By design, chaotic nights out leave breadcrumbs in their wake: a phone mishap of some kind, a broken nail, a voice that's totally shot. Kiernan Shipka is batting 3 for 3 as she slides into the booth next to me.
The actor, in pristine makeup and chic loafers, is fresh off a 4 a.m. New York City spree—one packed with deep convos and a cameo from her Chilling Adventures of Sabrina costar Gavin Leatherwood. "As long as I'm with people I can have fun with, I can have fun anywhere," she says, beaming as she picks at what's left of her nail glue.
It's a skill that has served Kiernan well, considering she's spent 18 years of her life on Hollywood sets. She rocketed into the public eye at 7 years old, playing Jon Hamm's fierce daughter Sally on Mad Men, first as a kid guest star before being promoted to series regular at 10 years old. (Mad Men went on to win 16 Emmys and 5 Golden Globes, firmly planting its cast on every major red carpet. Kiernan earned two Screen Actors Guild Awards as part of the ensemble before hitting double age digits.) In 2018, she used the buzz to graduate into leading lady status as the Queen of Hell in Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, the Netflix drama that catapulted her into a whole new level of fame (and a gaggle of social media fan accounts).
Today, Kiernan has emerged as the rare walking portrait of a child star who got it "right," somehow indulging in tequila nights befitting a 25 year old while simultaneously making a handful of major motion pictures in a single year...that collectively grossed more than half a billion dollars. A landmark accomplishment unusual even by entertainment industry standards.
Whatever the secret behind Kiernan's specific blend of work-life balance is, it's working. |
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