A burgeoning new face in both the film and television worlds, Kiernan Shipka is only at the beginning of a long and successful career. Shipka was nominated in 2009 and 2011 for the Young Artist Award for her role as Sally Draper, and joined with her fellow cast members in winning the 2009 and 2010 Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.

Shipka will next be seen opposite Dakota Fanning and Elizabeth Olsen in the film Very Good Girls, directed by Naomi Foner, which premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. Additional film credits include Smooch, Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore, Land of the Lost and Lower Learning.

On television, Shipka recently guest-starred as herself on Don’t Trust the B--- in Apartment 23, is a featured voice in Disney’s animated series Sofia the First, and had roles on Heroes and Monk.

Originally from Chicago, Kiernan currently resides in Los Angeles with her family.

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