Alia Shawkat

Acting

Alia Shawkat

Born April 18, 1989Riverside, California, USA100 credits

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

Atropia
5.4

Atropia

Movie

2025

LEGO Marvel Avengers: Strange Tails
6.1

LEGO Marvel Avengers: Strange Tails

TV

2025

#1 Happy Family USA
7.2

#1 Happy Family USA

TV

2025

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
6.8

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew

TV

2024

Blink Twice
6.7

Blink Twice

Movie

2024

The Listener
5.7

The Listener

Movie

2024

Filmography

Atropia
2025Atropiaas FayruzMovie
LEGO Marvel Avengers: Strange Tails
2025LEGO Marvel Avengers: Strange Tailsas Meryet Karim (voice)TV
#1 Happy Family USA
2025#1 Happy Family USAas Mona Hussein (voice)TV
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
2024Star Wars: Skeleton Crewas Kh'ymm (voice)TV
Blink Twice
2024Blink Twiceas JessMovie
The Listener
2024The Listeneras Sharon (voice)Movie
Drift
2024Driftas CallieMovie
Scavengers Reign
2023Scavengers Reignas Levi (voice)TV
Poker Face
2023Poker Faceas Kate ForsterTV
Byron Bowers: Spiritual N***a
2022Byron Bowers: Spiritual N***aas SelfMovie
The Old Man
2022The Old Manas Emily Chase / Angela AdamsTV
Severance
2022Severanceas Gwendolyn Y.TV
Jackass Forever
2022Jackass Foreveras SelfMovie
Being the Ricardos
2021Being the Ricardosas Madelyn PughMovie
Ultra City Smiths
2021Ultra City Smithsas Little Grace (voice)TV
Love Spreads
2021Love Spreadsas KellyMovie
Pride
2021Prideas Madeline TressTV
Cinema Toast
2021Cinema ToastTV
The Thanksgiving Play
2021The Thanksgiving Playas AliciaMovie
Amend: The Fight for America
2021Amend: The Fight for Americaas SelfTV
Eer
2021Eeras Woman with JFDMovie
Moonbase 8
2020Moonbase 8as AlixTV
The Letter Room
2020The Letter Roomas RositaMovie
First Cow
2020First Cowas Woman with DogMovie
Alina
2019AlinaMovie
Living with Yourself
2019Living with Yourselfas MaiaTV
Transparent: Musicale Finale
2019Transparent: Musicale Finaleas LilaMovie
Animals
2019Animalsas TylerMovie
Shako Mako
2019Shako Makoas LailaMovie
Tales from the Closet
2018Tales from the Closetas SelfTV
The Shivering Truth
2018The Shivering Truthas (voice)TV
Blaze
2018Blazeas Sybil RosenMovie
Summer Camp Island
2018Summer Camp Islandas Blanche / Werefloer (voice)TV
Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town
2018Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Townas Agatha BensonMovie
Duck Butter
2018Duck Butteras NaimaMovie
Big Mouth
2017Big Mouthas Roland (voice)TV
The Good Time Girls
2017The Good Time Girlsas RuthMovie
20th Century Women
201620th Century Womenas TrishMovie
Search Party
2016Search Partyas Dory SiefTV
The Intervention
2016The Interventionas LolaMovie
Party Legends
2016Party LegendsTV
Paint It Black
2016Paint It Blackas JosieMovie
Green Room
2016Green Roomas SamMovie
Adam Green's Aladdin
2016Adam Green's Aladdinas EmilyMovie
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
2016Pee-wee's Big Holidayas BellaMovie
Me Him Her
2016Me Him Heras LauraMovie
P
2016Prestige Ingredientsas AliaMovie
10 Crosby
201610 Crosbyas Dumpling GirlMovie
Nasty Baby
2015Nasty Babyas WendyMovie
The Final Girls
2015The Final Girlsas Gertie MichaelsMovie
The Driftless Area
2015The Driftless Areaas CarrieMovie
Wild Canaries
2014Wild Canariesas JeanMovie
Transparent
2014Transparentas LilaTV
May in the Summer
2014May in the Summeras DaliaMovie
I
2014In Short: Show Girl Sexualityas SelfMovie
Night Moves
2014Night Movesas SurpriseMovie
B
2014Bunionas RachelMovie
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014Late Night with Seth Meyersas SelfTV
Broad City
2014Broad Cityas AdeleTV
Getting On
2013Getting Onas Colleen HooverTV
Center Jenny
2013Center Jennyas Take KimMovie
The To Do List
2013The To Do Listas FionaMovie
Drunk History
2013Drunk Historyas Alexander HamiltonTV
The Arrested Development Documentary Project
2013The Arrested Development Documentary Projectas SelfMovie
The Moment
2013The Momentas JessieMovie
Setup, Punch
2013Setup, Punchas Dottie KaufmanMovie
Getting Stoned with Sophia Takal
2013Getting Stoned with Sophia Takalas HerselfMovie
The End of Love
2013The End of Loveas Alia ShawkatMovie
That's What She Said
2012That's What She Saidas ClementineMovie
The Brass Teapot
2012The Brass Teapotas LouiseMovie
Ruby Sparks
2012Ruby Sparksas MabelMovie
Damsels in Distress
2012Damsels in Distressas Mad MadgeMovie
The Lie
2011The Lieas SevenMovie
The Oranges
2011The Orangesas Vanessa WallingMovie
The Wrong Ferarri
2011The Wrong FerarriMovie
Cedar Rapids
2011Cedar Rapidsas BreeMovie
Portlandia
2011Portlandiaas Mayor's KidTV
Adventure Time
2010Adventure Timeas Betsy (voice)TV
The Runaways
2010The Runawaysas RobinMovie
The League
2009The Leagueas AprilTV
Amreeka
2009Amreekaas Salma HalabyMovie
Whip It
2009Whip Itas PashMovie
Prom Wars: Love Is a Battlefield
2008Prom Wars: Love Is a Battlefieldas Diana RiggsMovie
Bart Got a Room
2008Bart Got a Roomas CamilleMovie
The Starter Wife
2007The Starter Wifeas RobinTV
Deck the Halls
2006Deck the Hallsas Madison FinchMovie
T
2006The Businessas The Screenwriting ManicuristTV
Not Like Everyone Else
2006Not Like Everyone Elseas Brandi BlackbearMovie
Queen of Cactus Cove
2005Queen of Cactus Coveas BillieMovie
Rebound
2005Reboundas AmyMovie
Veronica Mars
2004Veronica Marsas Stacy WellsTV
Arrested Development
2003Arrested Developmentas Maeby FünkeTV
Boomtown
2002Boomtownas Denise SteinTV
Without a Trace
2002Without a Traceas Sioban ArinteroTV
Presidio Med
2002Presidio MedTV
State of Grace
2001State of Graceas Hannah RayburnTV
The Trial of Old Drum
2000The Trial of Old Drumas DeeMovie
Three Kings
1999Three Kingsas Amir's DaughterMovie
JAG
1995JAGas Young Sarah MacKenzieTV
The Wrong Girls
—The Wrong Girlsas MollyMovie