Alia Shawkat

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Alia Shawkat
Shawkat portrays Maeby Fünke on Arrested Development.
Birth name	Alia Martine Shawkat
Born	April 18, 1989 (age 17) Riverside, California

Alia Martine Shawkat (IPA [ˈæ.li.ə ˈʃoʊˌkɑt]) (born on April 18, 1989) is an American actress.

Shawkat was born in Riverside, California. She is an Iraqi on her father's side, and of Irish and Norwegian descent on her mother's. Her maternal grandfather is actor Paul Burke, who appeared as Detective Adam Flint on the TV series Naked City (1959–1963).

From 2001 to 2002, Shawkat starred as Hannah Rayburn in the television sitcom State of Grace, aired in the United States on the cable television channel Fox Family (renamed ABC Family in 2001). She was a regular cast member of the Fox Network series Arrested Development from the debut of the show in 2003 to the show's demise in 2006. She played Maeby Fünke. Shawkat got her first kiss on the pilot of Arrested Development.

Shawkat also appeared in the feature films "Rebound", Three Kings and the television movie The Trial of Old Drum. She has made guest appearances in the television series JAG, Without a Trace, and Veronica Mars. She appeared in a Lifetime movie original Not Like Everyone Else, based on the true story of Brandi Blackbear.

Shawkat is currently appearing in a the Christmas-themed feature film Deck the Halls, starring Matthew Broderick and Danny DeVito.

Shawkat has completed filming on the feature film Prom Wars with Ricky Ullman, scheduled for release in May 2007.