Kiernan Shipka

Actor, Producer, Music Department

Birthdate: Nov 10, 1999

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois

Kiernan Shipka (birthname: Kiernan Brennan Shipka) has been acting since she was a baby (on an episode of E.R. (2000) at five months old, and after small roles in minor movies like Dimension (2007) and Lower Learning (2008), Shipka had her first major credit at ten years old in Paramount Pictures’ post-apocalyptic movie, Carriers (2009), written and directed by Alex and David Pastor and co-starring Lou Taylor Pucci, Chris Pine, and Piper Perabo.

Shipka had her first starring role in co-writer/director Andrew Droz Palermo’s thriller, One & Two (2015). Then Shipka co-starred with Emma Roberts, Lucy Boynton, and Lauren Holly in the horror movie, The Blackcoat’s Daughter (2015), written and directed by Osgood Perkins and released by A24 after premiering at the Toronto Film Festival.

Kiernan Shipka starred in the coming-of-age comedy-drama, Wildflower (2022), with Dash Mihok, Charlie Plummer, Alexandra Daddario, Brad Garrett, Jacki Weaver, and Jean Smart under co-writer Matt Smukler’s direction, and distributed by Momentum Pictures following a Toronto film festival premiere. Shipka was supporting the political mock documentary, Maximum Truth (2023), starring and co-written by Ike Barinholtz and directed by co-writer David Stassen, with Dylan O’Brien and Tony Rodriguez.

Shipka reunited with writer-director Osgood Perkins, playing a survivor in the serial killer horror movie, Longlegs (2024), starring Maika Monroe, Nicolas Cage, Blair Underwood, and Alicia Witt, and released by Neon. Shipka then supported stars Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones in the Universal Pictures/Warner Bros. stand-alone sequel, Twisters (2024), directed by Lee Isaac Chung.

Kiernan Shipka co-starred with Dwayne Johnson, Chris Evans, Lucy Liu, and J.K. Simmons (as Santa Claus) in the $250-million-budgeted Christmas movie, Red One (2024), directed and produced by Jake Kasdan, and distributed by Amazon MGM Studios (U.S.) and Warner Bros. (ex-U.S.). Shipka played opposite Charlie Hall in one of her first rom-coms, debuting co-writer/director Jordan Weiss’ Sweethearts (date to be announced), produced by New Line Cinema and Pictures.

Shipka joined the ensemble of the Gia Coppola-directed backstage drama, The Last Showgirl (date to be announced), co-starring Pamela Anderson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Dave Bautista, Brenda Song, and Billie Lourd. Shipka landed her first title role in the 1980s-set revenge thriller, Stone Cold Fox (date to be announced), with Krysten Ritter, Kiefer Sutherland, Karen Fukuhara, and Mishel Prada, under co-writer Sophie Tabet’s direction.

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Kiernan Shipka was born in Chicago and was raised in Chicago and Los Angeles, by parents John (real estate developer) and Erin. Shipka juggled schooling with ballroom dancing. Shipka’s height is 5’ 2”. Shipka’s estimated net worth is $4 million.

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2024 |
Red One
Red One
2024
PG-13
2h 3m
Action, Adventure, Comedy
6.9
After Santa Claus (code name: Red One) is kidnapped, the North Pole's Head of Security (Dwayne Johnson) must team up with the world's most infamous bounty hunter (Chris Evans) in a globe-trotting, action-packed mission to save Chr...
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2024 |
Twisters
Twisters
2024
PG-13
2h 2m
Action, Adventure, Thriller
7.1
A retired tornado-chaser and meteorologist is persuaded to return to Oklahoma to work with a new team and new technologies.
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asAddy
2024 |
Longlegs
Longlegs
2024
R
1h 41m
Crime, Horror, Thriller
7.8
In pursuit of a serial killer, an FBI agent uncovers a series of occult clues that she must solve to end his terrifying killing spree.
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2023 |
Maximum Truth
Maximum Truth
2023
R
1h 31m
Comedy
4.9
A documentary crew follows political grifter Rick Klingman as he teams up with his sketchy buddy Simon to take down a rival congressional candidate
2017 |
The Blackcoat’s Daughter
The Blackcoat’s Daughter
2017
R
1h 33m
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
5.9
Two girls must battle a mysterious evil force when they get left behind at their boarding school over winter break.
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2015 |
When Marnie Was There
When Marnie Was There
2015
PG
1h 43m
Animation, Drama, Family
7.6
Anna, a shy 12-year-old girl, is sent to spend time with her aunt and uncle who live in the countryside, where she meets Marnie. The two become best friends. But Anna gradually discovers that Marnie is not quite who she appears to...
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