Alia Martine Shawkat was born on 18th April 1989 in Riverside, California USA, of part-Iraqi, Irish, Italian and Norwegian descent, and is an actress who rose to fame starring in the television series “Arrested Development”. Moreover, Alia landed the role of Gertie Michaels in the comedy film “The Final Girls”, and won the Gracie Award for her role in the series “Search Party”. The actress has been active in the entertainment industry since 1999.
How much is the net worth of Alia Shawkat? It has been reported by authoritative sources that the overall size of her wealth is as much as $4 million, as of the data presented in early 2018. Film and television are the main sources of Shawkat’s modest fortune.
Alia Shawkat (Actress) Net Worth $4 million
To begin with, the girl grew up in Palm Springs with her two brothers. From an early age she was taught to play the piano, and loved music and dance.
Concerning her professional career, Shawkat began her acting career with a guest appearance in the television series “JAG” in 1999, and in the same year she received a small role in David O. Russell’s movie “Three Kings”, and then played a supporting role in the television series “State of Grace” (2002) with Mae Whitman and Dinah Manoff. Her breakthrough came with the series “Arrested Development” in which Shawkat played a major role from 2003 to 2006, in 2005 receiving a Young Artist Award for her role of Mae Fünke. In 2008 she starred alongside Steven Kaplan, William H. Macy and Cheryl Hines in the comedy film “Bart Got a Room” by Brian Hecker, and the same year, the actress starred opposite Raviv Ullman in the comedy film “Prom Wars” by Phil Price. Later, Shawkat starred in the feature films “Amreeka” (2009) and “The Oranges” (2011), ande interpreted Clementine in the film “That’s What She Said”, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, adding steadily to her net worth.
In 2013, Alia starred in the award winning drama film “Night Moves” by Kelly Reichardt, and was then cast as a main in the feature films “The Moment” (2013), “Wild Canaries” (2014) and “The Final Girls” (2015). In addition, Shawcat landed the lead role in the Green’s film “Adam Green’s Aladdin” (2015) as well as being in the main cast of the films “Green Room” (2015) and “Me Him Her” (2015). Since 2016, the actress has been one of the main characters in the television series “Search Party”, in which she portrays Dory Sief, the role for which she won a Gracie Award in the category of the Actress in a Breakthrough Role. In addition, Alia created the lead role in the film “Paint It Black” (2016) written and directed by Amber Tamblyn. In 2017, she starred in the comedy drama film “Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town” written and directed by Christian Papierniak.
In 2018, two feature films starring Shawkat are scheduled to be released – “Blaze” and “Duck Butter”, which will no doubt add to Alia’s net worth.
Finally, in the personal life of the actress, she was in relationship with Jack Antonoff from 2009 to 2010, and then dated Michael Angarano (2010 – 2011). Currently, she is apparently single.
