Person in history
Alia Shawkat
Alia Shawkat, American actress
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1989 · April 18
- Age this year
- 37No death recorded in our data
- Known as
- actor, child actor, television actor, film actor, and singer. Citizenship: United States
- Born
- 37th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Personal life When not acting, Shawkat enjoys singing, drawing, and painting. [ 1 ] She occasionally sings in jazz bars, where she sings jazz standards ; her grandfather taught her many of the songs she knows. At one point, Shawkat attempted to learn welding , hoping to make metal sculptures. She considers it essential for her to pursue different forms of art, stating, "They feed each other. If I didn't have the other ones, I don't think I could just act." [ 2 ] Shawkat is bisexual . [ 3 ]
Alia Martine Shawkat is an American actress. She is known for her performances as Maeby Fünke in the Fox/Netflix television sitcom Arrested Development, 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 (2001–2002) and The Old Man starring Jeff Bridges (2022–2024). She has also guest starred as historical figures Frances Cleveland, Virginia Hall,
Early life
Educated at: Marywood-Palm Valley school.
Early life Shawkat was born in Riverside, California , to Dina Shawkat ( née  Burke ) and strip club owner Tony Shawkat. [ 1 ] She grew up in Palm Springs and has two brothers. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Her father is from Baghdad , Iraq , [ 4 ] and her mother is American. [ 5 ] Her maternal grandfather was actor Paul Burke . [ 6 ] ^ Shawkat, Alia (April 28, 2014). "Show Girl Sexuality: Alia Shawkat | In Short" (video) . youtube.com . AOL .
Path and career
Career 2000–2009: Breakout and Arrested Development Shawkat at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival premiere of Green Room From 2001 to 2002, Shawkat played Hannah in State of Grace . As Maeby Fünke , Shawkat was a regular cast member of Arrested Development for the entire run of the show from 2003 to 2019. The series received nearly universally positive reviews, with Shawkat's performance occasionally singled out for praise. Pop-culture commentator Brian M.
Why this date
Alia Shawkat appears on our April 18 calendar for 1989 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1989.
- January 4Grumman F-14 Tomcat
- November 17Walt Disney Pictures
- October 22TAN-SAHSA Flight 414
- May 12San Bernardino train disaster
- December 17Fernando Collor de Mello
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Read their story →Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1989Andrew LuckSeptember 12
- 1989Elysée (footballer)September 13
- 1989Nastia LiukinOctober 30
- 1989Ryan McGowanAugust 15
- 1989Kelsey AdrianOctober 5
- 1989Agnes KnochenhauerMay 5
- 1989Matthew Lewis (actor)June 27
- 1989Jesús MonteroNovember 28
Sources
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“Alia Shawkat”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/alia-shawkat, accessed October 27, 2026.
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Questions about Alia Shawkat
When was Alia Shawkat born?
April 18 1989.
How old would Alia Shawkat be today?
37 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on April 18?
Miguel Cabrera, Divock Origi, Ski Mask the Slump God and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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