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Jan 8, 2022 · SCOTT SIMON, HOST: HBO'S "Search Party" has begun its fifth and final season with its leading character, Dory, played by Alia Shawkat, in the midst of an awakening.
Alia Martine Shawkat (/ ˈ æ l i ə ˈ ʃ ɔː k æ t / AL-ee-ə SHAW-kat; Arabic: عليا مارتين شوكت; born April 18, 1989) is an American actress and artist.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 ...
Alia Shawkat was born in Riverside, California, to Dina Burke and actor Tony Shawkat.Her maternal grandfather, Paul Burke, was also an actor.Her father is from Baghdad, Iraq, and her mother has Irish, Italian, and Norwegian ancestry.
Mar 18, 2020 · Talent must run in the Shawkat family because Alia Shawkat's grandfather was none other than Paul Burke, who was quite the actor in his time. "He was the star of Valley of the Dolls, and he was in The Thomas Crown Affair, and he had his own TV show — two of them," Shawkat shared in a chat with Parks and Recreation star Aubrey Plaza for Interview magazine.
Jun 26, 2020 · When Shawkat was cast on Search Party in 2016, she was also brought on to consult on the show’s direction as co-producer.She took the opportunity to, as she puts it, “clean up shop.” “I ...
May 23, 2018 · The Bluths are back. The fifth season of “Arrested Development” will debut May 29 on Netflix, with, from left, Alia Shawkat, Jeffrey Tambor, Tony Hale, Jessica Walter, Will Arnett, Jason ...
Nov 17, 2017 · Ms. Shawkat talks about her three series — “Search Party,” “Transparent” and “Arrested Development” — as well as why sexual harassment in Hollywood feels like her personal war.
