出生于曼哈顿低下阶层的社区，是好莱坞为数不多的黑人女星中比较著名和成功的一个。8岁时即在纽约的儿童剧团演出。曾在著名的纽约戏剧高中学习，毕业后搬迁移到加州作职业的舞台剧演员。1983年开始在百老汇表演单...
Shawkat was born in Riverside, California to Dina (née Burke) and actor Tony Shawkat. She grew up in nearby Palm Springs.[1] She has two brothers.[2] Her maternal grandfather was actor Paul Burke. She is of Kurdish descent on her father’s side and Irish
