With independent film, as an actor, you have more involvement – it’s very much more connected. It’s not just like I’m showing up and there’s another actor on the call sheet; you’re very attached to it.
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As an actress, you never know when you're going to work again - and there's so much dependency on working.
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| Birth: | 18th April, 1989 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Actress |
About
Alia Martine Shawkat is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Maeby Fünke in the Fox television series Arrested Development. Shawkat was born in Riverside, California to Dina and actor Tony Shawkat. She grew up in nearby Palm Springs. She has two brothers. Her maternal grandfather is actor Paul Burke. She is of Iraqi Kurdish descent on her father's side and Irish and Norwegian descent on her mother's side. She dated Jack Antonoff from 2007 to 2010. In 2009, Shawkat appeared in Whip It co star Har Mar Superstar's music video for "Tall Boy", which also featured Eva Mendes and Eric Wareheim. In October 2009, it was announced that Shawkat, Har Mar, and fellow Whip It co-star Page would produce and write a show for HBO called Stitch N' Bitch. Shawkat, along with Arrested Development co star Mae Whitman, sang guest vocals on a number of tracks from indie punk band Fake Problems' 2010 album Real Ghosts Caught on Tape.
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