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Kiernan Shipka

Highest Rated: 92% When Marnie Was There (2014)

Lowest Rated: 13% Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010)

Birthday: Nov 10, 1999

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Even at a young age, Kiernan Shipka displayed such an undeniable ease and charm in front of the camera that when she decided to become an actress, it only seemed a natural fit. After receiving her start as a print model, Shipka landed guest parts on popular shows like the action-comedy "Monk" (USA Network, 2002-09), the sketch comedy "MADtv" (Fox, 1995-2009), and the sci-fi drama "Heroes" (NBC, 2006-10). But it was her role on the provocative AMC drama series "Mad Men" (2007-15) that made Shipka a household name. As the oldest daughter of the series' lead character, Don Draper, Shipka's character often went through the wringer as a result of her parents' troubled marriage and her father's shady past. The role clearly gave Shipka the opportunity to display an emotional range that was well beyond her years, making Hollywood sit up and take notice of her rising star potential. Kiernan Shipka, whose name meant "son of a lord" in Irish, was born on Nov. 10, 1999 in Chicago, IL to John Young Shipka, a real estate developer, and Erin Ann Brennan. Shipka started her career at a young age; at five months old, she had a minor role on the long-running medical drama "ER" (NBC, 1994-2009), and she appeared in more than 200 print ads and two dozen commercials. Beginning in 2006, she took on guest starring roles on television shows like "Monk," MADtv," and the NBC series "Heroes," where she played a little girl who was rescued from a fire. In 2007, shortly after her family relocated to Los Angeles, Shipka landed a small role on the award-winning series "Mad Men," a stylized drama set in the 1960s that follows the lives of the fiercely competitive men and women who works at a prestigious Madison Avenue advertising agency. "Mad Men" centered on Don Draper (Jon Hamm), one of the firm's most talented ad executives-turned-partner who drinks hard, chain-smokes, and holds deeply-rooted secrets from both his family and colleagues. Shipka played Draper's daughter Sally, a sweet, young girl who, initially, mostly played with dresses and tried to become a grown-up by making cocktails for her parents during parties. Even though she was only six when she first landed the part, Shipka gave her character such emotional depth and authenticity that the show's producers upgraded her role to series regular during the start of season four. As the series progressed, her storyline expanded to include a death in the family, her parents' divorce, and constant pressure from her mother Betty Draper (January Jones), a model-turned-housewife who tries in vain to keep her family intact, in spite of knowing her husband's infidelities. As a result, Shipka's character went through a rebellious phase and public meltdowns that prompted her mother to put her in therapy. While her stint on "Mad Men" kept her busy, Shipka juggled other projects, including an appearance in the feature comedy "Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore" (2010) and a guest role on the series "Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23" (ABC, 2012-13) as herself. Between seasons of "Mad Men," Shipka began her voice acting career with a starring role on animated series "The Legend of Korra" (Nickelodeon 2012-14), co-starred in a made-for-TV version of notorious thriller "Flowers in the Attic" (Lifetime 2014), and appeared in indie drama "Very Good Girls" (2013). The same year that "Mad Men" came to a close, Shipka starred in indie drama "One and Two" (2015) and teen comedy "Fan Girl (2015), and appeared in a key supporting role in psychological drama "The Blackcoat's Daughter" (2015). Following a supporting role as B.D. Hyman in Ryan Murphy's miniseries "Feud: Bette and Joan" (FX 2017), Shipka returned to series TV in the title role of "The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina" (Netflix 2018- ), part of the "Riverdale" universe of darker and more mature takes on the Archie Comics characters.

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Highest rated movies

92% 88% When Marnie Was There
Watchlist
87% 77% Totally Killer Watchlist 85% 47% Let It Snow Watchlist 80% The Last Showgirl Watchlist 77% 52% The Blackcoat's Daughter Watchlist 75% 90% Twisters Watchlist 62% 39% Carriers Watchlist 62% 93% Wildflower Watchlist 56% 54% Sweethearts Watchlist
52% 39% Flowers in the Attic
Watchlist

Filmography

Movies

Credit
80% No Score Yet The Last Showgirl Unknown (Character) - 2024
56% 54% Sweethearts Unknown (Character) - 2024
31% 90% Red One Gryla (Character) - 2024
75% 90% Twisters Unknown (Character) $267.7M 2024
87% 77% Totally Killer Jamie (Character) - 2023
50% 59% Maximum Truth Unknown (Character) - 2023
62% 93% Wildflower Bea Johnson (Character) - 2022
85% 47% Let It Snow Angie (Character) - 2019
30% 26% The Silence Ally Andrews (Character) - 2019
77% 52% The Blackcoat's Daughter Kat (Character) $20.0K 2015
No Score Yet 22% Fan Girl Telulah Farrow (Character) - 2015
47% 35% One & Two Eva (Character) - 2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet Edge of the Woods Alice (Character) - 2015
92% 88% When Marnie Was There Marnie (Voice) $314.3K 2014
52% 39% Flowers in the Attic Young Cathy (Character) - 2014
20% 33% Very Good Girls Eleanor (Character) - 2013
No Score Yet 40% Smooch Zoe Cole (Character) - 2011
13% 38% Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore Little Girl (Character) $43.6M 2010
62% 39% Carriers Jodie (Character) $71.7K 2009

TV

Credit
No Score Yet 28% The Drew Barrymore Show Guest 2022 2024
No Score Yet 55% The Kelly Clarkson Show Guest 2019 2024
89% 79% The Legend of Korra Jinora (Voice) 2012-2014 2023
81% 47% Riverdale Sabrina Spellman (Guest Star) 2021-2022
No Score Yet 61% Late Night With Seth Meyers Guest 2018 2022
71% 81% Swimming With Sharks Lou Simms (Character) 2022
82% 72% Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Sabrina Spellman (Character) 2018-2020
No Score Yet 42% Jimmy Kimmel Live! Guest 2015 2019
No Score Yet 12% The View Guest 2019
No Score Yet 96% Sofia the First Oona (Guest Voice) 2013 2015 2018
No Score Yet 64% Family Guy Singing Cheerleader (Guest Voice) 2017
No Score Yet 90% American Dad! Student (Guest Voice) 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet Project Runway Guest 2015
94% 96% Mad Men Sally Draper (Character),
Unknown (Guest Star)
2007-2010 2012-2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Chew Guest 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet Inside the Actors Studio Guest 2012
85% 83% Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 Unknown (Guest Star) 2012
No Score Yet No Score Yet Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Guest 2012
89% 88% Monk Girl Customer (Guest Star) 2006