Alia Martine Shawkat (/ˈæliə ˈʃoʊkɑːt/ AL-ee-ə SHOH-kaht; born April 18, 1989) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Maeby Fünke in the Fox television series Arrested Development. Read full biography of Alia Shawkat →
I was a late bloomer.
I was born and grew up in Palm Springs. It's a great place to grow up, a real small town.
I would do a movie musical.
It would be great to do theater one day, but I don't think I'd do a musical.
Mitch Hurwitz was like a father figure to me. He was so sweet, and he's just so smart.
On American TV, there just aren't a lot of female leads in comedy, especially at the peak of all the Judd Apatow stuff.
Right when I turned 18, I moved to New York, originally for school, and then dropped out and just lived in New York.
The words are ludicrous at times, but you add the reality to it and that gives it the balance it has.
We're not going to dumb down for them. They have to move up. They're the network and we're the show.
Yeah, I've worked with a couple of female directors, now, and I think that they're amazing. As good or better than guy directors.
I think with the whole new Internet media, I'm not necessarily Internet savvy, but I just feel that the way that art in general will be presented... →
I've been reading scripts where they've been doing a lot of singing now, but within the dark, realistic story line. I would love, love, love... →
If your friend's feeling bad, it's hard to know what to do. Do you back away or try to help them? It's a really hard situation that... →
Alia Martine Shawkat (/ˈæliə ˈʃoʊkɑːt/ AL-ee-ə SHOH-kaht; born April 18, 1989) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Maeby Fünke in the Fox television series Arrested Development.