. . . Where Are They Now? . . .Hello fans,Fans of the television series Arrested Development will remember actress Alia Shawkat, who played Maeby Funke on the show. The talented young Shawkat continues to work in television and movies. What is she doing now? Let's find out...
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View Past Issues: Where Are They Now Archives*--DEAD OR ALIVE?--See if you know if the following celebrities have had a visit from the "Grim Reaper":
Kate Nelligan: She appeared in "Eye of the Needle", "Frankie and Johnny", "The Prince Of Tides", "The Cider House Rules" and other movies
Pam Grier: Star of the 1970s so-called "blaxploitation" movies "Coffy" and "Foxy Brown", later in her career she starred in the movie "Jackie Brown"
Jeanette MacDonald: She and Nelson Eddy were one of the most popular singing and acting duos in the movies, they appeared together in "Naughty Marietta", "Rose Marie" and other films in the 1930s and 1940s
(Answer at the bottom)*Alia ShawkatLearn More About Alia Shawkat on Celebrity NoozBIRTH DATE: April 18, 1989, Riverside, California
CLAIM TO FAME: She is best known for her role as Maeby Fünke in the Fox series Arrested Development.
INFO: Shawkat began acting in both film and television in 1999. She appeared in the feature film Three Kings as the daughter of the character Amir, and made an appearance on an episode of JAG.
Her first starring role came in 2001, when she won the role of Hannah Rayburn in the television series State of Grace, which appeared on the cable television channel Fox Family (subsequently renamed ABC Family) until 2002.
As Maeby Fünke, Shawkat was a regular cast member of Arrested Development for the entire run of the show (2003â??2006).
TRIVIA: Is of Kurdish descent on her father's side and Irish and Norwegian descent on her mother's side.
Has two brothers.
Grew up in Palm Springs, CA.
Her maternal grandparents are actor Paul Burke of Valley of the Dolls (1967) fame and former dancer Peggy Pryor.
Member of The Interstate 5 Tennis Association.
Good friends with Ellen Page, her co-star in Whip It.
Her great-great-grandfather, Martin P. Burke, was a New Orleans policeman in 1898.
WHERE IS SHE NOW: In 2009, she appeared as an Arab-American teen in Cherien Dabis' film Amreeka, and then starred alongside Ellen Page in Drew Barrymore's directorial debut Whip It. Also in 2009, she appeared in Whip It co-star Har Mar Superstar's music video for "Tall Boy."
In 2010, she appeared in The Runaways, a biographical movie about the band of the same name, playing a fictional version of the band's bassist.
Along with her Whip-It costars Har Mar and Ellen Page, Shawkat produces and writes a show for HBO called Stitch N' Bitch, about two girls who relocate from Brooklyn to Los Angeles in the hopes of becoming artists.
Shawkat has also been a guest vocalist on several tracks from indie-punk band Fake Problems' newest album Real Ghosts Caught on Tape.
CREDITS:2013 The To-Do List (post-production)...Fiona
2013 The Moment (post-production)...Jessie
2012 Ruby Sparks (post-production)...Mabel
2012 The Brass Teapot (post-production)...Louise
2012 That's What She Said...Clementine
2012 Rugrats (short)
2011 The Oranges...Vanessa Walling
2011 Damsels in Distress...Mad Madge
2011 Our Deal (short)
2011 Cedar Rapids...Bree
2011/I The Lie...Seven
2010 The League (TV series)...April
The Expert Witness
2010 The Runaways...Robin
2009 Whip It...Pash
2009 Amreeka...Salma Halaby
2008 The Starter Wife (TV series)...Robin
Das Booty Call (2008)
Mollywood (2008)
The Remains of the Snow Day (2008)
2008 Prom Wars: Love Is a Battlefield...Diana Riggs
2008 Bart Got a Room...Camille
2008 Bad Mother's Handbook (TV movie)...Charlotte
2007 The Business (TV series)...The Screenwriting Manicurist
Field Trip to Hollywood: Part 2
Field Trip to Hollywood: Part 1
2006 Deck the Halls...Madison Finch
2006 Not Like Everyone Else (TV movie)...Brandi Blackbear
2006 Veronica Mars (TV series)...Stacy Wells
The Rapes of Graff (2006)
2003-2006 Arrested Development (TV series)...Mae "Maeby" Fünke / Mae 'Maeby' Fünke
2005 Queen of Cactus Cove (short)...Billie
2005 Rebound...Amy
2003 Boomtown (TV series)...Denise Stein
Home Invasion
2003 Without a Trace (TV series)...Sioban Arintero
Maple Street
2002 Presidio Med (TV series)...Tara Wegman
Good Question
2002 State of Grace (TV series)...Young Hannah Rayburn
2000 The Trial of Old Drum (TV movie)...Dee
1999 Three Kings...Amir's Daughter
1999 JAG (TV series)...Young Mac
Second Sight
To see Then & Now pictures of Alia Shawkat, visit: Celebrity Nooz*--Answers to DEAD OR ALIVE--Kate Nelligan - ALIVE
Born: 03/16/1950
Pam Grier - ALIVE
Born: 05/26/1949
Jeanette MacDonald - DEAD (Heart attack)
Born: 06/18/1903 Died: 01/14/1965
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T. Damodaran, 77, Indian screenwriter.
Jerry McCain, 81, American blues musician.
Ralph Maxwell, 78, New Zealand politician, MP for Waitakere (1978â??1984) and Titirangi (1984-1990).
Stefan Radof, 77, Romanian actor and Senator (1992-1996), heart failure.
Eduard Steinberg, 76, Russian painter, cancer.
3/27Dale Baker, 73, Australian politician, South Australian MHA for MacKillop (1985-1997); Leader of the Opposition (1990-1992), motor neurone disease.
Millor Fernandes, 87, Brazilian cartoonist, humorist and playwright, multiple organ failure.
Larry Haws, 72, American politician, Minnesota House of Representatives (2006-2010), brain cancer.
Hilton Kramer, 84, American art critic, co-founder of The New Criterion.
Adrienne Rich, 82, American lesbian feminist poet and essayist.
3/26Michael Begley, 79, Irish politician, TD for Kerry South (1969-1989).
Tom Wells, 70, Bermudian-born American television composer (Buffalo Bill, WKRP in Cincinnati).