Acting
Alia Shawkat
Born 1989-04-18
Riverside, California, USA
Department: 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.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Alia Shawkat
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
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Adventure Time
2010
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Severance
2022
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Green Room
2016
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Three Kings
1999
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Blink Twice
2024
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Arrested Development
2003
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Ruby Sparks
2012
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
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Big Mouth
2017
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (118 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Wrong Girls | Molly | Movie | 2026 |
| The Wrong Girls | Executive Producer | Movie | 2026 |
 | Atropia | Fayruz | Movie | 2025 |
| Atropia | Executive Producer | Movie | 2025 |
 | LEGO Marvel Avengers: Strange Tails | Meryet / Train Driver (voice) | TV Series | 2025 |
| LEGO Marvel Avengers: Strange Tails | Meryet (voice) | TV Series | 2025 |
 | #1 Happy Family USA | Mona Hussein (voice) | TV Series | 2025 |
 | Star Wars: Skeleton Crew | Kh'ymm (voice) | TV Series | 2024 |
 | Blink Twice | Jess | Movie | 2024 |
 | The Listener | Sharon (voice) | Movie | 2024 |
 | Drift | Callie | Movie | 2024 |
 | Hot Ones Versus | Self | TV Series | 2024 |
 | Scavengers Reign | Levi (voice) | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Poker Face | Kate Forster | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Byron Bowers: Spiritual N***a | Self | Movie | 2022 |
 | The Old Man | Emily Chase / Angela Adams | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Severance | Gwendolyn Y. | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Jackass Forever | Self | Movie | 2022 |
 | Being the Ricardos | Madelyn Pugh | Movie | 2021 |
 | Ultra City Smiths | Little Grace (voice) | TV Series | 2021 |
| Ultra City Smiths | Woman's Voice (voice) | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Love Spreads | Kelly | Movie | 2021 |
 | Pride | Madeline Tress | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Cinema Toast | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2021 |
 | The Thanksgiving Play | Alicia | Movie | 2021 |
 | Amend: The Fight for America | Self | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Eer | Woman with JFD | Movie | 2021 |
 | Moonbase 8 | Alix | TV Series | 2020 |
 | The Letter Room | Rosita | Movie | 2020 |
 | First Cow | Woman with Dog | Movie | 2020 |
 | Alina | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2019 |
 | Living with Yourself | Maia | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Transparent: Musicale Finale | Lila | Movie | 2019 |
 | Animals | Tyler | Movie | 2019 |
 | Shako Mako | Laila | Movie | 2019 |
 | Tales from the Closet | Self | TV Series | 2018 |
 | The Shivering Truth | (voice) | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Blaze | Sybil Rosen | Movie | 2018 |
 | Summer Camp Island | Blanche / Werefloer (voice) | TV Series | 2018 |
| Summer Camp Island | Blanche (voice) | TV Series | 2018 |
| Summer Camp Island | Cinnamon Raisin Toast (voice) | TV Series | 2018 |
| Summer Camp Island | Butter Goth (voice) | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town | Agatha Benson | Movie | 2018 |
 | Duck Butter | Naima | Movie | 2018 |
| Duck Butter | Writer | Movie | 2018 |
| Duck Butter | Executive Producer | Movie | 2018 |
 | Big Mouth | Roland (voice) | TV Series | 2017 |
 | The Good Time Girls | Ruth | Movie | 2017 |
 | 20th Century Women | Trish | Movie | 2016 |
 | Search Party | Dory Sief | TV Series | 2016 |
| Search Party | Producer | TV Series | 2016 |
| Search Party | Director | TV Series | 2016 |
 | The Intervention | Lola | Movie | 2016 |
 | Party Legends | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Paint It Black | Josie | Movie | 2016 |
 | Green Room | Sam | Movie | 2016 |
 | Adam Green's Aladdin | Emily | Movie | 2016 |
| Adam Green's Aladdin | Associate Producer | Movie | 2016 |
 | Pee-wee's Big Holiday | Bella | Movie | 2016 |
 | Me Him Her | Laura | Movie | 2016 |
| Prestige Ingredients | Alia | Movie | 2016 | |
 | 10 Crosby | Dumpling Girl | Movie | 2016 |
 | Nasty Baby | Wendy | Movie | 2015 |
| Nasty Baby | Co-Producer | Movie | 2015 |
 | The Final Girls | Gertie Michaels | Movie | 2015 |
 | The Driftless Area | Carrie | Movie | 2015 |
 | Wild Canaries | Jean | Movie | 2014 |
 | Transparent | Lila | TV Series | 2014 |
 | May in the Summer | Dalia | Movie | 2014 |
| In Short: Show Girl Sexuality | Self | Movie | 2014 | |
| In Short: Show Girl Sexuality | Director | Movie | 2014 | |
 | Night Moves | Surprise | Movie | 2014 |
| Bunion | Rachel | Movie | 2014 | |
 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Broad City | Adele | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Getting On | Colleen Hoover | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Center Jenny | Take Kim | Movie | 2013 |
 | The To Do List | Fiona | Movie | 2013 |
 | Drunk History | Alexander Hamilton | TV Series | 2013 |
| Drunk History | Virginia Hall | TV Series | 2013 |
 | The Arrested Development Documentary Project | Self | Movie | 2013 |
 | The Moment | Jessie | Movie | 2013 |
 | Setup, Punch | Dottie Kaufman | Movie | 2013 |
 | Getting Stoned with Sophia Takal | Herself | Movie | 2013 |
 | The End of Love | Alia Shawkat | Movie | 2013 |
 | That's What She Said | Clementine | Movie | 2012 |
 | The Brass Teapot | Louise | Movie | 2012 |
 | Ruby Sparks | Mabel | Movie | 2012 |
 | Damsels in Distress | Mad Madge | Movie | 2012 |
 | The Lie | Seven | Movie | 2011 |
 | The Oranges | Vanessa Walling | Movie | 2011 |
 | The Wrong Ferarri | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2011 |
 | Cedar Rapids | Bree | Movie | 2011 |
 | Portlandia | Mayor's Kid | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Adventure Time | Betsy (voice) | TV Series | 2010 |
 | The Runaways | Robin | Movie | 2010 |
 | The League | April | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Amreeka | Salma Halaby | Movie | 2009 |
 | Whip It | Pash | Movie | 2009 |
 | The Starter Wife | Robin | TV Series | 2008 |
 | Prom Wars: Love Is a Battlefield | Diana Riggs | Movie | 2008 |
 | Bart Got a Room | Camille | Movie | 2008 |
 | Deck the Halls | Madison Finch | Movie | 2006 |
| The Business | The Screenwriting Manicurist | TV Series | 2006 | |
 | Not Like Everyone Else | Brandi Blackbear | Movie | 2006 |
 | Queen of Cactus Cove | Billie | Movie | 2005 |
 | Rebound | Amy | Movie | 2005 |
 | Veronica Mars | Stacy Wells | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Arrested Development | Maeby Fünke | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Boomtown | Denise Stein | TV Series | 2002 |
 | Without a Trace | Sioban Arintero | TV Series | 2002 |
 | Presidio Med | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2002 |
 | State of Grace | Hannah Rayburn | TV Series | 2001 |
 | The Trial of Old Drum | Dee | Movie | 2000 |
 | Three Kings | Amir's Daughter | Movie | 1999 |
 | JAG | Young Sarah MacKenzie | TV Series | 1995 |
| 42.6 Years | Self / Appearance | Movie | — |