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.

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.

Sep 22, 2024 · Alia Shawkat gave birth to a baby boy in November 2023 (via Page Six). The Old Man Season 2 was in production from March of last year up until the beginning of the writers’ strike on May 2, 2023, as confirmed by Deadline .

She is known for her roles as Hannah Rayburn in State of Grace, Maeby Fünke in the Fox / Netflix Television progratelevision sitcom Arrested Development (2003-2006, 2013-2019), Gertie Michaels in the 2015 horror-comedy movie The Final Girls, and Dory Sief in the TBS and HBO Max comedy series Search Party (2016–2022).

Feb 21, 2025 · Alia Shawkat (born April 18, 1989, Riverside, California, U.S.) is an American actress best known for portraying Maeby Fünke on the cult-classic television sitcom Arrested Development (2003–06, 2013, and 2018–19) and Dory Sief on the dark comedy series Search Party (2016–22).

Jan 9, 2022 · At the center of the show’s mess is Alia Shawkat, the actress who plays its protagonist and seductive villain, Dory Sief. We’ve watched Dory evolve from an aimless Brooklyn millennial to a...

She is well known for her role of “Maeby Funke” on FOX’s Emmy Award–winning cult comedy series “Arrested Development.” For five seasons Shawkat starred in and produced the HBO Max critical...

Apr 18, 1989 · Alia Martine Shawkat is an American actress. She starred as Maeby Fünke in the Fox/Netflix television series Arrested Development, and as Gertie Michaels in the 2015 horror-comedy film The...

Jun 26, 2020 · One morning last fall, happily stoned and painting alone in her art studio, Alia Shawkat realized her name was trending on Twitter. Photos of the actress walking out of a Los Angeles...

Alia Shawkat is an American actress. She is best known for starring as Hannah Rayburn in State of Grace, Maeby Fünke in the Fox/Netflix television sitcom Arrested Development, Dory Sief in the TBS comedy series Search Party, and Gertie Michaels in …