Alia Shawkat
Born: 1989-04-18 in Riverside, California, USA
Known For: 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.
Filmography
2025
- Atropia as Fayruz
- LEGO Marvel Avengers: Strange Tails as Meryet Karim (voice)
- #1 Happy Family USA as Mona Hussein (voice)
2024
- Blink Twice as Jess
- Star Wars: Skeleton Crew as Kh'ymm (voice)
- The Listener as Sharon (voice)
- Drift as Callie
2023
- Poker Face as Kate Forster
- Scavengers Reign as Levi (voice)
2022
- Severance as Gwendolyn Y.
- The Old Man as Emily Chase / Angela Adams
- Jackass Forever as Self
- Byron Bowers: Spiritual N***a as Self
2021
- Love Spreads as Kelly
- Eer as Woman with JFD
- Pride as Madeline Tress
- Being the Ricardos as Madelyn Pugh
- Ultra City Smiths as Little Grace (voice)
- The Thanksgiving Play as Alicia
- Amend: The Fight for America as Self
- Cinema Toast
2020
- First Cow as Woman with Dog
- The Letter Room as Rosita
- Moonbase 8 as Alix
2019
- Living with Yourself as Maia
- Alina
- Animals as Tyler
- Transparent: Musicale Finale as Lila
- Shako Mako as Laila
2018
- Summer Camp Island as Blanche / Werefloer (voice)
- Duck Butter as Naima
- Blaze as Sybil Rosen
- The Shivering Truth as (voice)
- Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town as Agatha Benson
- Tales from the Closet as Self
2017
- Big Mouth as Roland (voice)
- The Good Time Girls as Ruth
2016
- The Intervention as Lola
- Search Party as Dory Sief
- 10 Crosby as Dumpling Girl
- Adam Green's Aladdin as Emily
- Green Room as Sam
- Paint It Black as Josie
- 20th Century Women as Trish
- Me Him Her as Laura
- Party Legends
- Pee-wee's Big Holiday as Bella
- Prestige Ingredients as Alia
2015
- The Final Girls as Gertie Michaels
- The Driftless Area as Carrie
- Nasty Baby as Wendy
2014
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- Broad City as Adele
- Night Moves as Surprise
- Wild Canaries as Jean
- Transparent as Lila
- Bunion as Rachel
- May in the Summer as Dalia
- In Short: Show Girl Sexuality as Self
2013
- Drunk History as Alexander Hamilton
- The Moment as Jessie
- Center Jenny as Take Kim
- The To Do List as Fiona
- Getting Stoned with Sophia Takal as Herself
- The End of Love as Alia Shawkat
- Getting On as Colleen Hoover
- The Arrested Development Documentary Project as Self
- Setup, Punch as Dottie Kaufman
2012
- Damsels in Distress as Mad Madge
- The Brass Teapot as Louise
- Ruby Sparks as Mabel
- That's What She Said as Clementine
2011
- Portlandia as Mayor's Kid
- The Oranges as Vanessa Walling
- Cedar Rapids as Bree
- The Lie as Seven
- The Wrong Ferarri
2010
- Adventure Time as Betsy (voice)
- The Runaways as Robin
2009
- The League as April
- Amreeka as Salma Halaby
- Whip It as Pash
2008
- Bart Got a Room as Camille
- Prom Wars: Love Is a Battlefield as Diana Riggs
2007
- The Starter Wife as Robin
2006
- Deck the Halls as Madison Finch
- Not Like Everyone Else as Brandi Blackbear
- The Business as The Screenwriting Manicurist
2005
- Rebound as Amy
- Queen of Cactus Cove as Billie
2004
- Veronica Mars as Stacy Wells
2003
- Arrested Development as Maeby Fünke
2002
- Without a Trace as Sioban Arintero
- Boomtown as Denise Stein
- Presidio Med
2001
- State of Grace as Hannah Rayburn
2000
- The Trial of Old Drum as Dee
1999
- Three Kings as Amir's Daughter
1995
- JAG as Young Sarah MacKenzie