Kiernan Shipka

Kiernan Brennan Shipka (born November 10, 1999) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Sally Draper in the AMC drama series Mad Men (2007–2015), and Sabrina Spellman in the Netflix fantasy series Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018–2020) and the sixth season of The CW series Riverdale (2021–2022).

In addition to supporting roles in films such as Longlegs, Twisters, and The Last Showgirl (all in 2024), Shipka has also had starring roles in The Blackcoat's Daughter (2015), Totally Killer (2023), and Sweethearts (2024), among others.

Early life Kiernan Brennan Shipka was born on November 10, 1999, in Chicago, Illinois, to John Young Shipka, a real-estate developer, and Erin Ann Brennan. She is of mostly Irish and Slovak descent. She also has notable German, English, Scottish, and Italian heritage. Shipka started taking ballroom dancing classes at the age of five and was still attending classes as of March 2012. When she was six, her family relocated to Los Angeles to help with her acting career. She started commercial-print modeling when she was a baby. After undertaking small television roles, her first major role was as Sally Draper, the daughter of main character Don Draper, on the 2007–2015 TV series Mad Men. 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 Mens ensemble cast, she won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2008 and 2009. Shipka received praise for her performance on Mad Men. In 2010, Austin American-Statesman critic Dale Roe named her as his dream nominee for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series, 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 season three, this is a ballot wish that could come true next year."

Beginning in 2012, Shipka voiced Jinora in the Nickelodeon animated series The Legend of Korra, the sequel to Avatar: The Last Airbender. In 2014, Shipka was named one of "The 25 Most Influential Teens of 2014" by Time magazine. That same year, IndieWire included her in their list of "20 Actors To Watch That Are Under 20". She starred in the 2014 Lifetime movie Flowers in the Attic, based on the 1979 novel of the same name by V. C. Andrews. The following year she co-starred with Emma Roberts in the Osgood Perkins horror film The Blackcoat's Daughter, and with Timothée Chalamet in the fantasy thriller One & Two. Additionally, she voiced the title character in the English dub of Studio Ghibli's When Marnie Was There. In 2017, Shipka portrayed B.D. Hyman, daughter of Bette Davis, in the FX television series Feud: Bette and Joan.

2018–2021: Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

In January 2018, Shipka was announced to be starring as Sabrina Spellman in Netflix's Chilling Adventures of Sabrina series based on the comic series of the same name. and an episode that December. The show ran for three more parts, concluding on December 31, 2020, with a total of 36 episodes. Shipka reprised the role in two episodes of Riverdale, "Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Witching Hour(s)" and "Chapter One Hundred and Fourteen: The Witches of Riverdale", which aired on December 7, 2021, and July 10, 2022, respectively.

Shipka played a deaf teenager opposite Stanley Tucci in John R. Leonetti's horror film The Silence, based on the 2015 novel of the same name by Tim Lebbon. Netflix released the film on April 10, 2019. Shipka learned American Sign Language for the role and 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." That same year, Shipka co-starred in the Christmas romantic comedy film Let It Snow, based on the novel Let It Snow: Three Holiday Romances.

2022–present: Further work In 2022, Shipka starred alongside Diane Kruger in the psychological drama series Swimming with Sharks, inspired by the 1994 film of the same name. She also played Bea Johnson, the daughter of two intellectually disabled parents, in the drama Wildflower. The following year she appeared in the HBO political drama limited series White House Plumbers, portraying Kevan Hunt, daughter of E. Howard Hunt. In October 2023, Shipka starred alongside actress Olivia Holt in Amazon Prime Video's 1980s horror-comedy Totally Killer.

In July 2024, Shipka appeared in the horror thriller Longlegs, reuniting her with The Blackcoat's Daughter director Osgood Perkins. Later that year, she had supporting roles in the films Twisters, The Last Showgirl and Red One. In addition, she co-starred alongside Nico Hiraga in the Max romantic comedy Sweethearts, and in the thriller film Stone Cold Fox, which premiered in November 2025.

In 2026, she appeared in the fourth season of the HBO/BBC drama Industry. She also starred in the comedy film Idiots, which premiered at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival.

She is set to star alongside Cole Sprouse in the romantic comedy Goodbye Girl, as well as The Nowhere Game, which will reunite her with Mckenna Grace, who portrayed the younger version of her character in Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.

Filmography Film Year Title RoleNotes 2008 Lower Learning Sarah 2009 Land of the Lost Tar Pits Kid Uncredited Carriers Jodie House Broken Tammy Tawber 2010 Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore Little Girl 2013 Very Good Girls Eleanor Berger 2015 One & Two Eva When Marnie Was There Marnie (voice)The Blackcoat's Daughter Katherine / Kat / young Joan 2019 The Silence Ally Andrews Let It Snow Angie 2022 Wildflower Bambi "Bea" Johnson 2023 Totally Killer Jamie Hughes / Colette 2024 Longlegs Carrie Anne Camera Twisters Addy The Last Showgirl Jodie Sweethearts Jamie Red One Grýla 2025 Stone Cold Fox Fox 2026 Idiots Irina Iconoclast 2027 Jess Post-production

Television Year Title RoleNotesRef. 2006 Monk Little Girl Episode: "Mr. Monk Gets a New Shrink" 2007 Cory in the House Sophie's Classmate Episode: "Mall of Confusion" Mad TV Upset Child Episode: "Madtv Ruined My Life" Heroes Little Girl in Fire Episode: "Four Months Ago..." 2007–2009 Jimmy Kimmel Live! Various 6 episodes 2007–2015 Mad Men Sally Draper Recurring in seasons 1–3; Main role in seasons 4–7 2012 Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 Herself Episode: "Parent Trap..." Inside the Actors Studio Herself Season 18 Episode 4: "The Cast of Mad Men" 2012–2014 The Legend of Korra Jinora (voice) Recurring in Book 1; Main role in Books 2–4 2013–2018 Sofia the First Oona (voice) Recurring role; 3 episodes 2014 Flowers in the Attic Cathy Dollanganger TV movie 2015 Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Kymmi Episode: "Kimmy Has A Birthday!"Fan Girl Telulah "Lu" Farrow TV movie Project Runway Herself - Judge Episode: "Fashion Flip" 2017 Feud: Bette and Joan B. D. Hyman Recurring role; 5 episodes American Dad! Student (voice) Episode: "The Witches of Langley" Family Guy Meg's Bully #3 / Singing Cheerleader (voice) Episode: "The Peter Principal" Neo Yokio Helenist (voice) Episode: "O, the Helenists" 2018–2020 Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Sabrina Spellman and Sabrina Morningstar Main role; 36 episodes 2021–2022 Riverdale Special guest; 2 episodes 2022 Swimming with Sharks Lou Simms Main role; 6 episodes 2023 The Other Two Herself Episode: "Cary & Brooke Go to an AIDS Play" White House Plumbers Kevan Hunt Miniseries; 3 episodes 2025 Grimsburg Mo11y (voice) Episode: “Mo11y” 2026 Industry Hayley Clay 5 episodes

Music videos Year Title Artist(s) Role 2013 "We Rise Like Smoke" Kyler England Young Kyler 2020 "Straight to Hell" Kiernan Shipka & LVCRAFT Sabrina Spellman 2025 "Neverland" Kid Cudi 2026 "Do Me Right" Mr. Fantasy Herself

Video games Year Title Role NotesRef. 2016 Marvel Avengers Academy Jessica Drew / Spider-Woman Voice 2025 Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Emma Kagan Voice, motion capture and likeness

Audio Year Title Role NotesRef. 2021 Treat Allie West

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