound

2005

Rebound

as

Amy

Prom Wars: Love Is a Battlefield

2008

Prom Wars: Love Is a Battlefield

as

Diana Riggs

Deck the Halls

2006

Deck the Halls

as

Madison Finch

The Runaways

2010

The Runaways

as

Robin

Amreeka

2009

Amreeka

as

Salma Halaby

Cedar Rapids

2011

Cedar Rapids

as

Bree

Damsels in Distress

2012

Damsels in Distress

as

Mad Madge

That's What She Said

2012

That's What She Said

as

Clementine

The Lie

2011

The Lie

as

Seven

The Oranges

2011

The Oranges

as

Vanessa Walling

Jackass Forever

2022

Jackass Forever

as

Self

Ruby Sparks

2012

Ruby Sparks

as

Mabel

Not Like Everyone Else

2006

Not Like Everyone Else

as

Brandi Blackbear

The Brass Teapot

2012

The Brass Teapot

as

Louise

The To Do List

2013

The To Do List

as

Fiona

Night Moves

2014

Night Moves

as

Surprise

May in the Summer

2014

May in the Summer

as

Dalia

The Moment

2013

The Moment

as

Jessie

Drift

2024

Drift

as

Callie

Wild Canaries

2014

Wild Canaries

as

Jean

Me Him Her

2016

Me Him Her

as

Laura

Setup, Punch

2013

Setup, Punch

as

Dottie Kaufman

Blink Twice

2024

Blink Twice

as

Jess

The Driftless Area

2015

The Driftless Area

as

Carrie

The Listener

2024

The Listener

as

Sharon (voice)

Byron Bowers: Spiritual N***a

2022

Byron Bowers: Spiritual N***a

as

Self

Nasty Baby

2015

Nasty Baby

as

Wendy

The Final Girls

2015

The Final Girls

as

Gertie Michaels

Green Room

2016

Green Room

as

Sam

Atropia

2025

Atropia

as

Fayruz

The Intervention

2016

The Intervention

as

Lola

Bunion

2014

Bunion

as

Rachel

Adam Green's Aladdin

2016

Adam Green's Aladdin

as

Emily

Three Kings

1999

Three Kings

as

Amir's Daughter

The Trial of Old Drum

2000

The Trial of Old Drum

as

Dee

Paint It Black

2016

Paint It Black

as

Josie

Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town

2018

Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town

as

Agatha Benson

20th Century Women

2016

20th Century Women

as

Trish

10 Crosby

2016

10 Crosby

as

Dumpling Girl

Prestige Ingredients

2016

Prestige Ingredients

as

Alia

Getting Stoned with Sophia Takal

2013

Getting Stoned with Sophia Takal

as

Herself

The End of Love

2013

The End of Love

as

Alia Shawkat

The Good Time Girls

2017

The Good Time Girls

as

Ruth

Center Jenny

2013

Center Jenny

as

Take Kim

Blaze

2018

Blaze

as

Sybil Rosen

Duck Butter

2018

Duck Butter

as

Naima

Animals

2019

Animals

as

Tyler

Shako Mako

2019

Shako Mako

as

Laila

The Wrong Ferarri

2011

The Wrong Ferarri

as

Transparent: Musicale Finale

2019

Transparent: Musicale Finale

as

Lila

First Cow

2020

First Cow

as

Woman with Dog

The Arrested Development Documentary Project

2013

The Arrested Development Documentary Project

as

Self

Love Spreads

2021

Love Spreads

as

Kelly

Alina

2019

Alina

as

The Letter Room

2020

The Letter Room

as

Rosita

The Thanksgiving Play

2021

The Thanksgiving Play

as

Alicia

Queen of Cactus Cove

2005

Queen of Cactus Cove

as

Billie

Eer

2021

Eer

as

Woman with JFD

In Short: Show Girl Sexuality

2014

In Short: Show Girl Sexuality

as

Self

Being the Ricardos

2021

Being the Ricardos

as

Madelyn Pugh

Pee-wee's Big Holiday

2016

Pee-wee's Big Holiday

as

Bella

The Wrong Girls

The Wrong Girls

as

Molly

Presidio Med

Presidio Med

as

Veronica Mars

Veronica Mars

as

Stacy Wells

Boomtown

Boomtown

as

Denise Stein

Without a Trace

Without a Trace

as

Sioban Arintero

JAG

JAG

as

Young Sarah MacKenzie

Arrested Development

Arrested Development

as

Maeby Fünke

State of Grace

State of Grace

as

Hannah Rayburn

Pride

Pride

as

Madeline Tress

Drunk History

Drunk History

as

Alexander Hamilton

Ultra City Smiths

Ultra City Smiths

as

Little Grace (voice)

Broad City

Broad City

as

Adele

Ultra City Smiths

Ultra City Smiths

as

Woman's Voice (voice)

Drunk History

Drunk History

as

Virginia Hall

Party Legends

Party Legends

as

Search Party

as

Dory Sief

Transparent

Transparent

as

Lila

Scavengers Reign

Scavengers Reign

as

Levi (voice)

Summer Camp Island

Summer Camp Island

as

Blanche / Werefloer (voice)

The Shivering Truth

The Shivering Truth

as

(voice)

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as

Self

The League

The League

as

April

Summer Camp Island

Summer Camp Island

as

Blanche (voice)

Summer Camp Island

Summer Camp Island

as

Cinnamon Raisin Toast (voice)

Big Mouth

Big Mouth

as

Roland (voice)

Summer Camp Island

Summer Camp Island

as

Butter Goth (voice)

Portlandia

Portlandia

as

Mayor's Kid

Tales from the Closet

Tales from the Closet

as

Self

Living with Yourself

Living with Yourself

as

Maia

Amend: The Fight for America

Amend: The Fight for America

as

Self

#1 Happy Family USA

#1 Happy Family USA

as

Mona Hussein (voice)

Adventure Time

Adventure Time

as

Betsy (voice)

The Old Man

The Old Man

as

Emily Chase / Angela Adams

Moonbase 8

Moonbase 8

as

Alix

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew

as

Kh'ymm (voice)

Cinema Toast

Cinema Toast

as

Severance

Severance

as

Gwendolyn Y.

Poker Face

Poker Face

as

Kate Forster

Getting On

Getting On

as

Colleen Hoover

The Starter Wife

The Starter Wife

as

Robin

LEGO Marvel Avengers: Strange Tails

LEGO Marvel Avengers: Strange Tails

as

Meryet Karim (voice)

LEGO Marvel Avengers: Strange Tails

LEGO Marvel Avengers: Strange Tails

as

Train Driver (voice)

The Business

The Business

as

The Screenwriting Manicurist

Production

Adam Green's Aladdin

2016

Adam Green's Aladdin

as

Nasty Baby

2015

Nasty Baby

as

Duck Butter

2018

Duck Butter

as

Atropia

2025

Atropia

as

Search Party

as

Crew

Directing

In Short: Show Girl Sexuality

2014

In Short: Show Girl Sexuality

as

Search Party

as