Early life

Shipka was born in Chicago, Illinois, to John Young Shipka, a real estate developer, and his wife, Erin Ann (née Brennan). She has been taking ballroom dancing classes since the age of five. Her family relocated to Los Angeles, California when she was six to support her acting career.

Career

Shipka began doing commercial print modeling when she was a baby. As part of Mad Men's ensemble cast, she won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2008 and 2009.

Shipka has received praise for her performance on Mad Men. In naming her as his dream nominee for the "Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series" Emmy Award, Austin American-Statesman critic Dale Roe remarked, "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 season three, this is a ballot wish that could come true next year." Initially a recurring guest star, Shipka was upgraded to a series regular with the start of season four. She got the part after two auditions.

Shipka's credits after Mad Men include Flowers in the Attic as Cathy and Kat in the 2015 Oz Perkins horror film, February.

In 2014, Shipka was named one of "The 25 Most Influential Teens of 2014" by Time magazine.

Personal life

Shipka names Grace Kelly as an inspiration.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Dimension	Molly
2008	Lower Learning	Sarah
2009	Rag Doll Story, AA Rag Doll Story	Girl	Short film
2009	Land of the Lost	Tar Pits Kid	Uncredited
2009	Carriers	Jodie
2009	House Broken	Tammy Tawber
2010	Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore	Little Girl
2010	Ryan and Randi Show, TheThe Ryan and Randi Show	Lala La Lala	Short film
2010	Squeaky Clean	Emily	Short film
2012	Empty Room, TheThe Empty Room	Juliet	Short film
2013	Very Good Girls	Eleanor
2013	We Rise Like Smoke	Young Kyler	Short film
2014	Edge of the Woods, TheThe Edge of the Woods	Alice	Short film
2015	One & Two	Eva
2015	When Marnie Was There	Marnie	English voice dub
2015	Fan Girl	Telulah Farrow
2015	February	Kat

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Monk	Little Girl	2 episodes
2006	Angriest Man in Suburbia, TheThe Angriest Man in Suburbia	Lola	Movie
2007	Cory in the House	Sophie's Classmate	Episode: "Mall of Confusion"
2007	MADtv	Upset Child	Episode: "Madtv Ruined My Life"
2007	Heroes	Little Girl in Fire	Episode: "Four Months Ago..."
2007-09	Jimmy Kimmel Live!	Various	6 episodes
2007-15	Mad Men	Sally Draper	Main role
2011	Smooch	Zoe Cole	Movie
2012	Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23	Kiernan Shipka	Episode: "Parent Trap..."
2012-14	Legend of Korra, TheThe Legend of Korra	Jinora (voice)	25 episodes
2013, 2015	Sofia the First	Oona (voice)	Episodes: "The Floating Palace" and "Cool Hand Fluke"
2014	Flowers in the Attic	Cathy Dollanganger	Movie
2015	Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt	Kymmi	Episode: "Kimmy Has A Birthday!"
2015	Project Runway	Herself	Episode: "Fashion Flip"

Video games

Year	Title	Voice
2014	The Legend of Korra	Jinora
2016	Marvel Avengers Academy	Jessica Drew / Spider-Woman

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2007	Satellite Awards	Best Cast - Television Series	Mad Men	Won
2009	Screen Actors Guild	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series	Mad Men	Won
	Young Artist Awards	Best Performance in a TV Series - Recurring Young Actress	Mad Men	Nominated
2010	Screen Actors Guild	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series	Mad Men	Won
	Young Artist Awards	Best Performance in a Short Film - Young Actress	Squeaky Clean	Nominated
	Young Artist Awards	Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actress	Carriers	Nominated
2011	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series	Mad Men	Nominated
	Young Artist Awards	Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actress Ten and Under	Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore	Nominated
	Young Artist Awards	Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Supporting Young Actress	Mad Men	Nominated
2012	Young Hollywood Awards	Scene Stealer Female	Mad Men	Won
	Young Artist Awards	Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special - Leading Young Actress	Smooch	Nominated
2013	Screen Actors Guild	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series	Mad Men	Nominated
	Young Artist Awards	Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role (Television) - Young Actress	The Legend of Korra	Nominated
	Young Artist Awards	Best Performance in a TV Series - Recurring Young Actress	Mad Men	Won
	Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards	Lucy Award	Mad Men	Won
2014	Young Hollywood Awards	You're So Fancy		Nominated

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