Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shawkat said that she was “incredibly lucky” to be cast in the series and it was her mom, who has “amazing taste,” who first read ...

Alia Shawkat took time to make peace with her Arrested Development past. Shawkat, 36, opened up on the Dec. 22 episode of the Happy Sad Confused podcast, hosted by Josh Horowitz about her long career.