
Kiernan Shipka Recalls the ‘Mad Men’ Cast and Crew Trying to Protect Her “Innocence” as a Child Star

While Kiernan Shipka appreciates the Mad Men team for trying to shield her from the show’s adult content as a child actor, she admits she kind of understood what was going on at the time.
The actress recently appeared on the Dinner’s on Me podcast, where she looked back at starring in the hit series as Sally Draper at just 6 years old. However, she told host Jesse Tyler Ferguson that she actually remembers nearly everything from her time on Mad Men, which ran for seven seasons.
“I don’t know if it was because my brain and body just decided to remember, like, audition, first day, whole thing,” Shipka explained. “I’m glad for that. I mean, I’m sure there’s some days that are a blip, but that’s kind of everything.”
Though her onscreen parents Don and Betty Draper (played by Jon Hamm and January Jones,...
The actress recently appeared on the Dinner’s on Me podcast, where she looked back at starring in the hit series as Sally Draper at just 6 years old. However, she told host Jesse Tyler Ferguson that she actually remembers nearly everything from her time on Mad Men, which ran for seven seasons.
“I don’t know if it was because my brain and body just decided to remember, like, audition, first day, whole thing,” Shipka explained. “I’m glad for that. I mean, I’m sure there’s some days that are a blip, but that’s kind of everything.”
Though her onscreen parents Don and Betty Draper (played by Jon Hamm and January Jones,...
- 11/13/2024
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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