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Alia Shawkat
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About Alia Shawkat
The meaning of sexuality has changed over the years. There was a time when psychoanalytic theorists used to take sexuality in a narrow sense. It’s meaning was confined just to a biological pressure which is discharged during the process of sexual intercourse. The great Psychologist Sigmund Freud had defined the pressure as eros. And did a good amount of research to broaden the meaning of sexuality. Then he came up to know that sexuality is the capacity to experience pleasure in other ways than just involving in sex but also portion and drive of human identity.
According to psychologists, there is a close connection between our sexuality and identity. It is because the nature of affirmation and disruption of our sense of self occurs in childhood originates from our sexual being. That’s why sexuality is one of the most stable and clear barometers of our psychological state.
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Full Name | Alia Martine Shawkat |
Date of Birth | April 18, 1989 |
Birth Place | Riverside, California, U.S. |
Parent(s) | Dina Burke and Tony Shawkat |
Occupation | Actress, Producer |
Net Worth | US $4 million |
Likewise, the conversation about sexuality is still open. People are still afraid to openly talk about their sexuality even when they need to. This type of behavior is not healthy and can create a lot of mental suffering. Not presenting one’s sexuality is not accepting the real self. And in order to give strength to theses marginalized people, media has been playing an important role.
Moreover, Alia Shawkat is one of the filmmakers who focused on giving strength to accepting one’s sexuality. Alia has co-written and acted in a movie called “Duck Butter” that focuses on sexuality. She has been successful to portray the character remarkably and present a sensitive topic in a concrete way. People know her for her performance in the series “State of Grace”, “Arrested Development”, and ” Three Kings.”
Early Life
Dina Burke gave birth to Alia Shawkat in Riverside, California, the USA on April 18, 1989. Her father’s name is Tony Shawkat. He is also an actor and producer of the feature movie “Vlad”. Her parents have been supportive of her acting career since childhood. Alia’s grandfather Pual Burke( father of her mother) was also an actor. She grew up in Palm Springs. Alia used to go to Los Angeles with her mother for auditions since the age of nine. She was a tomboy in her childhood.
Education
Alia Shawkat attended a private school year in her home Rancho Mirage at the age of sixteen. He focused her studies on subjects like Drama, English, Geography, Maths, And Physics. She had a dream to study International Relations at Yale University.
Career
Alia Shawkat has also appeared in series like ” JAG” in 1999 and “The Trial of Old Drum” in 2000. She officially started her career from the series ” State of Grace” at the small age of 11 in 2001. She portrayed the role of Young Hannah Rayban from 2001 to 2004. Likewise, she grew as an actor with the series “Arrested Development.” She portrayed the role of Maeby from 2003-2006, in 2013, and from 2018-2019. The series succeeded to gain popularity globally. Alia got a lot of formative moments during the series.
Moreover, she was also part of the series “The League” in 2010, “Drunk History” in 2014 and 2015, “Living with Yourself” in 2019, and “The Old Man” in 2020. Alia started her movie career from the movie “Three Kings” in 1999. She had shared the screen with her father Tony Shawkat. Then, she became part of the movie “Rebound”, ” Queen of Cactus Cove” in 2005, and “Deck of the Halls” in 2006.
Likewise, Alia Shawkat was also part of the movie “Whip It” in 2009. She shared the screen with Eric Wareheim and Eva Mendes in a music video of Har Mar Superstar. Alia had been an executive producer and co-writer of the movie “Duck Butter” in 2018. This movie had the story of two women dating for 24 hours. There are a lot of adult scenes in the movie. The cinematography and story development is smooth. And even both the characters have succeeded to show the woman sexuality on the screen. The characters have shared very much close details in the movie. This movie is close to Alia.
Alia Shawkat is not only a good actress, writer, and producer but is also a voice artist. She has a very powerful and impactful voice. Likewise, Alia has lent her voice for the English dubbed movie “I Lost My Body” in 2019. She portrayed the role of Gabriella. Alia was also part of the short movie like “Alina” in 2019 and “The Letter Room” in 2020. Her movie “Love Spreads” is in the post-production phase.
Relationship/Personal Life
Alia Shawkat has a quite different image in the public than personal life. She has been quite a camera bout her personal life in public. Alia got a shock in May 2020 when her name was alongside Brad Pitt. It was before 11:30 am in the morning. She woke up late and was still sleepy. After checking her phone, social media shocked her.
Alia Shawkat was trending on Twitter. Various photos of Alia and Brad from a one-man show of Mike Birbiglia, playhouse, Kanye West’s opera, and many more had created the buzz. Also, the actors live only lived ten minutes far from each other. This also boosted the buzz. Aalia cleared the matter in an interview saying their relationship is totally platonic with no romanticism in it. She is attracted to both males and females. But her relationship status is still not clear to the public. She is also a very good painter and singer.
Social Media
Alia Shawkat is not very much active in social media platforms. She goes with the name of “_mutantalia_” on Instagram with 90K followers. She is not active in other social media like Facebook and Twitter.
Net Worth
Alia Shawkat has been part of the movie industry for more than 18 years. She has been part of tv series, short movies, and movies. According to the evaluation of her projects and celebritynetworth.com net, she has an approximate net worth of $4 million.
Nutshell Bio
The current age of Aalia is 31 years. Her nationality is American and ethnicity is Irish, Norwegian, and Italian. She has an average height of 5 feet 5 inches with a complimentary weight of 66 kg.