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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.
Apr 14, 2024 · Alia Shawkat (born April 18, 1989, Riverside, California, U.S.) 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).
Mar 18, 2020 · Most of the world first got to know Alia Shawkat when the beloved cult-comedy Arrested Development debuted in 2003, running for three seasons until it first wrapped in 2006. The show, in which Shawkat played the quirky and confident Maeby Fünke, was later resurrected years later, thanks to Netflix and some die-hard fans (via The Verge).
Shawkat was born in Riverside, California, to Dina Shawkat (née Burke) and movie producer Tony Shawkat. She grew up in Palm Springs. She has two brothers. Her father is from Iraq, and her mother is of Norwegian, Irish, and Italian descent. Her maternal grandfather was actor Paul Burke.
Jan 9, 2022 · It’s funny. When I was younger, whatever ethnicity the role was I could play it. I had curly hair and freckles. And people were, like,“Yeah, you could be Russian!” I was, like, “Yeah, sure.”
Her mother is of half- Norwegian, one-quarter- Irish, and one-quarter-Italian descent. [5] When she is not working (acting), she likes to paint; she has participated in gallery shows in Los Angeles , Mexico City and Paris. She also likes to make music and sing in jazz bars. [6] Career.
Nov 20, 2016 · They truly say ‘half some ethnicity and half white” but the main girl is a “white blond girl,” and she’s the innocent one, and I’m supposed to be the one who pushes her.
