: Alia Shawkat Shawkat portrays Maeby Fünke on Arrested Development.
Alia Martine Shawkat (IPA [ˈæ.li.ə ˈʃoʊˌkɑt]) (born on April 18, 1989) is an American actress.
Shawkat was born in Riverside, California. She is an Iraqi on her father's side, and of Irish and Norwegian descent on her mother's. Her maternal grandfather is actor Paul Burke, who appeared as Detective Adam Flint on the TV series Naked City (1959–1963).
From 2001 to 2002, Shawkat starred as Hannah Rayburn in the television sitcom State of Grace, aired in the United States on the cable television channel Fox Family (renamed ABC Family in 2001). She was a regular cast member of the Fox Network series Arrested Development from the debut of the show in 2003 to the show's demise in 2006. She played MaebyFünke . Shawkat got her first kiss on the pilot of Arrested Development
Shawkat also appeared in the feature film Three Kings and the television movie Trail Of The Old Drum. She has made guest appearances in the television series JAG, Without a Trace, and Veronica Mars (where she is scheduled for at least one more appearance this coming season). She appeared in a Lifetime movie original Not Like Everyone Else, based on the true story of Brandi Blackbear.
Shawkat has also just signed on to reprise her role in another episode of Veronica Mars, and will be in one of the upcoming season 3 episodes.
Shawkat will also be appearing in a the Christmas-themed feature film Deck the Halls, starring Matthew Broderick and Danny DeVito.
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