Alice Braga and Alia Shawkat
Alia Shawkat, born April 18, 1989, in Riverside California (United States), is one of most successful and popular TV actors. She played Maeby Funke in the Fox show Arrested Development a role that brought her an TV Land Future Classic Award. Ellen Page was her co-star in Whip It. Between 2001 and 2004, Shawkat played Hannah in State of Grace. Shawkat, playing Maeby Funke Shawkat, was part of the cast in Arrested Development throughout the run from 2003 until the end of the season. Shawkat was recognized for her performances on occasions. The show received almost universally positive feedback. Brian M. Palmer described Shawkat as "one of the brightest lights on a series that has only bright light" and Scott Weinberg (eFilmCritic) called the actress a funny young woman. In an interview with The A.V. Club in 2010, Shawkat stated that a lot of her defining moments as an actress occurred on the Arrested Development set: Mitch Hurwitz was like a dad figure to me. The time I spent...