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Alia Shawkat: Biography

Alia Shawkat

Birth Name: Alia Martine Shawkat
Birth Place: Riverside, CA
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 04/18/1989, Aries
Profession: Actor

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Alia Shawkat Fast Facts:

Has the words "Mister Baby" tattooed on her back, which is a reference to a character in the 1989 film Mystery Train.
Had her first recurring TV role on the ABC series State of Grace, in which she played a young Jewish girl who has an unlikely friendship with a Catholic girl in 1965 North Carolina.
Made her movie debut in the George Clooney film Three Kings, in which her father also had a small role.
Had her first kiss, with costar Michael Cera, in a scene of the Fox show Arrested Development.
Has been vocal about her disappointment with how Fox handled Arrested Development, claiming that there was little acknowledgment for the show's Emmy wins and too many time-slot changes.
Was greeted by a rollerblading Drew Barrymore when she went to the audition for Whip It, although she admitted that she "wasn't very aware that [roller derby] was still going on."

Alia Shawkat Relationships:
Dina Shawkat - Mother
Tony Shawkat - Father
Alia Shawkat Awards:
2005 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series - Nominee
2004 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series - Nominee

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Alia Shawkat Lester Cohen/WireImage.com

Michael Cera, Alia Shawkat John Sciulli/WireImage.com

The Runaways, Alia Shawkat, ScoutTaylor-Compton, Stella Maeve, Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning Apparition

The Runaways, Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning, Alia Shawkat Apparition

Arrested Development Isabella Vosmikova/Fox

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