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'' (2007–2015),

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'' (2018–2020) and the sixth season of

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series '' Riverdale'' (2021–2022),

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in the FX series '' Feud: Bette and Joan'' (2017), and Jinora in ''

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'' (2012–2014). Shipka has also starred in numerous films, including '' Carriers'' (2009), ''

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'' (2014), ''

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'' (2015), and '' The Silence'' (2019).

Early life

Kiernan Brennan Shipka was born in

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, to John Young Shipka, a real estate developer, and Erin Ann Brennan. Shipka started taking

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classes at the age of five, and was still attending classes as of March 2012. Her family relocated to

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when she was six to help with her acting career.

Career

2006–2015: Beginnings and ''Mad Men''

Shipka made her television debut at five months of age on the hospital drama '' ER''. She also began doing commercial-print modeling when she was a baby. After undertaking numerous small television roles, her first major role was as

, the daughter of main character

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, on the 2007–2015 TV series ''

''. She won the role after two auditions. She was a recurring guest star for the show's first three seasons, then became a series regular in season four. As part of ''Mad Men'''s ensemble cast, she won the

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in 2008 and 2009. Shipka received praise for her performance on ''Mad Men''. In 2010, ''

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'' critic Dale Roe named her as his dream nominee for the

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, writing, "This 10-year-old actress was so affecting as troubled Sally Draper last season that it seems odd that she's only just been upgraded to series regular. If Shipka's upcoming ''Mad Men'' work—struggling with the broken marriage of her parents and entering preteendom in the tumultuous 1960s—remains as amazing as it was in

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, this is a ballot wish that could come true next year."Dale Roe. "Devoted TV watchers name their dream Emmy winners", ''Austin American-Statesman'', July 4, 2010, page H-1. In 2014, Shipka was named one of "The 25 Most Influential Teens of 2014" by ''Time'' magazine. That same year,

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included her in their list of "20 Actors To Watch That Are Under 20". Shipka starred in the 2014 Lifetime movie ''

'', and co-starred (with

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) in the 2015

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horror film ''

''.

2016–present: Further work and streaming projects

In 2017, she portrayed B.D. Hyman, daughter of

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, in the FX television series '' Feud: Bette and Joan''. In January 2018, it was announced that Shipka would be starring as

's ''

'' series based on the comic series of the same name. The first part was released by

on October 26, 2018, and an episode that December. The show ran for three more parts, concluding on December 31, 2020, with a total of 36 episodes. Shipka would reprise the role in a sixth season episode of '' Riverdale'', “Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Witching Hour(s)”, aired on December 7, 2021. Shipka co-starred in a 2019

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film directed by

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, ''

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'', based on the novel of the same name. Shooting began in February 2019. Shipka next played a deaf teenager opposite

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'' The Silence'', based on the 2015 horror novel of the same name by

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. Netflix released ''The Silence'' on April 10, 2019. Shipka learned

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for the role. Leonetti praised her performance saying "She's acting alongside Stanley Tucci, and believe me, she's more than holding her own. It's been spellbinding watching her." In May 2021, Shipka was cast in the

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political drama limited series ''White House Plumbers''. She played Bea Johnson, the daughter of two intellectually disabled parents, in the 2022 drama ''Wildflower''. In September 2022, Shipka was cast in '' Red One'', co-starring

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and Chris Evans.

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

Video games

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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