Alia Shawkat Biography

Fast Facts

• Received a Young Artist Award for her work in "Arrested Development․"
• Is the granddaughter of actor Paul Burke
• Was featured as a model in a Calvin Klein catalog at the age of nine
• Quote: "As an actor, you want to feel connected to [your director], especially with comedy; you want to feel confident enough to come up with good ideas․"
• Quote: "(On her first kiss being on the set of "Arrested Development") "The way I describe it was that it's like two fists hitting each other, boom, in and out․""
• Quote: "People connect to TV actors in a much different way; there is like a weird intimacy you build with them․"
• Best known for her role as Maeby Funke in "Arrested Development․"
• An accomplished painter, she has participated in various gallery shows in Los Angeles, Mexico City and Paris