With a present net worth of over 4 million dollars, Alia Shawkat was born in April 1989. Born to actor Tony Shawkat and Dina, Alia Shawkat grew up in Palm Springs in California. Her full name is Alia Martine Shawkat and her maternal grandfather Paul Burke was also a popular actor. She made her first step into modeling at the age of nine for Calvin Klein brochure in the year 1998. Other than her flair for acting, she has special interest in music and painting. She even takes part in several gallery shows and even hosts her own painting shows in art galleries. She attended a school near her house in Rancho Mirage. Her hobbies include horse riding, dancing and skating.
Career
She stepped out with her acting career when she was just 11 years old in the role of Young Hannah Rayburn in the popular ABC family series State of Grace. She had played a small role in the movie Three Kings and other TV serials like JAG and The Trial of Old Drum before her major role in 2002. She then played small segments in some TV shows till the major breakthrough came into her life in 2003. She played the role of Maeby Funke in Arrested Development which ran from 2003 to 2006.
Alia Shawkat alias Allie won the TV Land Award and also the Young Artist Award for her outstanding performance in a rebellious family member role whose family was coping with a major wealth loss. The crew loved Allie for her cheerful and funny character. The actress remarked that she had received her initial training to go forward in her career from the creator of the show, Mitch Hurwitz.
She then did several guest appearances in movies and TV shows like Without a Trace, The Runways, Whip It, The Business and much more. Her interest in music pulled her into appearances in music videos like “Tall Boy”. She even hummed to a few tunes in guest vocals.
Love Life
Alia Shawkat is currently single with no confirmed relationships even though media has rumors as usual around her love life. With a cute round face, slim body and beautiful brown hair, Allie is a charming lady. Her first confirmed boyfriend was Jack Antonoff and the couple broke up in 2010. Jack is a musician, singer and songwriter. After the breakup, rumors arose that Alia was dating Michael Angarano after they were spotted on cozy seats in a club. The relationship lasted for about 22 months before they separated.
Latest Works
Adam Green’s Aladdin is the latest release which is more like a modern version of the classic story of Aladdin. The movie was released through video on demand and iTunes in US and Canada in April, 2016.
Her upcoming project is “Paint it Black” by Amber Tamblyn in which she plays the role of a lady who is trying to find the reason behind the disappearance of her boyfriend and thus makes a strange relationship with his mother. She had recently announced through her Twitter account that the movie is all set to be released in June at the LA Film Festival.
| Birth Date: | 18 Apr, 1989 |
| Age: | 30 yrs |
| Citizenship: | United States of America |
| Birth Place: | Riverside |
| Gender: | Female |
| Description: | Actress |
| Net Worth 2021: | 4 million |
