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.

Alia Shawkat. Actress: Arrested Development. Alia Shawkat was born in Riverside, California, to Dina Burke and actor Tony Shawkat. Her maternal grandfather, Paul Burke, was also an actor. Her father is from Baghdad, Iraq, and her mother has Irish, Italian, and Norwegian ancestry. Success arrived early for Alia.

6 days ago · At the heart of both the short and Atropia is Alia Shawkat’s Fayruz, whose Iraqi heritage and commitment to character lend her an overwrought self-seriousness played for laughs.

Jan 26, 2025 · In writer-director Hailey Gates' directorial debut 'Atropia', she dives into the Bush-era culture of toxic masculinity, nationalism and Islamophobia.

She is known for her roles as Hannah Rayburn in State of Grace, Maeby Fünke in the Fox / Netflix Television progratelevision sitcom Arrested Development (2003-2006, 2013-2019), Gertie Michaels in the 2015 horror-comedy movie The Final Girls, and Dory Sief in the TBS and HBO Max comedy series Search Party (2016–2022).

Alia Shawkat. Actress: Arrested Development. Alia Shawkat was born in Riverside, California, to Dina Burke and actor Tony Shawkat. Her maternal grandfather, Paul Burke, was also an actor. Her father is from Baghdad, Iraq, and her mother has Irish, Italian, and Norwegian ancestry. Success arrived early for Alia.

Alia Shawkat (born April 18, 1989, Riverside, California, U.S.) is an American actress best known for portraying Maeby Fünke on the cult-classic television sitcom Arrested Development (2003–06, 2013, and 2018–19) and Dory Sief on the dark comedy series Search Party (2016–22).

Jan 27, 2025 · DUBAI: US Iraqi actress Alia Shawkat is at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival in Utah, the US, to promote her latest projects. Shawkat attended the premiere of “Atropia” on Saturday, before ...

Jan 9, 2022 · At the center of the show’s mess is Alia Shawkat, the actress who plays its protagonist and seductive villain, Dory Sief. We’ve watched Dory evolve from an aimless Brooklyn millennial to...

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.