Actor profile

Alia Shawkat

18th April 1989 Riverside, California, USA Acting

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.

63 Movies 36 TV Shows 1 In Production 100 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Atropia poster

Atropia 15th November 2025 as Fayruz

Blink Twice poster

Blink Twice 21st August 2024 as Jess

The Listener poster

The Listener 29th March 2024 as Sharon (voice)

Drift poster

Drift 9th February 2024 as Callie

Byron Bowers: Spiritual N***a poster

Byron Bowers: Spiritual N***a 16th September 2022 as Self

Jackass Forever poster

Jackass Forever 1st February 2022 as Self

Being the Ricardos poster

Being the Ricardos 10th December 2021 as Madelyn Pugh

Love Spreads poster

Love Spreads 18th June 2021 as Kelly

The Thanksgiving Play poster

The Thanksgiving Play 25th March 2021 as Alicia

Eer poster

Eer 18th January 2021 as Woman with JFD

The Letter Room poster

The Letter Room 16th June 2020 as Rosita

First Cow poster

First Cow 6th March 2020 as Woman with Dog

Alina poster

Alina 19th October 2019

Transparent: Musicale Finale poster

Transparent: Musicale Finale 27th September 2019 as Lila

Animals poster

Animals 2nd August 2019 as Tyler

Shako Mako poster

Shako Mako 25th January 2019 as Laila

Blaze poster

Blaze 17th August 2018 as Sybil Rosen

Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town poster

Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town 22nd June 2018 as Agatha Benson

Duck Butter poster

Duck Butter 27th April 2018 as Naima

The Good Time Girls poster

The Good Time Girls 2nd August 2017 as Ruth

20th Century Women poster

20th Century Women 28th December 2016 as Trish

The Intervention poster

The Intervention 26th August 2016 as Lola

Paint It Black poster

Paint It Black 3rd June 2016 as Josie

Adam Green's Aladdin poster

Adam Green's Aladdin 15th April 2016 as Emily

Green Room poster

Green Room 15th April 2016 as Sam

Pee-wee's Big Holiday poster

Pee-wee's Big Holiday 17th March 2016 as Bella

Me Him Her poster

Me Him Her 11th March 2016 as Laura

Prestige Ingredients 8th February 2016 as Alia

10 Crosby poster

10 Crosby 2nd February 2016 as Dumpling Girl

Nasty Baby poster

Nasty Baby 23rd October 2015 as Wendy

The Final Girls poster

The Final Girls 9th October 2015 as Gertie Michaels

The Driftless Area poster

The Driftless Area 18th April 2015 as Carrie

Wild Canaries poster

Wild Canaries 23rd October 2014 as Jean

May in the Summer poster

May in the Summer 7th May 2014 as Dalia

In Short: Show Girl Sexuality 28th April 2014 as Self

Night Moves poster

Night Moves 23rd April 2014 as Surprise

Bunion 16th March 2014 as Rachel

Center Jenny poster

Center Jenny 29th September 2013 as Take Kim

The To Do List poster

The To Do List 24th July 2013 as Fiona

The Arrested Development Documentary Project poster

The Arrested Development Documentary Project 2nd May 2013 as Self

The Moment poster

The Moment 21st April 2013 as Jessie

Setup, Punch poster

Setup, Punch 18th April 2013 as Dottie Kaufman

Getting Stoned with Sophia Takal poster

Getting Stoned with Sophia Takal 30th March 2013 as Herself

The End of Love poster

The End of Love 1st March 2013 as Alia Shawkat

That's What She Said poster

That's What She Said 19th October 2012 as Clementine

The Brass Teapot poster

The Brass Teapot 8th September 2012 as Louise

Ruby Sparks poster

Ruby Sparks 25th July 2012 as Mabel

Damsels in Distress poster

Damsels in Distress 6th April 2012 as Mad Madge

The Lie poster

The Lie 18th November 2011 as Seven

The Oranges poster

The Oranges 9th September 2011 as Vanessa Walling

The Wrong Ferarri poster

The Wrong Ferarri 4th April 2011

Cedar Rapids poster

Cedar Rapids 11th February 2011 as Bree

The Runaways poster

The Runaways 19th March 2010 as Robin

Amreeka poster

Amreeka 17th June 2009 as Salma Halaby

Whip It poster

Whip It 9th April 2009 as Pash

Prom Wars: Love Is a Battlefield poster

Prom Wars: Love Is a Battlefield 9th May 2008 as Diana Riggs

Bart Got a Room poster

Bart Got a Room 25th April 2008 as Camille

Deck the Halls poster

Deck the Halls 22nd November 2006 as Madison Finch

Not Like Everyone Else poster

Not Like Everyone Else 10th July 2006 as Brandi Blackbear

Queen of Cactus Cove poster

Queen of Cactus Cove 11th December 2005 as Billie

Rebound poster

Rebound 1st July 2005 as Amy

The Trial of Old Drum poster

The Trial of Old Drum 9th June 2000 as Dee

Three Kings poster

Three Kings 27th September 1999 as Amir's Daughter

LEGO Marvel Avengers: Strange Tails poster

LEGO Marvel Avengers: Strange Tails 14th November 2025 as Train Driver (voice)

#1 Happy Family USA poster

#1 Happy Family USA 17th April 2025 as Mona Hussein (voice)

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew poster

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew 2nd December 2024 as Kh'ymm (voice)

Scavengers Reign poster

Scavengers Reign 19th October 2023 as Levi (voice)

Poker Face poster

Poker Face 26th January 2023 as Kate Forster

The Old Man poster

The Old Man 16th June 2022 as Emily Chase / Angela Adams

Severance poster

Severance 17th February 2022 as Gwendolyn Y.

Ultra City Smiths poster

Ultra City Smiths 22nd July 2021 as Woman's Voice (voice)

Pride poster

Pride 14th May 2021 as Madeline Tress

Cinema Toast poster

Cinema Toast 20th April 2021

Amend: The Fight for America poster

Amend: The Fight for America 17th February 2021 as Self

Moonbase 8 poster

Moonbase 8 8th November 2020 as Alix

Living with Yourself poster

Living with Yourself 18th October 2019 as Maia

Tales from the Closet poster

Tales from the Closet 22nd December 2018 as Self

The Shivering Truth poster

The Shivering Truth 9th December 2018 as (voice)

Summer Camp Island poster

Summer Camp Island 7th July 2018 as Butter Goth (voice)

Big Mouth poster

Big Mouth 29th September 2017 as Roland (voice)

Search Party poster

Search Party 21st November 2016 as Dory Sief

Party Legends poster

Party Legends 7th July 2016

Transparent poster

Transparent 26th September 2014 as Lila

Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers 25th February 2014 as Self - Guest

Broad City poster

Broad City 22nd January 2014 as Adele

Getting On poster

Getting On 24th November 2013 as Colleen Hoover

Drunk History poster

Drunk History 9th July 2013 as Virginia Hall

Portlandia poster

Portlandia 21st January 2011 as Mayor's Kid

Adventure Time poster

Adventure Time 5th April 2010 as Betsy (voice)

The League poster

The League 29th October 2009 as April

The Starter Wife poster

The Starter Wife 10th October 2008 as Robin

The Business 4th August 2006 as The Screenwriting Manicurist

Veronica Mars poster

Veronica Mars 22nd September 2004 as Stacy Wells

Arrested Development poster

Arrested Development 2nd November 2003 as Maeby Fünke

Boomtown poster

Boomtown 29th September 2002 as Denise Stein

Without a Trace poster

Without a Trace 26th September 2002 as Sioban Arintero

Presidio Med poster

Presidio Med 24th September 2002

State of Grace poster

State of Grace 25th June 2001 as Hannah Rayburn

JAG poster

JAG 23rd September 1995 as Young Sarah MacKenzie

The Wrong Girls poster

Coming soon

The Wrong Girls 14th August 2026 as Molly