Alia Shawkat
- Actress
- Producer
- Director
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. Success arrived early for Alia.
Her career began at the young age of 11 when she landed a role on the
ABC Family series
State of Grace (2001). She
later starred as "Maeby Funke" on Fox's Emmy-award winning
Arrested Development (2003)
where she portrayed a rebellious and mischievous member of a
dysfunctional Orange County family trying to adjust to their loss of
wealth.
Alia was introduced to show business by appearing in a
Calvin Klein catalog, which
immediately attracted the attention of commercial and theatrical agents
in Hollywood. She soon landed a role opposite
George Clooney in
Three Kings (1999). This was followed
by a supporting lead in the Ron Perlman' movie
The Trial of Old Drum (2000).
But it was
State of Grace (2001) that
catapulted her into the forefront of young actresses. She has also had
guest-starring roles on JAG (1995),
Without a Trace (2002),
Boomtown (2002) and
Presidio Med (2002) and she
recently starred opposite
Martin Lawrence in
Rebound (2005).
At 16 years old, when she was not filming, Alia attended a private
school near her home in Rancho Mirage where she was able to continue
her studies in English, Physics, Math, Geography and Drama. Her
ambition is eventually to attend Yale University studying International
Relations.
In her free time, Alia enjoys horseback riding, ice-skating and
dancing. She is an accomplished pianist and speaks several languages.
She splits her time between her home and Rancho Mirage and Los Angeles
where she resides with her parents and her two brothers.
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. Success arrived early for Alia.
Her career began at the young age of 11 when she landed a role on the
ABC Family series
State of Grace (2001). She
later starred as "Maeby Funke" on Fox's Emmy-award winning
Arrested Development (2003)
where she portrayed a rebellious and mischievous member of a
dysfunctional Orange County family trying to adjust to their loss of
wealth.
Alia was introduced to show business by appearing in a
Calvin Klein catalog, which
immediately attracted the attention of commercial and theatrical agents
in Hollywood. She soon landed a role opposite
George Clooney in
Three Kings (1999). This was followed
by a supporting lead in the Ron Perlman' movie
The Trial of Old Drum (2000).
But it was
State of Grace (2001) that
catapulted her into the forefront of young actresses. She has also had
guest-starring roles on JAG (1995),
Without a Trace (2002),
Boomtown (2002) and
Presidio Med (2002) and she
recently starred opposite
Martin Lawrence in
Rebound (2005).
At 16 years old, when she was not filming, Alia attended a private
school near her home in Rancho Mirage where she was able to continue
her studies in English, Physics, Math, Geography and Drama. Her
ambition is eventually to attend Yale University studying International
Relations.
In her free time, Alia enjoys horseback riding, ice-skating and
dancing. She is an accomplished pianist and speaks several languages.
She splits her time between her home and Rancho Mirage and Los Angeles
where she resides with her parents and her two brothers.
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