But Shawkat is so much more than the character she played onArrested Development.
So what else is there to know about the actor?
Does she pine for herArrested Developmentdays or does she have her eye on the future instead?
And is she seeing anyone special?
Read on to discover the untold truth of Alia Shawkat.
“Naked Citywas his main one.”
That’s where Shawkat did most of her growing up.
In 2009, Burke passed away at the age of 83, as reported by theLos Angeles Times.
What a legacy he left behind!
“Like, a topless bar.”
Who would have thought?
“It was never a secret, there was no shame around it,” she said.
“It wasn’t like they were seedy club owners: it was a business.”
“I smoked pot, not much else.
But looking back, people were doing heavy drugs, just in high school.”
Sounds like desert life got a little wild early on!
“On one hand, great, they’re more aware,” she continued.
“That shouldn’t be hard.”
It really shouldn’t, Alia!
“Because that’s just not worth making it.”
“It was kind of the first time I was asked.”
Still, it was anexciting momentfor the LGBTQ+ community.
“I’m not incredibly well-known,” she continued.
“I am a girl.
Other times, I’m a boy,” she revealed to theIndependentin 2019.
“I used to want to burn my femininity, because it meant something I didn’t like.
I’ll never let that happen again.'”
Our girl is seriously multi-talented!
As for her musical activities, Shawkat enjoys performing live at clubs and speakeasies.
“With jazz, I get to play a different character.”
“I didn’t act for like a year.”
The rest is history!
“It’s like family: I love it, but I’m happy we’re moving on.”
Indeed all good things do eventually have to come to an end.
She’s also interested in doing more directing in the future, which is a pretty exciting prospect.
As to what Shawkat believes her younger self would think about her life now?
“She’d like all the new clothes, I guess,” she stated.
“I think she’d be happy I was doing the art I wanted to.”
“But once Jessica was upset, that was my main concern.”
“It was an interesting process.”
She added that she found it freeing to let go of the attachment she had to her hair.
“People were like, “Did you lose something in your life?'”
One of her neighbors even asked her what happened, fearing that Shawkat had done something “insane.”
“Everyone has projections and a lot more for women,” she added.
“I just made that statistic up.
But I feel like it sounds true.”
Furthermore, Shawkat also believes that people should explore their intimate lives together before marriage.
That includes face makeup.
She does wear a little bit, but not to the point that it hides her trademarkfreckles.
“I always tell makeup artists not to cover them,” she revealed in an interview withNylon.
“It’s really the reason why I get the job.”
“Then I’m like, ‘Wait, I have those.'”
“My biggest advice is that you just gotta rock it,” she added.
“Let it be wild and it’ll look cooler.”
Is Alia Shawkat dating Brad Pitt?
Rather, Shawkat was spotted hanging out with Hollywood bigwig Brad Pitt, according toTMZ.
Still, it makes you wonder!
