Alia Shawkat
Actor
DREW BARRYMORE LOST HER COOL ON FILM SET...by screaming abuse at an actress when she couldn't cry on demand Barrymore appeared to lose her cool when Arrested Development star Alia Shawkat couldn't sob during a parking lot police arrest scene at the end of a 15-hour shoot. A set... In this article: Drew Barrymore, Alia Shawkat, and Arrested Development |
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Blogcritics | November 11, 2009
Movie Review: Whip It
Bliss has grown tired of the confines of her small town, where she also works part-time at a diner with her best friend Pash (Alia Shawkat). Bliss believes there's way more to life. So when she learns of an all-female roller derby...
In this article: Whip It, Oscar, Drew Barrymore, Ellen Page, Daniel Stern, Landon Pigg, and Juliette Lewis
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Zap2it | November 04, 2009
Sigourney Weaver, Alia Shawkat move to 'Cedar Rapids'; Gerard Butler takes on 'Coriolanus'
...more new residents. Plus, "300's" warrior-leader will jump in time as a Sheakespearean warrior-leader. Sigourney Weaver and Alia Shawkat have signed on for the increasingly star-studded "Cedar Rapids," according to Variety. Weaver will...
In this article: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Coriolanus, Sigourney Weaver, 300, Gerard Butler, Jessica Chastain, The Hollywood Reporter, Twitter, and Ralph Fiennes
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thestar.com | October 30, 2009
Amereeka: Nisreen Faour charming as Palestinian coping with America
What's the difference, comes the reply. Luckily Fadi has a protector: wisecracking political-activist cousin Salma (Whip It's Alia Shawkat) is a classmate and she's fit in just fine in America. She's happy to show Fadi the teenage...
In this article: Muna, Illinois, Cannes Film Festival, Osama bin Laden, and Cherien Dabis
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Kansas City Star | October 29, 2009
'Amreeka' is a subtle, sweet story 3 1/2 stars
...is cranky, and the easygoing Nabeel now sleeps in the basement rec room. </p><p>At his new high school, Fadi and his cousin (Alia Shawkat) deal with boors who think there’s an al-Qaida operative behind every dark complexion. (And...
In this article: The Visitor's Hiam Abbass, Chicago, West Bank, Al-qaida, Hollywood, and Iraq
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boston.com - Latest movie news | October 29, 2009
Movie Stars
...for women and the human race in general that it ought to be sold as an antidepressant. With Marcia Gay Harden, Kristen Wiig, Alia Shawkat, Juliette Lewis, and the director as a stoner derbyist. Shauna Cross adapted the smart script from...
In this article: Ty Burr, Wesley Morris, Chris Rock, Amelia Earhart, Chanel, Cirque du Freak, Toy Story, God, and John Keats
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MTV.com | October 27, 2009
Har Mar Superstar Breaks Through With 'Tall Boy' Video, Fallon Performance
...space disco video is the first for Superstar's new album, Dark Touches, and it also features cameos from "Arrested Development" star Alia Shawkat and bizarre comedy genius Eric Wareheim of "Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!" Though the...
In this article: Har Mar Superstar, Justin Long, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Ellen Page, Starsky and Hutch, Google Trends, and VH1
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Yahoo! News | October 07, 2009
Ellen Page to write comedy series for HBO (Reuters)
...credit to her resume. Page has teamed with HBO for "Stitch N' Bitch," a comedy she will write with two other young actors, Alia Shawkat and Sean Tillmann. The show follows two painfully cool hipster girls as they relocate from...
In this article: Ellen Page, Har Mar Superstar, HBO, Los Angeles, Oscar, Whip It, Sean Na Na, and Drew Barrymore
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Just Jared Jr. | September 30, 2009
Alia Shawkat Premieres Whip It
Alia Shawkat dolls herself up with pretty flowers in her hair and on her wrist as she premieres Whip It at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood on Tuesday night (September 29). The 20-year-old actress stars as Pash in the comedy flick.
In this article: Whip It, DVD, Ellen Page, Chris Evans, Evan Rachel Wood, Dennis Quaid, and Hollywood
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Observer.com - All Articles | September 30, 2009
Whip It Good: Welcome Back Alia Shawkat!
...ladies (why yes, that is Zoe Bell from Death Proof), but the only actress we found ourselves paying complete attention to was Alia Shawkat. Perhaps there is a big future ahead for Maeby Funke after all! Whereas Michael Cera has had a full,...
In this article: Whip It, Michael Cera, Arrested Development, Maeby Funke, Drew Barrymore, Ellen Page, The Starter Wife, Robert Yeoman, and Oscar
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Jezebel - Gawker's friendlier side | September 28, 2009
Whip It! 's Ellen Page & Alia Shawkat Are Convincing Real-Life Best Friends [Roll With It]
Real life BFFs ("we text") and Whip It! stars Ellen Page and Alia Shawkat talk about leeches, feeling sorry for the guys on the set of Whip It!, and their interesting movie choice on a recent trip to (wink) Amsterdam. These clips are from...
In this article: Ellen Page, Whip It!, Daniel Stern, Amsterdam, Toronto Film Festival, Paul Rudd, Drew Barrymore, Jason Segel, and Diner
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Alia Martine Shawkat (pronounced: /ˈæliə ˈʃoʊkɑːt/) (born on April 18, 1989) is an American actress.
Shawkat was born in Riverside, California of Iraqi, Irish, and Norwegian heritage. Her maternal grandfather is actor Paul Burke, who appeared as Detective Adam Flint on the TV series Naked City (1959–1963) and as Lyon Burke in the 1967 hit movie Valley of the Dolls.
From 2001 to 2002, Shawkat starred as Hannah Rayburn in the television sitcom State of Grace, aired in the United States on the cable television channel Fox Family (renamed ABC Family in 2001), where she starred opposite Mae Whitman, who later appeared with Shawkat on Arrested Development. She was a regular cast member of the Fox Network series Arrested Development for the entire run of the show from 2003 to 2006. She played Maeby Fünke. On the Season 1 DVD, Alia remarks that her first kiss was an on-screen moment with Michael Cera, who played George Michael Bluth.
Shawkat also appeared in the feature films Rebound, Three Kings and the television movie The Trial of Old Drum. She has made guest appearances in the television series JAG, Without a Trace, and Veronica Mars. She appeared in a Lifetime movie original Not Like Everyone Else, based on the true story of Brandi Blackbear.
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