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Alia Shawkat: Quick Facts

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Born April 18, 1989 (age 37) • Riverside • California

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Actress Alia Shawkat poses with arms crossed, wearing a denim jacket and striped shirt, in a publicity still for the television show Arrested Development.
Alia Shawkat stands indoors in a patterned dress, hand to her neck, with a bicycle and potted plant in the background in a scene from the television series Search Party.
The cast of Arrested Development Season 1 poses around a lavishly set dining table in a richly decorated room. Jason Bateman sits at the front, with Michael Cera, Alia Shawkat, Tony Hale, David Cross, Portia de Rossi, Will Arnett, Jeffrey Tambor, and Jessica Walter seated or standing around the table.
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