Alia Shawkat

Known for: Acting

Born: 1989-04-18 (age 37)

From: Riverside, California, USA

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 (101)

MOVIE
The Wrong Girls
2026
as Molly
MOVIE★ 6.0
Atropia
2025
as Fayruz
TV★ 6.4
LEGO Marvel Avengers: Strange Tails
2025
as Meryet / Train Driver (voice)
TV★ 7.2
#1 Happy Family USA
2025
as Mona Hussein (voice)
TV★ 6.8
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
2024
as Kh'ymm (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.7
Blink Twice
2024
as Jess
MOVIE★ 5.5
The Listener
2024
as Sharon (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.3
Drift
2024
as Callie
TV★ 8.5
Scavengers Reign
2023
as Levi (voice)
TV★ 7.4
Poker Face
2023
as Kate Forster
MOVIE★ 8.0
Byron Bowers: Spiritual N***a
2022
as Self
TV★ 7.2
The Old Man
2022
as Emily Chase / Angela Adams
TV★ 8.4
Severance
2022
as Gwendolyn Y.
MOVIE★ 6.8
Jackass Forever
2022
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.5
Being the Ricardos
2021
as Madelyn Pugh
TV★ 6.5
Ultra City Smiths
2021
as Little Grace (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.8
Love Spreads
2021
as Kelly
TV★ 6.7
Pride
2021
as Madeline Tress
TV★ 7.0
Cinema Toast
2021
MOVIE★ 10.0
The Thanksgiving Play
2021
as Alicia
TV★ 7.1
Amend: The Fight for America
2021
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.1
Eer
2021
as Woman with JFD
TV★ 5.5
Moonbase 8
2020
as Alix
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Letter Room
2020
as Rosita
MOVIE★ 7.0
First Cow
2020
as Woman with Dog
MOVIE
Alina
2019
TV★ 6.8
Living with Yourself
2019
as Maia
MOVIE★ 6.7
Transparent: Musicale Finale
2019
as Lila
MOVIE★ 5.5
Animals
2019
as Tyler
MOVIE
Shako Mako
2019
as Laila
TV
Tales from the Closet
2018
as Self
TV★ 7.5
The Shivering Truth
2018
as (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.3
Blaze
2018
as Sybil Rosen
TV★ 7.8
Summer Camp Island
2018
as Blanche / Werefloer (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.3
Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town
2018
as Agatha Benson
MOVIE★ 5.4
Duck Butter
2018
as Naima
TV★ 7.6
Big Mouth
2017
as Roland (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Good Time Girls
2017
as Ruth
MOVIE★ 7.3
20th Century Women
2016
as Trish
TV★ 6.9
Search Party
2016
as Dory Sief
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Intervention
2016
as Lola
TV★ 7.5
Party Legends
2016
MOVIE★ 5.8
Paint It Black
2016
as Josie
MOVIE★ 6.7
Green Room
2016
as Sam
MOVIE★ 6.8
Adam Green's Aladdin
2016
as Emily
MOVIE★ 6.1
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
2016
as Bella
MOVIE★ 4.7
Me Him Her
2016
as Laura
MOVIE
Prestige Ingredients
2016
as Alia
MOVIE
10 Crosby
2016
as Dumpling Girl
MOVIE★ 5.2
Nasty Baby
2015
as Wendy
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Final Girls
2015
as Gertie Michaels
MOVIE★ 5.1
The Driftless Area
2015
as Carrie
MOVIE★ 5.1
Wild Canaries
2014
as Jean
TV★ 6.4
Transparent
2014
as Lila
MOVIE★ 5.9
May in the Summer
2014
as Dalia
MOVIE
In Short: Show Girl Sexuality
2014
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.9
Night Moves
2014
as Surprise
MOVIE★ 7.0
Bunion
2014
as Rachel
TV★ 5.1
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
TV★ 7.1
Broad City
2014
as Adele
TV★ 6.3
Getting On
2013
as Colleen Hoover
MOVIE★ 6.1
Center Jenny
2013
as Take Kim
MOVIE★ 5.8
The To Do List
2013
as Fiona
TV★ 6.8
Drunk History
2013
as Alexander Hamilton
MOVIE★ 5.7
The Arrested Development Documentary Project
2013
as Self
MOVIE★ 4.5
The Moment
2013
as Jessie
MOVIE
Setup, Punch
2013
as Dottie Kaufman
MOVIE
Getting Stoned with Sophia Takal
2013
as Herself
MOVIE★ 6.1
The End of Love
2013
as Alia Shawkat
MOVIE★ 5.1
That's What She Said
2012
as Clementine
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Brass Teapot
2012
as Louise
MOVIE★ 7.1
Ruby Sparks
2012
as Mabel
MOVIE★ 5.5
Damsels in Distress
2012
as Mad Madge
MOVIE★ 5.4
The Lie
2011
as Seven
MOVIE★ 5.5
The Oranges
2011
as Vanessa Walling
MOVIE★ 5.2
The Wrong Ferarri
2011
MOVIE★ 5.9
Cedar Rapids
2011
as Bree
TV★ 6.9
Portlandia
2011
as Mayor's Kid
TV★ 8.5
Adventure Time
2010
as Betsy (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Runaways
2010
as Robin
TV★ 7.3
The League
2009
as April
MOVIE★ 6.7
Amreeka
2009
as Salma Halaby
MOVIE★ 6.7
Whip It
2009
as Pash
TV
The Starter Wife
2008
as Robin
MOVIE★ 4.1
Prom Wars: Love Is a Battlefield
2008
as Diana Riggs
MOVIE★ 5.7
Bart Got a Room
2008
as Camille
MOVIE★ 5.6
Deck the Halls
2006
as Madison Finch
TV★ 4.7
The Business
2006
as The Screenwriting Manicurist
MOVIE★ 4.7
Not Like Everyone Else
2006
as Brandi Blackbear
MOVIE★ 9.0
Queen of Cactus Cove
2005
as Billie
MOVIE★ 5.6
Rebound
2005
as Amy
TV★ 7.8
Veronica Mars
2004
as Stacy Wells
TV★ 7.9
Arrested Development
2003
as Maeby Fünke
TV★ 6.4
Boomtown
2002
as Denise Stein
TV★ 7.2
Without a Trace
2002
as Sioban Arintero
TV★ 8.0
Presidio Med
2002
TV★ 6.3
State of Grace
2001
as Hannah Rayburn
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Trial of Old Drum
2000
as Dee
MOVIE★ 6.6
Three Kings
1999
as Amir's Daughter
TV★ 7.3
JAG
1995
as Young Sarah MacKenzie
MOVIE
42.6 Years
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